Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza

Filipina politician

Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza


Governor of Cotabato
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2022
Vice Governor	Efren Piñol
Preceded by	Nancy Catamco
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019
Vice Governor	Gregorio Ipong Shirlyn Macasarte-Villanueva
Preceded by	Jesus Sacdalan
Succeeded by	Nancy Catamco
Vice Governor of Cotabato
In office June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2022
Governor	Nancy Catamco
Preceded by	Shirlyn Macasarte-Villanueva
Succeeded by	Efren Piñol
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cotabato's 1st district
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Preceded by	Anthony P. Dequiña
Succeeded by	Jesus N. Sacdalan

Personal details
Born	(1972-02-25) February 25, 1972 (age 52) Makilala, Cotabato, Philippines
Political party	Nacionalista (2004–2007; 2018–present) Liberal (2012–2018)^[1] Lakas–CMD/Lakas–Kampi–CMD (2007–2012) Independent (2001–2004)
Spouse	Raymond Mendoza (m. 2007)
Children	Ma. Alana Samantha Emilio Ramon
Alma mater	Ateneo de Davao University

Emmylou "Lala" Jacolo Taliño-Mendoza (born February 25, 1972) is a Filipina politician. She has been elected for three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 1st District of North Cotabato. She first won election to Congress in 2001, and was re-elected in 2004 and 2007.

She won as Governor of the Province during the 2010,^[2] 2013,^[3] and 2016^[4] elections, and she is the second female Governor of Cotabato next to Dr. Rosario Diaz.

During the 2019 elections, she was elected Vice-Governor of North Cotabato with 326,718 votes.^[5] She won her 4th term as Governor in the 2022 election.

Education

For her primary and secondary Education, She Studied at Notre Dame of Kidapawan for Girls or now conferred as St. Mary's Academy of Kidapawan.^[6] She studied at Ateneo de Davao University^[7] for her tertiary education

Personal life

She is married to Congressman Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza, representative of the TUCP Partylist. Together they have one son, Emilio Ramon, and she has a daughter from a previous marriage, Ma. Alana Samantha.^[8] She is of an ethnic Ilocano descent.^[9]

References

^ "Black Friday". The Manila Times. April 2016.
^ Canlas, Jomar (May 17, 2010). ""Women neophytes upset political run of male rivals"". The Manila Times. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
^ Inquirer, Philippine Daily (May 19, 2013). "Candidate concedes, then changes mind". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
^ "North Cotabato governor wins re-election". philstar.com. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
^ Arguillas, Carolyn O. (May 18, 2019). "North Cotabato elects first Lumad governor". MindaNews. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
^ "The Governor". November 21, 2018.
^ "The Governor". November 21, 2018.
^ "Sponsors | Network of Emerging Filipino Library Innovators". web.nlp.gov.ph. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
^ https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2016/0311_marcos3.asp