Agustin Perdices

Agustin Ramon Miciano Perdices (October 16, 1934^[1] – January 5, 2011), fondly known as Tuting,^[1] was a Filipino politician. He served as the mayor of the city of Dumaguete from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2001 to 2010 before being elected vice governor of Negros Oriental in the gubernatorial election of May 2010.^[2] However, the vice-governor-elect found himself governor-elect of Negros Oriental following the death of the just re-elected incumbent governor, Emilio Macias II, from liver cancer on June 13, 2010.^[2][3] Outgoing Vice Governor Jose Baldado took over as governor during the remaining days of Macias's term before Perdices then officially took the post of governor on June 30, 2010.

The Honourable Agustin M. Perdices
19th Governor of Negros Oriental
In office June 30, 2010 – January 5, 2011
Vice Governor	Roel Degamo
Preceded by	Jose Baldado
Succeeded by	Roel Degamo
Mayor of Dumaguete
In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998
Succeeded by	Felipe Antonio Remollo
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Preceded by	Felipe Antonio Remollo
Succeeded by	Manuel T. Sagarbarria
Personal details
Born	Agustin Ramon Miciano Perdices[1] October 16, 1934[1] Dumaguete
Died	January 5, 2011 (Aged 76) Taguig, Metro Manila
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation	Politician

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