Daisy Avance Fuentes
Daisy Avance Fuentes | |
|---|---|
 Fuentes in 2016 | |
| 4th and 6th Governor of South Cotabato | |
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Pingoy Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. |
| In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Hilario de Pedro III |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Pingoy Jr. |
| Member of the House of Representatives from South Cotabato's 2nd district | |
| In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Pingoy Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Dinand Hernandez |
| In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Hilario de Pedro III |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Pingoy Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Lakas (until 2001) LAMMP (1998–2001) NPC (2001–present) |
Daisy P. Avance Fuentes is a Filipino politician who was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines for the South Cotabato's 2nd congressional district from 2010 to 2013.[1]
Political career
[edit]She was the first woman to become Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1992 to 2001.[citation needed] Along with Maria Clara Lobregat and Luwalhati Antonino, she was one of the "Tres Marias", a trio who were openly critical against the signing of 1996 Final Peace Agreement between Ramos administration led by Manuel Yan and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) led by Nur Misuari.[2] She was Governor of South Cotabato from 2001 to 2010 and from 2013 to 2019.[3] In 2019, she was a candidate for Governor of South Cotabato in the 2019 elections.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "AVANCE-FUENTES, DAISY | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau". ldr.senate.gov.ph. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ Cabacungan, Gil C. (October 17, 2012). "Biazon, Honasan to Misuari: Shut up, give peace a chance". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
- ^ "Daisy Avance-Fuentes proclaimed new South Cotabato Governor". South Cotabato News. May 16, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ Sarmiento, Bong S. (May 14, 2019). "Major upset: Fuentes concedes in South Cotabato gubernatorial race". INQUIRER.net. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
See also
[edit]- List of female members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
- List of female governors in the Philippines
- 9th Congress of the Philippines
- 10th Congress of the Philippines
- 11th Congress of the Philippines
- 15th Congress of the Philippines
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- Living people
- 20th-century Filipino women politicians
- 21st-century Filipino women politicians
- Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from South Cotabato
- Women members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
- Filipino politician stubs
- Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino politicians
- Lakas–CMD (1991) politicians
- Nationalist People's Coalition politicians
- Deputy speakers of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
- Women legislative deputy speakers
- Women provincial governors of the Philippines
- Governors of South Cotabato