Mercedes Alvarez (politician)

Mercedes "Cheding" K. Alvarez is a Filipino politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines and represented the 6th district of Negros Occidental.[1]

Mercedes Alvarez
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
In office
July 25, 2016 – June 30, 2019
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byGiorgidi Aggabao
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Negros Occidental's 6th District
In office
June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019
Preceded byGenaro Alvarez
Succeeded byGenaro Alvarez, Jr.
Personal details
Born
Mercedes K. Alvarez

Bacolod, Philippines
Political partyNationalist People's Coalition
Alma materAssumption College
University of St. La Salle

Family members

Rep. Alvarez is the daughter of former Vice Governor Genaro Alvarez, himself a former representative of the district. On October 6, 2016, she married Major Dranreb "Dran" Lansang of the Philippine Army's 1st Scout Ranger Regiment.[2]

As legislator

Alvarez was elected as member of the Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians from the Asia Pacific in Geneva, Switzerland.[3] She also represented the Philippines to the Inter-Parliamentary Union conferences in New York and Tokyo.[4] She was elected unopposed in the 2016 Philippine general election.[5]

In the 17th Congress of the Philippines, she was elected as one of the Deputy Speakers under the leadership of Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, as part of the multi-party coalition named Coalition for Change.

She was fondly known for her quirky pictures lying on the road in southern Negros, showed during the last State of Nation Address of President Benigno Aquino III.[6][7] Rep. Alvarez is a staunch advocate of sustainable tourism practices in the "CHICKS area," which stands for 6th district towns and cities composed of Cauayan, Hinoba-an, Ilog, Candoni, Kabankalan and Sipalay.[8]

References
  1. "District Representatives of Negros Occidental - Negros Occidental Provincial Government". Negros-occ.gov.ph. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  2. "Powerhouse wedding: Deputy Speaker Alvarez gets hitched to 'soldier boy'". Politiko. October 18, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  3. "Young lady-lawmaker wins Board seat in first global forum of young parliamentarians in Geneva | ugnayan.com news". Ugnayan.com. 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  4. Time to read 2 minutes (2015-08-01). "A young, dynamic Negros solon". Sun.Star. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  5. "David Lacson running for BM, not congress Guv: Anybody can change his mind". Watchmendaily.com. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  6. "Call her 'KSP' but solon just happy road completed | Inquirer News". Newsinfo.inquirer.net. 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  7. Time to read less than 1 minute (2015-07-28). "President Noynoy Aquino jokes he'll have Mercedes Alvarez arrested". Sunstar.com.ph. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  8. Glady Reyes. "Visit Negros, we've got the CHICKS!". Experiencenegros.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.


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