Marisol Castillo Aragones-Sampelo (born November 6, 1977) is a Filipina politician who served as the

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's 3rd district from 2013 to 2022. Before entering politics, she was a news presenter for

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from 1998 to 2012.

Early life and education

She was born on November 6, 1977 in

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, to a simple family. Her father is a

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driver. She attended secondary school in Canossa College in San Pablo, Laguna, where she was a student leader. Her political rival, Evita Arago, also attended the same school. After High School, she went on to the College of Development Communication at the

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, earning a bachelor's degree in

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, with a major in Community Broadcasting, in 1998.

Career

Journalism

After her graduation, she joined

as news reporter, with her last day being September 17, 2012. She also worked as a radio anchor for

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until September 21, 2012. She started as a writer in ''

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'', eventually becoming a reporter therein. She was the segment host for ''

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'', reflecting her passion for providing basic health services and education to the public. She has also been a segment host (Bargain Lady) in ''

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'', segment producer for ''Verum EST: Totoo Ba Ito?'' and ''True Crime'', and co-host of the documentary ''Kalye'' with

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and

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. She was the anchor for ''Nagbabagang Balita'' (breaking/hourly news) and DZMM's ''S.R.O. - Suhestyon, Reaksyon at Opinyon''. She was also the Senior Reporter for ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Her work was recognized through the following awards: best field reporter of the UPLB Gandingan Award in 2006, Distinguished Alumna Award in Media Practice by UP in 2009, Outstanding San Pableños Award in May 2010 and best field reporter in the 2011 Communication Guild (Comguild) Awards.

Politics

She joined the

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of former president

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and Vice President

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. In 2013, she ran for congress in her home province of

. Her allies include erstwhile provincial governor

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and board member Angelica Alarva. She won against her rival, Arago, by more than 10,000 votes. In the 2022 elections, she ran for governor of Laguna but lost to incumbent governor

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Advocacy

Aragones' advocacies are the provision of education, health services and livelihood opportunities for all. Since the opening of the 16th Congress, she has filed House Bills according to her advocacies which include the Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Responsibility and Opportunity Act, the Pregnant Women's Protection Act, and the Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity Discrimination Prohibition Act.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aragones, Sol 1977 births Living people Filipino journalists Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Laguna (province) Nacionalista Party politicians People from San Pablo, Laguna United Nationalist Alliance politicians PDP–Laban politicians University of the Philippines Los Baños alumni ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs people Women members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines 21st-century Filipino women politicians 21st-century Filipino politicians