Maria Vanessa Cadorna-Aumentado, also known in Bohol as Vanvan (born May 21, 1981), is a Filipino businesswoman and

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. She is a member of the

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, representing the 2nd District of Bohol.

Early life and education

Maria Vanessa Cadorna was born in May 21, 1981, and the youngest among six children. Her father is a ship captain and her mother is a school teacher. Vanvan graduated both class salutatorian at Duero Central Elementary School in 1994 and at Immaculate Academy in 1998. In college, she completed her Bachelor of Commerce major in Management at Holy Name University in 2002. She worked as a

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teller from 2003-2005 in

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. She then went back to school and took up Bachelor of Science Nursing from 2005-2009. She successfully passed the Licensure Board Exams for Nurses in July 2009. She became a Dialysis Nurse at the Bohol Medical Care Institute. She married

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on September 7, 2003 with whom she has two sons and a daughter.

Miss Sandugo

Vanvan finished 1st runners-up at 2001 Miss Bohol Sandugo representing her hometown of Duero. She later became the 2001 Miss Bohol titleholder when the earlier titleholder from

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wasn't able to finish her reign, thus earning her the coveted crown, subsequently accepting the roles and responsibilities of the winner.

Political career

Aumentado's first stint in politics was during the 2022 Bohol local elections when she ran for representative of Bohol's 2nd District, after her husband Erico Aristotle Aumentado ran for governor, ending the latter's three consecutive terms as congressman. She filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) on October 7, 2021.

Representative, Bohol's 2nd District

On May 9, 2022, Aumentado won and elected as the new representative of the province's 2nd District during the 2022 Bohol local elections besting other four candidates via a landslide victory. She also became the first congresswoman from Bohol's 2nd District and third congresswoman from Bohol after Venice Borja-Agana and Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor. On May 11, 2022, she was proclaimed new congresswoman of the second district of Bohol On February 5, 2025, Aumentado (No. 119) was one of three legislators of Bohol, together with 214 others signed the impeachment complaint against incumbent Vice President

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at the plenary hall of House of Representatives.

House Committee membership

*Vice-chairperson,

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*Vice-chairperson,

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*Member of the Majority, Accounts *Member of the Majority, Appropriations *Member of the Majority, Disaster Resilience *Member of the Majority,

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*Member of the Majority,

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*Member of the Majority,

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*Member of the Majority,

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*Member of the Majority, Visayas Development

Passed bills

References

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