Divina Grace Yu (born April 21, 1974;

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Cabardo) is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the representative of the first district of Zamboanga del Sur in the 17th and

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. She previously served as city vice mayor of

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Political career

In 2013, Yu made her run for vice mayor of Pagadian alongside Romeo "Tata" Pulmones under the

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, defeating Romeo Vera Cruz of the

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House of Representatives

In the 17th Congress, Yu was the chairperson of the House Committee on the Welfare of Children. In the 18th Congress, she was one of the vice chairpersons of the House Committee on Accounts; one of the vice chairpersons of the Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy; and sits in as member of the House Committees on

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, Appropriations, and Disaster Resilience. On July 10, 2020, along with 70 other members of Congress, Yu voted to reject the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN. Since December 7, 2020, Yu serves as one of the House deputy speakers under the leadership of House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco. In December 2023, Yu left

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to join the

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party. On February 5, 2025, Yu was among the 95 Lakas–CMD members who voted to

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vice president

Sara Duterte Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio (, ; born May 31, 1978), commonly known as Inday Sara, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is the 15th and current vice president of the Philippines. She is the third female vice president (after Gloria Macap ...

Electoral performance

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Personal life

She is married to Victor Yu; they have three children.

References

Living people 1974 births Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Zamboanga del Sur Women members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines People from Pagadian Nationalist People's Coalition politicians Partido Demokratiko Pilipino politicians Lakas–CMD politicians {{Philippines-politician-stub