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Rowena V. Guanzon
Maria Rowena Amelia Villena Guanzon (, born August 29, 1957), is a Filipina lawyer, public servant, and politician who notably served as Philippine Commission on Elections commissioner from 2015 to 2022 under President Benigno Aquino III and President Rodrigo Duterte. She had been an audit commissioner before taking office at the Philippine Commission on Elections in February 2015. Guanzon was mayor of Cadiz in Negros Occidental until 1992, and also served as chief of staff to late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, whom she still considers a role model. Early life and education Guanzon was born on August 29, 1957 to the prominent Guanzon family of Negros Occidental, known for its sugarcane plantations or es, haciendas, label=none. Her father is now-retired Regional Trial Court judge Sixto Roxas Guanzon, while her mother, Elvira Causing Villena, is a lawyer and former Cadiz vice-mayor. "Bing" attended Yuba City High School in California as an exchange student 1974-75 ...
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Guanzón is a Hispanized Hokkien surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bobby Guanzon (1948–2016), Filipino radio and television broadcaster and politician *Rowena Guanzon Maria Rowena Amelia Villena Guanzon (, born August 29, 1957), is a Filipina lawyer, public servant, and politician who notably served as Philippine Commission on Elections commissioner from 2015 to 2022 under President Benigno Aquino III and ... (born 1957), Filipino lawyer and politician {{surname Hokkien-language surnames ...
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