Janice Salimbangon
Filipino politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Janice Zamora Salimbangon is a Filipino politician serving as the representative for the 4th district of Cebu since 2019. She is the widow of Benhur Salimbangon who also served as the representative of the said district.
Janice Salimbangon | |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cebu's 4th district | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Benhur L. Salimbangon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 31, 1966[1] Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines |
| Political party | |
| Other political affiliations | PDP–Laban (2018–2019)[3] |
| Spouse | Benhur Salimbangon |
| Profession | Politician |
Political career
She was already presumed to succeed her husband who was on his third and final term as representative of Cebu's 4th district.[4][5] On October 14, 2018, she filed her certificate of candidacy for the said position where she went against former Bogo mayor Celestino Martinez Jr.[6] She defeated Martinez in the 2019 elections.[7][8]
She is currently serving as a vice chairperson of the Committee on Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources.[9]
Among the bills filed by Salimbangon as representative were the renaming of the Bogo-Curva-Medellin-Daanbantayan-Maya Road into Juan Macaraeg Highway,[10] removing Bantayan Island from the wilderness protected zone category,[11] and rationalizing the management of resources on Malapascua Island.[12] She also voted in favor of House Bill No. 6875 which later became the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 saying that she is "totally against terrorism."[13][14]
Electoral history
House of Representatives
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| PDP–Laban | Janice Salimbangon | 136,582 | 56.89 | |
| NPC | Celestino Martinez Jr. | 103,493 | 43.10 | |
| Total votes | 240,075 | 100.00 | ||
Personal life
Salimbangon was married to Benhur Salimbangon, who was from Medellin, Cebu,[16] to which they had seven children.[17] Her husband died on December 24, 2020, at the age of 75.[18] Their daughter, Daphne, ran as vice governor in the 2019 elections but was defeated by then outgoing governor Hilario Davide III.[19]
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