Zafiro Respicio

Zafiro Respicio
Respicio in 1986
16th Mayor of Davao City
Officer-in-Charge
In office
April 4, 1986  November 2, 1987
Vice MayorCornelio Maskariño
Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded byElias B. Lopez
Succeeded byJacinto Rubillar Jr. (OIC)
Commissioner of Immigration and Deportation
In office
June 30, 1992  August 22, 1994
Member of the Regular Batasang Pambansa from Davao City
In office
June 30, 1984  March 25, 1986
Serving with Manuel Garcia
Member of the Davao City Council
In office
1971–1981
Personal details
Born
Zafiro Lucas Respicio

(1948-08-11)August 11, 1948
Makilala, North Cotabato, Philippines
DiedMarch 10, 2014(2014-03-10) (aged 65)
Kidapawan, Cotabato, Philippines
Political partyPDP–Laban
Alma materUniversity of Mindanao (BA, LL.B)
ProfessionLawyer

Zafiro Lucas Respicio (August 11, 1948 – March 10, 2014), also known by his nickname Zaf, was a Filipino politician, lawyer and political activist who served as OIC mayor of Davao City from 1986 to 1987. A former student leader, Respicio was one of the leading opposition figures in Mindanao against the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos.