Benjamin Dy

Benjamin de Guzman Dy (September 22, 1952 – February 16, 2013) was a Filipino politician who served as Governor of Isabela. Dy was a member of the Dy political clan, whose members have held various elective posts in the province since the 1960s.

Early life Benjamin G. Dy, Sr. was born in Cauayan, Isabela on September 22, 1952. He was the eldest among the children of the political patriarch Faustino Dy Sr. and Natividad Guzman-Dy.

Family Benjamin Dy had a wife, Cecilia M. Dy, and 17 children. Caesar G. Dy (brother). Mayor of Cauayan (2001–2010) Napoleon S. Dy (brother). Mayor of Alicia (2001–2010), and Representative of the 3rd District of Isabela (2010–2019) Victor G. Dy (brother). Barangay captain of San Fermin, Cauayan (2001–2004)

Political life Dy served as vice mayor of Cauayan, Isabela until 1983 when Mayor Carlos Uy was appointed Assistant Provincial Health Officer in Ilagan. As a result, he was elevated to mayor, serving from 1983 to 1986 and again from 1988 to 1992. He later became Isabela governor from 1992 to 2001. He lost the governorship in 2007 to Grace Padaca. Dy was supposed to run as Cauayan mayor in the 2013 midterm elections, but was replaced by his son Bernard because of an ailment.

Death Dy died on February 16, 2013, due to complications from recurring emphysema at St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City in Metro Manila.