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The first Filipino administrator of Caramoan during the Spanish regime with the title Capitan del Pueblo was Don Jose Alvarez who was married to Gertrudez Martirez. He was succeeded mostly by descendants who were either sons, nephews or grandsons, namely, Benedicto Alvarez I, Marcos Alarcon, Julian Ruiz, Crisologo Teoxon, Doroteo Recto, Juan Valencia, Marcos Gianan, Cerilo Alarcon, Melquides Fernandez, Rufino Valencia and Mariano Villamor. One of their sons, Francisco alvarez, became Assemblyman representing Ambos Camarines during the First Philippine Assembly When the Philippine Revolution broke out the head of the town, then already called Presidente del Pueblo, was Don Alvarez. When the American military government was established Don Leoncio Curva was named town President. When the American civil government took over Don Tomas Dianela was elected the first President. Don Antonio Rodriguez became the second President, followed by Estanislao Alarcon, the third president, and Don Ursolino Ramirez, the fourth president. Don Tomas Dianela was later again elected as the fifth president until Don Hermogenes P. Obias was elected the sixth president. Obias was elected later as the eighth and tenth president.
A school teacher, Claudio Cordis, became the seventh president and former treasurer Juan R. Alvarez, Sr. was elected the ninth president.
In 1941 the wife of Hermogenes Obias, Basilisa Araw Obias was elected the first woman president of Caramoan. She served during the entire Japanese occupation period until liberation.
She was replaced by Mayor Glicerio O. Alarkon, Sr. who was elected in 1946 as the first town executive under the Philippine Republic.
Mayor Alarkon did not run for reelection true to his campaign pledge even if he could have won because his administration was marked with honesty, integrity and dedication.
He was succeeded in 1951 by Juan B. Cordis, Sr. who serve for two terms until 1959. Cordis was followed by Mayor Cerenio S. Padua who was the longest serving town executive of Caramoan who was elected for four successive terms from 1959 although he lost to Cordis on his first attempt in the previous election. He won in 1959, 1963, 1967 and 1971 and served until February 13, 1976 when he died in office.
He was replaced by his vice mayor, Carlos L. Cordial, who served as mayor from February 15, 1976 to march 1, 1979.
On March 2, 1979, Dr. Bienvenido Alarcon was appointed OIC municipal mayor under the Martial Law government of President Marcos. At the end of his appointive term on January 30, 1980 he was elected for a term that extended up to June 15, 1986.
On June 16, 1986 Juan A. Cordis Jr. was appointed OIC municipal mayor under the Revolutionary Government of President Cory C. Aquino. He held the position until Dr. Nilo O. Roa was appointed OIC municipal mayor on November 19, 1987.Dr. Roa served briefly until February 1, 1988.
Corsinito C. Padua, eldest son of Cerenio S. Padua, was elected to succeed Dr. Roa from February 2, 1988 to June 30, 1992.
Juan Cordis, Jr. won the mayorship in 1992 and began his term on July 1 of the same year. He served for two terms until he was succeeded by Marilyn H. Co in 1998. Mayor Co also won twice and served until 2004 when she was unseated by incumbent Mayor Francis Benemerito who won at the age of 36, the youngest to ever hold the position of mayor of Caramoan.
