Wilfredo "Willy" Sardido Caminero (born October 12, 1954) is a

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politician who served as the

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for the 2nd district of

Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...

from 2013 to 2022. He served as mayor of

Argao Argao, officially the Municipality of Argao ( ceb, Lungsod sa Argao; tgl, Bayan ng Argao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 78,187 people. Geography The munic ...

from 1998 to 2007 and as member of the

Cebu Provincial Board The Cebu Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Cebu. The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into seven districts, two representatives in eac ...

representing the 2nd district from 2007 to 2013.

Political career

Mayor of Argao (1998–2007)

Caminero started his political career after winning as a municipal councilor of

in the

1988 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1988. Africa * 1988 Cameroonian general election * 1988 Equatorial Guinean legislative election * 1988 Kenyan general election * 1988 Malian parliamentary election * 1988 Rwandan parliamentary elect ...

. He went on to become the town's vice mayor from 1992 to 1998 and later won as mayor in the 1998 elections.

Cebu Provincial Board (2007–2013)

Caminero ran for board member of Cebu's 2nd district in the 2007 elections and went on to be re-elected for two consecutive terms serving until 2013.

House of Representatives (2013–present)

Caminero ran for representative of Cebu's 2nd district in the 2013 elections. He defeated incumbent

Pablo P. Garcia Pablo Paras Garcia (September 25, 1925 – August 18, 2021) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who have been the patriarch of the Garcia political clan of Province of Cebu. He was a longtime congressman and governor. Early career A topno ...

, who previously served as

Governor of Cebu The governor of Cebu ( fil, Punong Lalawigan ng Cebu) is the chief executive of the provincial government of Cebu, Philippines. The first governor appointed by the Spanish Crown was Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, and during the American Era, Julio Ll ...

. He also won against Teresita Celis in 2016 and Ronald Allan Cesante in 2019. He is currently serving as the Chairperson of the Special Committee on Food Security and the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture and Food.

Electoral history

House of Representatives

References

External links

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Congressional Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caminero, Wilfredo 1954 births People from Cebu Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Cebu National Unity Party (Philippines) politicians Living people Cebuano people Members of the Cebu Provincial Board 20th-century Filipino politicians 21st-century Filipino politicians