Emmylou "Lala" Jacolo Taliño-Mendoza (born February 25, 1972) is a

Filipina Filipinos ( tl, Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups, all typically speaking either Filipino, English and/or other ...

politician. She has been elected for three terms as 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 ...

, representing the 1st District of North Cotabato. She first won election to Congress in 2001, and was re-elected in 2004 and 2007. She won as Governor of the Province during the 2010, 2013, and 2016 elections, and she is the second female Governor of

Cotabato Cotabato or North Cotabato ( hil, Aminhan Cotabato; ceb, Amihanang Cotabato; Maguindanaon: ''Pangutaran Kutawatu'', Jawi: ڤڠوترن كوتاواتو; fil, Hilagang Cotabato), officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked province in ...

next to Dr. Rosario Diaz. During the 2019 elections, she was elected Vice-Governor of North Cotabato with 326,718 votes. She won her 4th term as Governor in the 2022 election.

Education

For her primary and secondary Education, She Studied at Notre Dame of Kidapawan for Girls or now conferred as

St. Mary's Academy of Kidapawan St. Mary's Academy of Kidapawan (SMA-Kidapawan), formerly Notre Dame of Kidapawan for Girls, is a Catholic school, Catholic educational institution operated by the Religious of the Virgin Mary, Religious of the Virgin Mary (R.V.M.) located at t ...

. She studied at

Ateneo de Davao University , mottoeng = Strong in Faith , type = Private Catholic Research Non-profit Coeducational Basic and Higher education institution , established = , founder = Society of Jesus , religious ...

for her tertiary education

Personal life

She is married to Congressman Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza, representative of the TUCP Partylist. Together they have one son, Emilio Ramon, and she has a daughter from a previous marriage, Ma. Alana Samantha.

References

* Living people 1972 births Governors of Cotabato Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino politicians Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Cotabato Women members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines People from Cotabato Ateneo de Davao University alumni 21st-century Filipino women politicians 21st-century Filipino politicians Women provincial governors of the Philippines {{Philippines-politician-stub