Joaquín Vicente Eulogio Ortega y Joaquino (March 11, 1868 – May 31, 1943) was a Filipino politician who was the first civil governor of the province of La Union.
His tenure marked the centuries long presence of the Ortega political family in the affairs of the province.
The Taft Commission of the United States-backed Insular Government of the Philippine Islands appointed Ortega as the first provincial civil governor of La Union on August 15, 1901.
[2][5][6][7] In 1988, his son Titing was elected as La Union governor.
[4] Ortega married Francisca Lacsamana of Bangar with whom he raised fourteen children.