Maria Rowena Amelia Villena Guanzon
Former COMELEC Commissioner / Law Professor, UP College of Law
Region VI (Western Visayas)
no convictions
🎓Education
Harvard University Kennedy School of Government
Master of Public Administration — Public Administration
1994 – 1995
Wikipedia — Rowena Guanzon📋Track Record
★Achievements
Youngest Mayor in Philippine History at Appointment
Appointed Mayor of Cadiz, Negros Occidental at age 28 in 1986 under the revolutionary government, the youngest person to serve as mayor in the Philippines at the time
1986
Wikipedia — Rowena GuanzonHarvard Edward S. Mason Fellow
Received the Edward S. Mason Fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, a competitive program for senior public sector leaders from developing countries, graduating as class marshal in 1995
1995
Wikipedia — Rowena GuanzonPresided Over Marcos Disqualification Cases at COMELEC
As COMELEC Commissioner, took a prominent lead in the disqualification petitions against presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ahead of the 2022 elections, based on his failure to file income tax returns
2022
Inquirer — Guanzon Profile★ Community Trust
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