Benjamin G. Dy | |
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Mayor of Cauayan, Isabela | |
In office July 1, 2010 – February 16, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Caesar Dy Sr. |
Succeeded by | Bartolome A. Malillin |
In office February 1, 1988 – June 30, 1992 | |
Preceded by | Simeon Tomas Dela Cruz |
Succeeded by | Faustino Dy III |
In office 1983–1986 | |
Preceded by | Carlos Uy |
Succeeded by | Diosdado Ramirez |
Governor of Isabela | |
In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Faustino Dy Sr. |
Succeeded by | Faustino Dy Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Cauayan, Isabela, Philippines | September 22, 1952
Died | February 16, 2013 St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines | (aged 60)
Political party | Nationalist People's Coalition |
Spouse | Cecilia M. Dy |
Children | 17 |
Residence | Cauayan, Isabela |
Occupation | Politician |
Benjamin Dy (September 22, 1952 – February 16, 2013) was a Filipino politician who served as Governor of Isabela.[1] Dy was a member of the Dy political clan, whose members have held various elective posts in the province since the 1960s.
Benjamin G. Dy, Sr. was born in Cauayan, Isabela on September 22, 1952. The eldest among the children of the political patriarch Faustino Dy Sr. and Natividad Guzman-Dy, the mayor was known to be the most low-profile among the Dy siblings.
Benjamin Dy had a wife, Cecilia M. Dy, and 17 children:
Several of Dy's relatives became prominent public figures in their own right:
Benjamin Dy served as Isabela governor from 1992 to 2001. Dy was supposed to run as Cauayan mayor in the 2013 midterm elections, but was replaced by his son Bernard because of an ailment.
Ben Dy died on February 16, 2013, due to complications from recurring emphysema at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Metro Manila.