Bernardo Oliveros Dagala (August 20, 1869 August 16, 1966) was a Filipino

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who lived in and served as the municipal president of

Malabon Malabon, officially the City of Malabon (), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 380,522 people. Located just north of the city of Manila, Malabon is ...

from 1903 until 1905, when Malabon annexed its neighbor

Navotas Navotas, officially the City of Navotas (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Philippine census, 2020 census, it ha ...

through the

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Act No. 942. A native of Navotas, Dagala opposed the annexation and campaigned for its independence. In 1906, Navotas was again granted independence as a distinct municipality through Philippine Commission Act No. 142.

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People from Navotas Mayors of Malabon Mayors of Navotas 1869 births 1966 deaths People from the Spanish East Indies {{Philippines-mayor-stub