Janice Zamora Salimbangon is a

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politician serving as the

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for the

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since 2019. She is the widow of Benhur Salimbangon who also served as the representative of the said district.

Political career

She was already presumed to succeed her husband who was on his third and final term as representative of Cebu's 4th district. On October 14, 2018, she filed her certificate of candidacy for the said position where she went against former Bogo mayor Celestino Martinez Jr. She defeated Martinez in the 2019 elections. She is currently serving as a vice chairperson of the Committee on Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources. Among the bills filed by Salimbangon as representative were the renaming of the Bogo-Curva-Medellin-Daanbantayan-Maya Road into Juan Macaraeg Highway, removing

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from the wilderness protected zone category, and rationalizing the management of resources on

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. She also voted in favor of House Bill No. 6875 which later became the

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saying that she is "totally against terrorism."

Electoral history

House of Representatives

Personal life

Salimbangon was married to Benhur Salimbangon, who was from Medellin,

, to which they had seven children. Her husband died on December 24, 2020, at the age of 75. Their daughter, Daphne, ran as vice governor in the 2019 elections but was defeated by then outgoing

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Hilario Davide III Hilario "Junjun" Perez Davide III (born August 25, 1964) is a Filipino politician and lawyer who is the incumbent vice governor of Cebu. He served as a governor of Cebu Province from 2013 to 2019. He is the son of former Chief Justice Hilario Da ...

References

External links

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Congressional Profile
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