Bernadette Herrera-Dy (born 1975 or 1976) is a

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politician, a Member of the

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under the

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Education

Herrera attended the

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, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in business economics and a master's degree in finance.

Career

Quezon City councilor

Herrera was first elected as councilor for the

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in 2001, when she was 26. She ran under the ticket of mayoral candidate

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She was re-elected twice, serving until 2010.

Bagong Henerasyon

Herrera is the founder of Bagong Henerasyon Foundation Inc. in 2001, which was accredited and authorized by the

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to vow for party-list representation in the

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in 2009. Bagong Henerasyon fielded Herrera as its first nominee in the 2010 elections, in which they secured a single seat for the 15th Congress. The party lost their seat in the 2013 elections ( 16th Congress). The partylist would regain its seat in the 2016 elections, which was filled by Herrera In the 17th Congress, Herrara co-authored with Tom Villarin of

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House Bill No. 4113, which eventually signed into law as Republic Act No. 11210 or the Expanded Maternity Leave Law in 2019. During the 18th Congress, Herrera was named

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. She co-authored a bill banning

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in the Philippines which lapsed into law as Republic Act No. 11596. In the 19th Congress, Herrera questioned the bidding process for the Department of Education procurement of laptops through the Department of Budget and Management's Procurement Service (PS-DBM) Herrera has also advocated the

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in the Philippines; she filed bills seeking the legalization of

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s for same sex partners in the 18th and 19th Congress.

Personal life

Herrera is married to businessman Edgar Allan Dy, and has two children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Herrera, Bernadette Party-list members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines Living people Women members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines 21st-century Filipino women politicians University of the Philippines alumni 1970s births