Douglas Cagas

The Honourable Douglas Cagas
3rd Governor of Davao del Sur
In office June 30, 2016 – July 10, 2021
Preceded by	Claude Bautista
Succeeded by	Marc Douglas Cagas IV
In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2013
Preceded by	Benjamin Bautista Jr.
Succeeded by	Claude Bautista
In office February 2, 1988 – June 30, 1992
Preceded by	Alejandro Almendras
Succeeded by	Rogelio Llanos
Member of the House of Representatives from Davao del Sur's 1st district
In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007
Preceded by	Alejandro Almendras Jr.
Succeeded by	Marc Douglas Cagas IV
Member of the Regular Batasang Pambansa
In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 Serving with Alejandro Almendras
Constituency	Davao del Sur
Personal details
Born	(1943-12-03)December 3, 1943 Second Philippine Republic
Died	June 10, 2021(2021-06-10) (aged 77) Digos, Davao del Sur, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Independent (2018–2021)
Other political affiliations	Nacionalista (2015–2018) NPC (2001–2007) LAMMP (1998–2001) PDP–Laban (1984–1986)
Spouse	Mercedes Chan Cagas
Children	Marc Douglas Cagas IV

Douglas "Dodo" R.A. Cagas (December 3, 1943 – June 10, 2021) was a Filipino politician and a representative of the first district of the Philippine province of Davao del Sur. He later served as governor of Davao del Sur from 2007 to 2013 and again from 2016 until his death.

Biography

A member of the well-known Cagas clan, Cagas was an important and controversial personality within the Mindanao political movement. He began his political career in the early 1980s as a member of the Regular National Assembly of his province, and then became a member of the House of Representatives between 1998 and 2007. At the end of his term as representative, he was elected governor of Davao del Sur, a position he held until 2013 and again from 2016 until his death. Accused of being the instigator of the murder of journalist Nestor Bedolido in Digos in 2010, four years later, Cagas surrendered to law enforcement after an arrest warrant was issued against him. Released from prison in 2016, he was then accused by Senator Leila de Lima, along with her son and Arrel Olaño, of having appropriated approximately 9.3 million pesos through the pork barrel system during his mandate as representative.

Personal life and death

Cagas was married to Chinese-Filipino Mercedes Chan Cagas, with whom he had a son, Marc. Both in turn entered politics.

Cagas died from complications of COVID-19 on June 10, 2021, at the Digos Medical Center, where he had been hospitalized for three weeks. He was succeeded as Governor by his son Marc.