Municipal Government
Municipal Mayors of Dagami - 1900-Present
| Mayor | Starting Date | Ending Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capitan Fabian Perido | 1900 | 1906 |
| 2 | Capitan Cecilio Limchaypo | 1907 | 1910 |
| 3 | Capitan Simeon Cañete | 1911 | 1914 |
| 4 | Capitan Ciriaco Bayona | 1915 | 1921 |
| 5 | Capitan Antonio Ubaldo | 1922 | 1924 |
| 6 | Atilano Cinco | 1925 | 1937 |
| 7 | Homobono Bardillon | 1938 | 1941 |
| 8 | Cesar Sudario, Sr. | 1941 | 1944 |
| 9 | Meliton Iroy, Sr. | 1945 | 1945 |
| 10 | Pablo Ontimare, Sr. | January 1947 | June 1947 |
| 11 | Fermin Lymchaypo | June 1947 | December 1947 |
| 12 | Cesario Sudario, Sr. | 1948 | 1951 |
| 13 | Fernando Sudario, Sr. | 1952 | 1955 |
| 14 | Pablo Ibañez | 1956 | 1959 |
| 15 | Felipe Quinia | 1960 | 1963 |
| 16 | Serafin Nicolas, Sr. | 1964 | 1967 |
| 17 | Juan C. Vertulfo, Jr. | 1968 | 1980 |
| 18 | Necitas M. Martillo | 1980 | April 1986 |
| 19 | Pablo M. Ontimare, Jr. | April 1986 | November 1986 |
| 20 | Olimpio O. Salvatierra (Officer-In-Charge) | December 1986 | January 1987 |
| 21 | Adolfo A. Ortega | 1987 | 1992 |
| 22 | Benedicto C. Ortega | June 30, 1992 | June 30, 1995 |
| 23 | Adolfo A. Ortega | June 30, 1995 | October 2001 |
| 24 | Gavino Dario O. Berino III | October 20, 2001 | June 30, 2004 |
| 25 | Esmeralda B. Ortega | July 1, 2004 | present |
The Official Seal of the Municipality of Dagami
The Dagami Municipal Seal represents the town's humble achievements. The center of the seal shows the town's Municipal Hall (above), the seat of Dagami's local government. Its upper left side features the St. Joseph Parish of Dagami and the other side shows a faucet that represents Dagami as the source of fresh water of the Leyte Metropolitan Water District (LMWD), the local distributor of fresh water in the 1st District of Leyte, namely where the capital of the Province is, Tacloban City. The lower part of the Seal on the left side symbolizes the Municipality's dependency on agriculture, and the other side features the local delicaicies of the town, especially the "Binagol" or sometimes known as "Lidguid". The major colors of the seal are green and yellow, the colours of the St. Joseph Parish, where the statue of the town's Patron Saint, St. Joseph is enshrined and beautifully presented in a wooden and hand-decorated altar.
The Municipal Mayor
The incumbent Municipal Mayor of Dagami is Hon. Esmeralda B. Ortega, popularly known to Dagamin-ons as "Nene"—the first woman to hold such an office. Ortega was first elected in May 2004 against then-Mayor Gavino Berino III. She was successful in her bid for a second term and took office on June 30, 2010.
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