Elnorita Pamaran Tugung (September 20, 1939 – December 8, 2019) was a Filipino politician who served as Lupon Chairman of the nominal autonomous region of Western Mindanao (Region IX). She was also a member of the

House of Representatives of the Philippines The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( fil, Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas, italic=unset, ''Kamara'' or ''Kamara de Representantes'' from the Spanish language, Spanish word ''cámara'', meaning "chamber") is the lower house ...

for Basilan's lone district from 1992 to 1995. She was appointed chairman of the region in 1986 by President

Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (; ; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipina politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People P ...

, after her predecessor and husband

Ulbert Ulama Tugung Ulbert Ulama “Bob” Tugung (November 10, 1939 – November 22, 1986) was a Filipino teacher, newsman, and politician. He served as Chairman of the Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng Pook (LTP) of Autonomous Region IX in Mindanao from 1979 until his ass ...

was assassinated. Tugung died in 2019 aged 80.

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