Abundio A. Aldemita, mayor, Carcar, Cebu
Abundio A. Aldemita was mayor of Carcar during the World War II, he later reassumed the position in 1956 and held the reigns of government until 1956. Aldemita came back as mayor in 1960 until 1985.
Aldemita was succeeded by Cristino C. Cui Sr. who was replaced by an Officer-in-Charge, Jose C. Torres. During the election period, Zosimo N. Cabungcal Sr. acted as OIC mayor. Cui won the election held in 1988 (the first general election after EDSA revolt in 1986). In 1992, Loreto Lawas was elected mayor. Severino A. Escobido, Jr. became mayor in 1992 until 2001. Mario Patricio P. Barcenas won as mayor in 2001 until 2010, presently he is the vice mayor. In 2010 up to the present Nicepuro L. Apura is the chief executive of Carcar City.
Abundio Aldemita was not only a mayor he was also a legal luminary. He became a lawyer on November 3, 1930 and actively practiced law. He finished law at the University of the Philippines and was part of the Student Editorial Board of the Philippine Law Journal. One of the contemporary of Aldemita in the University of the Philippines was Roque Ablan, who became governor of Ilocos Norte and a World War II Hero. The province of Ilocos Norte pays homage to its war hero every August 8. The body of Governor Ablan was never recovered, who was executed by the Japanese occupation army. Just like Ablan, Aldemita was a reserve officer as all college students in the country, especially before the Second World War thus making him the natural leader of the town during the Japanese invasion.
Among the many cases handled by Atty. Abundio A. Aldemita were:
Septemio Cebedo et. al versus Director of Lands, the case was decided by the Supreme Court on May 23, 1961. The subject of the case was the free patent application of a land in Tangub, Misamis Occidental.
Another was the landmark case of Cesar Pablo Obeso Beduya who sought for the correction of the records in the Civil Registrar of Carcar and the parish priest of the Roman Catholic Church of Carcar. The case was decided by the Supreme Court on May 29, 1964.
Another case decided by the Supreme Court En Banc handled by Abundio A. Aldemita was the case entitled "Clotilde Mejia vda. De Alfafara versus Placido Mapa, in his capacity as Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Benita Compana, et al". The case was finally decided by the Supreme Court on May 28, 1954.
In 1964, the following assisted Mayor Abundio A. Aldemita as town officials: Dr. Paulino J. Lopez, vice mayor, Julia A. Campanon, municipal secretary, Jose P. Enad (admitted to the Bar on December 21, 1936), municipal judge, Casimiro Canete, treasurer, Gelacio Babao, chief of police, Dr. Lolita M. Cui and Dr. Mariano del Mar, health officers, as Councilors: Atty. Davita Alfafara, Abuncio Cano, Ranon T. Barcenilla, Ceferino G. Alesna, Dominador Alcoseba, Ildefonso O. Ybud, Vicente M. Florido and Porferio Gantuangko.
Carcar became a city on July 7, 2007. Its cityhood was challenged before the Supreme Court, after a series of reversal of decisions, the legal issue was finally laid to rest and its cityhood affirmed on February 15, 2011.
The former name of Carcar was "Sialao" which became a town on June 21, 1599. The name of the town was changed to Villadolid, after a city in Spain. After the town center was transferred in a place called "Mowag", the new settlement was changed to Kadkad, a tree-climbing plant growing abundantly thereat. Kadkad was later changed to Carcar.
Carcar is composed of 15 barangays, namely, Bolinawan, Buenavista, Calidngan, Can-asujan, Guadalupe, Liburon, Napo, Ocana, Perrelos, Poblacion I, Poblacion II, Poblacion III, Tuyom, Valencia, and Villadolid.
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