Agustin Perdices

Agustin Ramon Miciano Perdices (October 16, 1934[1] – January 5, 2011), fondly known as Tuting,[1] was a Filipino politician. Perdices served as the Mayor of the city of Dumaguete for eighteen years before being elected Vice Governor of Negros Oriental in the gubernatorial election in May 2010.[2] However, Perdices who was the Vice-Governor-elect became Governor-elect of Negros Oriental following the death of incumbent Governor Emilio Macias II from cancer on June 13, 2010.[2][3] He then officially took the post of governor on June 30, 2010.

Honorable Agustin M. Perdices
19th Governor of Negros Oriental
In office
June 30, 2010 – January 5, 2011
Preceded byJose Baldado
Succeeded byRoel Degamo
Mayor of Dumaguete City
In office
June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2010
Personal details
Born
Agustin Ramon Miciano Perdices[1]

October 16, 1934[1]
Dumaguete
DiedJanuary 5, 2011 (Aged 76)
Saint Luke's, Taguig, NCR
NationalityFilipino
OccupationMayor, Vice-Governor, Governor

In November 2010, Governor Perdices announced that he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer, just five months after taking office.[2] Perdices died at St. Luke's Global City hospital in Taguig City, at 5 p.m. on January 5, 2011, at the age of 76.[2]

References
  1. https://issuu.com/rhardo/docs/january_09__2011/29
  2. Pal, Alex (2011-01-05). "Negros Oriental governor dies of stomach cancer". Inquirer Visayas. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  3. Alex Pal. "Negros Oriental governor, 76, dies of liver cancer" Archived 2010-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2010-06-18.


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