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Divina Grace Yu
Official portrait, 2022
16th Governor of Zamboanga del Sur
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 30, 2025
Vice GovernorRoseller Ariosa
Preceded byVictor Yu
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
December 7, 2020 – June 1, 2022
House Speaker
Lord Allan Velasco
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Zamboanga del Sur's First District
In office
June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2025
Preceded byVictor Yu
Succeeded byJoseph Yu
Vice Mayor of Pagadian
In office
June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016
Mayor
Romeo Pulmones
Preceded byRomeo Pulmones
Succeeded byErnesto Mondarte
First Lady of Zamboanga del Sur
In role
June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2025
GovernorVictor Yu
Preceded byAurora Cerilles
Succeeded byVictor Yu (as First Gentleman)
Personal details
BornDivina Grace Cabardo
(1974-04-21) April 21, 1974 (age 52)
Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines
PartyLakas (2023–present)
Other party
PDP-Laban (2017–2023)[1]
NPC (2012–2017)
SpouseVictor Yu
Children3, including Victoria and Joseph
Saint Columban College (BS)

Divina Grace Yu (née Cabardo; born April 21, 1974) is a Filipino politician who served as the representative of the first district of Zamboanga del Sur from 2016 to 2025. She previously served as city vice mayor of Pagadian.[2]

Early life and education

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Divina Grace Cabardo Yu was born in Pagadian, Philippines, on 21 April 1974,[3] as the youngest of six children of Eliseo and Jesusa Cabardo. She was educated at Balintawak Elementary School and Zamboanga del Sur National High School. She graduated from Saint Columban College with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting in 1995.[4]

Political career

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In 2013, Yu made her run for vice mayor of Pagadian alongside Romeo "Tata" Pulmones under the Nationalist People's Coalition, defeating Romeo Vera Cruz of the Liberal Party.[5]

House of Representatives

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In the 17th Congress, Yu was the chairperson of the House Committee on the Welfare of Children. In the 18th Congress, she was one of the vice chairpersons of the House Committee on Accounts; one of the vice chairpersons of the Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy; and sits in as member of the House Committees on Ecology, Appropriations, and Disaster Resilience. On July 10, 2020, along with 70 other members of Congress, Yu voted to reject the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.[6] Since December 7, 2020, Yu serves as one of the House deputy speakers under the leadership of House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco.[7]

In December 2023, Yu left PDP-Laban to join the Lakas–CMD party.[8] On February 5, 2025, Yu was among the 95 Lakas–CMD members who voted to impeach vice president Sara Duterte.[9][10]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Divina Grace Yu
Year Office Party Votes received Result Ref.
Total % P. Swing
2013 Vice Mayor of Pagadian NPC 40,100 50.38% 1st N/a Won [5]
2016 Representative (Zamboanga del Sur–1st) 180,705 83.00% 1st N/a Won [11]
2019 PDP–Laban 164,990 N/a 1st N/a Won
2022 166,432 52.89% 1st N/a Won
2025 Governor of Zamboanga del Sur Lakas 320,389 56.07% 1st N/a Won

References

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  1. ^ Cepeda, Mara (10 May 2017). "PDP-Laban welcomes 5 more ex-LP lawmakers". Rappler. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ Salomon, James Anjjo (May 16, 2013). "NPC sweeps LP in Zamboanga del Sur". Rappler. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Certificate of Candidacy for Provincial Governor" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
  4. ^ "Department of Labor and Employment". Commission on Elections. 13 October 2013. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b Salomon, James Anjjo (May 15, 2013). "NPC's Pulmones grabs Pagadian mayoral post". Rappler. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  6. ^ Perez-Rubio, Bella (July 10, 2020). "List of lawmakers who voted for and against ABS-CBN franchise renewal". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  7. ^ Gonzales, Cathrine (December 7, 2020). "9 more Velasco allies become deputy speakers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  8. ^ Cruz, Maricel (December 13, 2023). "More PDP-Laban lawmakers bolt party, join Lakas-CMD". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing, Inc. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  9. ^ Flores, Dominique Nicole (February 5, 2025). "Who are the 215 House endorsers of VP Sara Duterte's impeachment?". The Philippine Star. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  10. ^ Cervantes, Filane Mikee (February 6, 2025). "25 more lawmakers want to join as complainants vs. VP Sara". Philippine News Agency. Manila: News and Information Bureau, Presidential Communications Office. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  11. ^ "2016 Philippine Elections: Local Results". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019.
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