HUMERLITO DOLOR

Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito Dolor had his humble beginnings in politics as Sanggunian Kabataan (SK) of Barangay Adrialuna in Naujan in 1992, which paved the way to almost three decades of distinguished public service. He was elected SK Provincial Federation President in 1996, thus becoming an Ex officio Member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Oriental Mindoro. 

Barely out of his teens, he displayed legislative brilliance when he authored the “Revised 1997 SK Constitution and by-Laws of the Republic of the Philippines” which was ratified unanimously through a referendum in July 1997. 

In 2001, at the age of 24, he became the youngest Board Member ever to be elected in the province. A year later, he authored the 2002 Constitution and By-Laws of the National Movement of Young Legislators, which was ratified through a referendum in Cebu City. 

In May 2010, at the age of 33, he made history when he became the youngest elected Vice Governor of Oriental Mindoro, then again in his second term bid in 2013, as the only Vice Governor of the province to run unopposed. 

In the May 2016 elections, he garnered the most votes in the entire province across all elective provincial positions. 

As a result of that same historic landslide victory, he became the only Vice Governor of Oriental Mindoro to serve three straight terms – an undeniable testament to his commitment to good public service and his dedication to transformational leadership. He served as National Chairman of the League of Vice Governors of the Philippines and 1st Vice President of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines during his incumbency as Vice Governor. 

He was also part of the technical working group of the Senate Committee on Local Government, which crafted the Senate’s version of the SK Reform Bill, which became the Youth Development and Empowerment Act of 2015 or Republic Act 10742. 

In the 2022 polls, Dolor was overwhelmingly elected as Governor of Oriental Mindoro. 

He also serves as the Chairman of the Oriental Mindoro Council of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, and he holds the rank of Major in the Army Reserve Command with the designation of Deputy Brigade Commander. He is also the Chairman of the PNP-MIMAROPA Regional Advisory Council and was recently elected as Vice President for Luzon (South) in the League of Provinces of the Philippines.