Teresita lazaro biography
Teresita Lazaro (politician)
Filipino politician
The Honorable Teresita S. Lazaro | |
|---|---|
| In office January 30, &#;– June 30, | |
| Vice Governor | Gat-Ala Alatiit () Dan Fernandez() Edwin Olivarez() Ramil Hernandez() |
| Preceded by | Joey Lina |
| Succeeded by | E.R. Ejercito |
| In office December 20, &#;– January 29, | |
| Governor | Restituto Luna (&#;95) Joey Lina(&#;) |
| Preceded by | Restituto Luna |
| Succeeded by | Gat-Ala Alatiit |
| In office June 30, &#;– December 20, | |
| In office February 2, &#;– June 30, | |
| Mayor | Jesus Miguel Yulo |
| Succeeded by | Severino Lajara |
| In office March 26, &#;– February 1, | |
| Born | Teresita F. Santiago () November 18, (age&#;82) Calumpit, Bulacan, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Political party | PDP–Laban (–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Lakas–CMD/Lakas–Kampi–CMD (–12) PMP (–04) LDP (–) NPC (until ) |
| Spouse | Angelito L. Lazaro Sr. |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Calamba, Laguna |
| Alma mater | Far Eastern University |
| Occupation | Businesswoman, politician |
| Profession | Educator |
Teresita Santiago Lazaro (born November 18, ) commonly known as Ningning Lazaro is a Filipina educator, businesswoman, and politician who served as the governor of Laguna[1] from to Previously, she served as Vice Governor of the province from until , member of the Laguna Provincial Board from the 2nd District from until , Vice Mayor of Calamba, Laguna from until , and the member of the Calamba Municipal Council from until
Political career
Lazaro started her career in public service from to as a public elementary school teacher in Cabuyao and later in her hometown Calamba. Her notable achievement in business became the prime factor in her appointment as municipal councilor of Calamba by President Corazon C. Aquino in
This was followed by her election as Calamba's vice mayor in to “Shooting like a bright star” in the elections, she was voted overwhelmingly as member of the Laguna Provincial Board representing the 2nd district of Laguna, comprising the municipalities of Calamba, Los Baños, Bay, and Cabuyao.
With the death of Governor Felicisimo San Luis in , then-Board Member Lazaro assumed the post of vice governor since she had most recently topped the list of elected board members. In , she was suspended by Sandiganbayan for three months for violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act by converting agricultural land into a residential area, allegedly for personal gain.[2]
In the elections, Vice Governor Lazaro teamed up with then-Senator Joey Lina, who ran for governor. The tandem won unanimously and both were once again re-elected during the elections. When President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appointed Governor Joey Lina in as secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Vice Governor Lazaro was elevated to the governorship. She took her oath as Laguna's first female governor on January 30,
She ran for her first full term as governor in the elections, but was once disqualified over allegations of using government funds to promote her candidacy.[2] However, her disqualification was later denied by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, upholding a Commission on Elections resolution ruling that her actions as governor were not equivalent to election campaigning.[3] Thus, she was officially declared as the winner in the Laguna gubernatorial race during the election, where she won by a landslide. This was followed by her re-election for her second term in and her last and final term in Her term as governor ended in She was succeeded by Pagsanjan Mayor E.R. Ejercito, nephew of former president Joseph Estrada.
In the elections, she attempted a comeback to politics by running for representative of the 2nd district of Laguna. However, she lost to outgoing Calamba Mayor and former representative Jun Chipeco.
References
- ^"SC upholds ex-Laguna gov Lazaro's liability over illegal purchase worth PM". Politiko South Luzon. April 3, Retrieved February 18,
- ^ abAlviar, Rene (May 13, ). "Comelec disqualifies Laguna governor for law violations". Retrieved December 11,
- ^G.R.&#;No. (February 4, ), Pangkat Laguna vs. Commission on Elections and Teresita "Ningning" Lazaro, retrieved December 11,