iente . ▁From ▁B ali u ag ' s ▁independence ▁from ▁Qu ing ua , ▁now ▁Pl ar idel , ▁Bul ac an ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁ 4 9 ▁served ▁as ▁cap itan , ▁ 1 3 ▁al cal de ▁and ▁ 9 2 ▁as ▁Go bern ador cil lo . ▁ ▁Felix ▁de ▁L ara ▁( 1 7 8 2 ) ▁and ▁Ag ust in ▁de ▁Castro ▁( 1 7 8 9 ) ▁were ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁al cal de ▁and ▁Go bern ador cil lo , ▁respectively . ▁Municipal ▁President ▁Fernando ▁En rile , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁hon ored ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁officials , ▁even ▁naming ▁some ▁of ▁B ali u ag ▁call es ▁in ▁their ▁honor , ▁later . ▁But ▁all ▁these ▁political ▁officials ▁remained ▁under ▁the ▁thumb s ▁and ▁the ▁hab ito , ▁of ▁the ▁aut ocr atic ▁August in ian ▁fri ars , ▁the ▁B ali u ag ▁K ura ▁Par ok os . ▁ ▁The ▁local ▁government ▁of ▁B ali u ag ▁used ▁as ▁first ▁Municip io ▁under ▁the ▁American ▁regime ▁( History ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁( 1 8 9 8 – 1 9 4 6 )) ▁the ▁Mar iano ▁Y oy ong ko ▁( G ober n ador cil lo ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ) ▁Princi pal ia ▁in ▁P ob lac ion ▁( now ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁market ▁site ), ▁which ▁it ▁bought ▁from ▁Y oy ong ko . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁