Mercedes Lansang
Mercedes Lansang | |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Negros Occidental's 6th District | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Genaro Alvarez Jr. |
| In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Genaro Alvarez Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Genaro Alvarez Jr. |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
| In office July 25, 2016 – June 30, 2019 | |
| House Speaker | Pantaleon Alvarez Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Giorgidi Aggabao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mercedes Kho Alvarez October 20, 1982 Bacolod, Philippines |
| Political party | Nationalist People's Coalition |
| Alma mater | Assumption College University of St. La Salle |
Mercedes "Cheding" Alvarez Lansang (born October 20, 1982), is a Filipino politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines and represented the 6th district of Negros Occidental.[1]
Family members
[edit]Rep. Alvarez is the daughter of former Vice Governor Genaro Alvarez Jr., himself a former representative of the district. On October 6, 2016, she married Major Dranreb "Dran" Lansang of the Philippine Army's 1st Scout Ranger Regiment.[2]
As legislator
[edit]Alvarez was elected as member of the Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians from the Asia Pacific in Geneva, Switzerland.[3] She also represented the Philippines to the Inter-Parliamentary Union conferences in New York and Tokyo.[4] She was elected unopposed in the 2016 Philippine general election.[5]
In the 17th Congress of the Philippines, she was elected as one of the Deputy Speakers under the leadership of Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, as part of the multi-party coalition named Coalition for Change.
She was fondly known for her quirky pictures lying on the road in southern Negros, showed during the last State of Nation Address of President Benigno Aquino III.[6][7] Rep. Alvarez is a staunch advocate of sustainable tourism practices in the "CHICKS area," which stands for 6th district towns and cities composed of Cauayan, Hinoba-an, Ilog, Candoni, Kabankalan and Sipalay.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "District Representatives of Negros Occidental - Negros Occidental Provincial Government". Negros-occ.gov.ph. June 20, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Powerhouse wedding: Deputy Speaker Alvarez gets hitched to 'soldier boy'". Politiko. October 18, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ "Young lady-lawmaker wins Board seat in first global forum of young parliamentarians in Geneva | ugnayan.com news". Ugnayan.com. October 19, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ Time to read 2 minutes (August 1, 2015). "A young, dynamic Negros solon". Sun.Star. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "David Lacson running for BM, not congress Guv: Anybody can change his mind". Watchmendaily.com. October 13, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Call her 'KSP' but solon just happy road completed | Inquirer News". Newsinfo.inquirer.net. May 9, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ Time to read less than 1 minute (July 28, 2015). "President Noynoy Aquino jokes he'll have Mercedes Alvarez arrested". Sunstar.com.ph. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Glady Reyes. "Visit Negros, we've got the CHICKS!". Experiencenegros.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
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