Mary Mitzi Lim Cajayon-Uy (born May 6, 1978), also known as Mitch Cajayon-Uy, is a Filipino politician who is the incumbent representative from the 2nd district of

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in the

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since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2013. She also served as the executive director of the Council for the Welfare of Children, an attached agency of the

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from 2017 to 2021, and had served as a city councilor of Caloocan from 2004 to 2007. Prior to joining politics, Cajayon was named as Miss Caloocan in 2000. She was elected a city councilor of Caloocan in 2004, as representative of the 2nd district of Caloocan in 2007, and was re-elected to Congress in

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. She was appointed the executive director of the Council for the Welfare of Children, an attached agency of the

, having been appointed to the post by

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in July 2017. She resigned from the position to run once again for representative at the 2nd district of Caloocan in

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; she later won the race. On November 12, 2021, she was acquitted by

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of graft and malversation charges in relation to the alleged misuse of in Priority Development Assistance Fund for supposed ghost projects in 2009. In February 2025, Cajayon was one of the 95

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members who voted to

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Pageantry

In 2000, Mitch Cajayon won the Mutya ng Caloocan beauty pageant.

Political career

Councilor of Caloocan (2004–2007)

Cajayon served as city councilor of Caloocan for one term from 2004 to 2007.

House of Representatives (2007–2013; 2022–present)

Cajayon won as representative of Caloocan's 2nd district in 2007, defeating reelectionist Rep. Edgar Erice, Nilo Divina and one other candidate. In 2009, she was given the Award for Congressional Legislative and Service Excellence by the Consumers League of the Philippines Foundation, Inc. She won a second term as congresswoman in 2010, defeating Antonio M. Almeda, Carlos Cabochan, councilor Rose Mercado and four other candidates. By 2013, however, she lost her reelection to Erice. In July 2017, president

appointed Cajayon-Uy as executive director of the

's (DSWD) Council for the Welfare of Children. In September 2021, she joined the

PDP-Laban The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP, ) is a Populism, populist List of political parties in the Philippines, political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was previously known as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–L ...

party of president Duterte days before the filing of certificates of candidacy in the 2022 election. Cajayon-Uy ultimately won a third term as congresswoman of Caloocan's 2nd district, receiving more votes than Roberto Samson, Luis Macario "Maca" Asistio and two others. In November 2023, Cajayon-Uy left PDP-Laban to join the

party. In February 2025, Cajayon-Uy was among the 95 Lakas–CMD members who voted to

. Cajayon-Uy ran for re-election in

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, but lost to Edgar Erice once again.

References

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