Emmarie Mabanag Ouano-Dizon (born April 1, 1970) is the incumbent congressional district representative of

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in the

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. Lolypop, as she is fondly called in her hometown

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is one of the grand daughters of Mandaue City former mayor

Alfredo Ouano Alfredo "Ingko Pedong" Mendoza Ouano (October 14, 1924 – November 7, 2014) was a three term mayor of Mandaue City. He also sat on One Cebu's Council of Elders. His grandest achievement was the Mandaue Reclamation Project now known as a bus ...

and the only daughter of Mandaue City Mayor and former Cebu Provincial Board member Thadeo "Teddy" Ouano.

Business career

Before joining politics, Lolypop Ouano-Dizon is known as one of the successful serial entrepreneurs in

. As of 2014, she owns five Jollibee franchises in Cebu and six

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franchises.

Political career

Mandaue City Councilor

City Councilor, First Term (2010 - 2013)

Born and raised in Barangay Opao,

Lolypop first run for public office as Mandaue Council Councilor during the 2010 Local Election. She won the sixth seat of the

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. She advocated for youth development and the advancement of the needs of the senior citizens. She joined Liberal Party together with his father, then Cebu Provincial board member Thadeo Ouano.

City Councilor, Second Term (2013- 2016)

During the

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, Councilor Ouano-Dizon was elected as the first councilor of the City of Mandaue. In 2014, she made a resolution to assist businesses by extending the deadline of the submission of requirements of the businesses in the city. During the death of former Mayor Pedong Ouano, Lolypop served as the Ouano Family's de facto leader.

Bid for Mandaue City Mayoralty Post (2016)

In the beginning of 2015, former Mayor Thadeo "Teddy" Ouano has already signified his intent not to run for public office. However, the older Ouano has expressed his desire for the oldest child Lolypop to run for the city's top post. On October 2015, together with her team Lolypop Sa Masa 0backed by One Cebu Party of

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, Lolypop Ouano-Dizon filed his certificate of candidacy for the Mayoralty seat of Mandaue City on the Cebu local elections, 2016. Three-term councilor Bethoven Andaya is her Vice Mayor running mate. Lolypop's group claim that they are the underdog in the upcoming election. Despite limited resources, the group enjoys wide margin of following according to an independent survey.

One Cebu and Anak Sa Mandaue Caravan and Proclamation Rally

Lolypop Ouano-Dizon kicked off his campaign trail with a Caravan on April 2. The said caravan was participated by around 700 volunteer motor vehicles and another 200 four wheeled vehicles which composed the caravan along the city's key streets. During th
Lolypop Sa Masa
proclamation rally at Opao Gym, Lolypop promises new reclamation and more infrastructure for the city of Cebu. Her success in business made her the "wealthiest" politician to run for Mayor. Lolypop lost to Luigi Quisumbing. His winning of the election is attributed to the alliance made with Cortes.

Mandaue Congressional District

Lolypop expressed her interest in pushing for more voice in the House of Representatives for the citizens of Mandaue by making the industrial city a lone-congressional district.

Congresswoman (2019 - present)

Lolypop Ouano-Dizon bid as congressional candidate for

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under PDP-Laban /

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Coalition, during the 2019 Philippine Election. Under her leadership, Anak Sa Mandaue—the organization she formed in 2016, allied with

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to form the Cortes-Ouano Alliance which led to the coalitions 100% victory against Luigi Quisumbing and his newly formed Hugpong Mandaue. She was elected and proclaimed as the elected representative of the 6th district with a super-majority of 79% of the total votes count. During the oathtaking of Congresswoman Emmarie M. Ouano-Dizon paid tribute to her late grandfather, former Mandaue City Mayor Alfredo "Pedong" Ouano, and father Thadeo "Teddy" Ouano. more than 500 public figures witnessed the oathtaking, which was headed by Presidential Legislative Liaison Office Secretary

Adelino Sitoy Adelino Baguio Sitoy (February 6, 1936 – April 15, 2021), also known as Addy Sitoy, was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and Cebuano language advocate from Cebu, Philippines. He served as the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) Secre ...

Leaders led by

Governor Gwen Garcia, and incoming

Mandaue City Mandaue (), officially the City of Mandaue ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Mandaue; fil, Lungsod ng Mandaue), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 364,116 ...

Mayor

, Cordova Mayor Teche Sitoy-Cho and

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Mayor Joannes Alegado.

Personal life

Lolypop Ouano-Dizon is married to PDP-Laban Cebu Provincial President Nixon "Jojo" Dizon, and the mother of young professionals Joshua and Maica. Ouano-Dizon prefers to use a

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consisting of both her maiden surname "Ouano" and her husband's surname "Dizon". She has expressed disappointment in her early political career when she is referred to as "Councilor Dizon" or "Mrs. Dizon" in all functions, communications, documents and records of the city. She wants to honor her father and other Ouano descendants by using a hyphenated name.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ouano-Dizon, Emmarie Living people People from Mandaue PDP–Laban politicians Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Cebu 1970 births