▁al ia . ▁Spanish ▁cura ▁par ro co , ▁Fr . ▁Y s id oro ▁Pr ada ▁served ▁in ▁B ali u ag ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁de cade ▁of ▁Sp ani ard ▁regime . ▁ ▁The ▁Philipp ine - American ▁civil ▁and ▁military ▁authorities ▁super vised ▁the ▁first ▁municipal ▁elections , ▁having ▁chosen ▁B ali u ag ▁as ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Philipp ine ▁elections ▁of ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁The ▁Filip inos ▁gathered ▁at ▁the ▁pla za ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁August ine ▁Church ▁after ▁the ▁Holy ▁Mass , ▁and ▁there after ▁the ▁officials ▁were ▁selected ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁qual ifications ▁for ▁vot ers ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁Americans . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁town ▁Go bern ador cil lo ▁( 1 7 8 9 ▁title ) ▁of ▁B ali u ag ▁was ▁Cap . ▁Jose ▁de ▁Gu z man . ▁He ▁was ▁assist ed ▁by ▁the ▁Trib unal ' s ▁ten iente ▁mayor ▁( ch ief ▁lieutenant ), ▁j uez ▁de ▁gan adas ▁( jud ge ▁of ▁the ▁cattle ), ▁j uez ▁de ▁s ement eras ▁( jud ge ▁of ▁the ▁field ) ▁and ▁j uez ▁de ▁pol icia ▁( jud ge ▁of ▁the ▁police ). ▁In ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁( 1 5 2 1 – 1 8 9 8 ), ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁Ma ura ▁Law , ▁ ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Go bern ador cil lo ▁became ▁" cap itan ▁municipal " ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁each ▁j uez ▁to ▁ten