Eduardo Baltazar Gadiano (born April 1, 1963)[1] is a Filipino politician who has served as Governor of Occidental Mindoro since 2019.
[2] He also served three full terms as vice mayor prior to becoming the chief executive of the town.
[3] As presiding Officer of the Sangguniang Bayan of Sablayan, he was responsible for instating a 25-year moratorium on large scale mining.
[3] Despite this the national government granted an exploration permit to a mining company, with Gadiano as mayor of Sablayan refusing to accept the firm's occupation fee.
[4] Gadiano would be elected as Governor of Occidental Mindoro in 2019, under the Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan (PDDS) National Political Party.