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MOST OUTSTANDING MAYOR AWARD 2023


          She  became  a  Clinical  Instructress  for  second  courser
          S h e  b e c a m e  a  C linic a l  I n s t r uc t r es s  f o r  s e co n d  co ur s er
        n ur sin g s t uden ts a n d a co n s u l t a n t f o r va r io u s p u b lic h e a l t h
        nursing students and a consultant for various public health
        p r og ra m s.  A ft er  h er  r et ir em en t,  s h e  v en t ur e d  in t o  b u sin es s
        programs. After her retirement, she ventured into business
        a s t h e m a n a g er o f K GP R ice S u p p l y a n d o w n er o f s e v era l
        as the manager of KGP Rice Supply and owner of several
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          But despite her successful career, she felt something
        mi s sin g . T r u l y , t h e b lo o d o f g o o d p o li t ics r un s in h er
        missing. Truly, the blood of good politics runs in her
        veins. When her father was murdered in 2020, she realized
        v ein s. W h en h er fa t h er wa s m ur der e d in 2020, s h e r e a lize d
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        t that her true calling was to serve Pagbilao, and follow her   In her first 100 days as Mayor, she has already accomplished
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                                                                    many projects and programs that benefited various sectors
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                                                                    of Pagbilao. She has fulfilled every promise that she made
                                                                    o f P a gb i l ao . S h e h a s f u lfi l le d e v er y p r o mi s e t h a t s h e m ade
                                                                    d ur in g t h e c a m p a ig n. I n J u l y 2022, a m o n t h a ft er t a k in g
                                                                    during the campaign. In July 2022, a month after taking
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                                                                    her  oath  of  office,  the  Local  Government  Unit  was  given
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                                                                    Unmodified Audit Opinion by the Annual Audit Report
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                                                                    was awarded the Saludo Excellence Award for Outstanding
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          U n der t h e “ P a gb i l ao w in s Fir s t ” b a nn er , s h e ra n f o r o ffice   H um a ni t a r i a n  L e ader s hi p S er v ice . I n  D e cem b er  2022,  t h e
          Under the “Pagbilaowins First” banner, she ran for office
                                                                    Humanitarian Leadership Service. In December 2022, the
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                                                                    of  Excellence  Award  conferred  by  the  National  Disaster
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          She won by a landslide with 75% of the votes casted. Since   b y t h e D ep a r t m en t o f H e a l t h CAL AB ARZO N R eg io n a l
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        and deliver quality services to her people. .               g o o d  g o v er n a n ce  wa s  u l t im a t e l y  r e cog nize d  b y  a wa r din g  t h e
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                                                                    Municipality of Pagbilao the highest recognition every LGU
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                                                                    desir e t o c l a im - t h e S e a l o f G o o d L o c a l G o v er n a n ce A wa r d .
                                                                    desire to claim - the Seal of Good Local Governance Award.
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