Rosalina Garcia Jalosjos, known locally as Nene Jalosjos, is a Filipino politician from the province of Zamboanga del Norte. She currently serves as Governor of Zamboanga del Norte since 2022, the second woman after fellow Dapitanon Guadalupe "Guading" Adaza to hold the position in the province's history.
Rosalina Jalosjos | |
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 Jalosjos giving a speech in Dapitan, 2022 | |
| 10th Governor of Zamboanga del Norte | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Uy |
| Mayor of Dapitan | |
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Agapito Cardino |
| Succeeded by | Bullet Jalosjos |
| Member of the Dapitan City Council | |
| In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rosalina Garcia Jalosjos May 1, 1947 |
| Political party | Nacionalista (2012–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Lakas–CMD (until 2012) Aggrupation of Parties for Prosperity (local party; 2009–present) |
| Relations | Bullet Jalosjos (nephew) Romeo Jalosjos Jr. (nephew) Rommel Jalosjos (nephew) Lana Jalosjos (niece) Angel Jalosjos Carreon (niece) |
| Residence | Dapitan |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Nickname | Nene |
Political career
editJalosjos first started her political career when she was elected as member of the Dapitan City Council from 2010 to 2013.
She would go on to run for mayor of Dapitan, and won against Agapito Cardino (who only assumed office in January 2013 after the Commission on Elections nullified her brother then-Mayor Dominador Jalosjos Jr.'s 2010 victory)[1] in 2013, 2016, and in a hotly contested 2019 election against former Dipolog City mayor Evelyn Uy where disqualification cases were filed by the Jalosjos camp to question Uy's residency requirement.[2][3]
As her term as mayor was to end, she made her run as governor of Zamboanga del Norte where she faced Evelyn Uy again and four other candidates in the 2022 elections. From there, she went on to win the gubernatorial race, and take over the reins from the Uy family since the Jalosjos family's political defeat by the Uy family in 2013.[4]
Personal life
editShe is the sister of businessman and former Zamboanga del Norte First District congressman Romeo "Nonong" Jalosjos, who was removed from Congress in 2002 following his conviction for raping a child, businessman and former Third District congressman Cesar Jalosjos, former First District congresswoman and Piñan town mayor Cecilia "Cely" Jalosjos-Carreon, former Dapitan mayor Dominador "Jun" Jalosjos Jr.,[5] and former Zamboanga del Norte First District board member Anabel "Bebing" Jalosjos-Garcia.
Incumbent Dapitan mayor Bullet Jalosjos, incumbent representative Romeo Jalosjos Jr., incumbent First District board member Angel Jalosjos Carreon, former Baliangao, Misamis Occidental mayor Svetlana Jalosjos-de Leon, and former Zamboanga Sibugay governor Rommel Jalosjos are her nephews.
References
edit- ^ Romero, Purple S. (16 April 2013). "The Supreme Court and last-minute mayors". Rappler. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Tension builds as vote counting drags on in Dapitan City". Rappler. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Jalosjos proclaimed mayor in Dapitan". Rappler. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Laput, Bert (11 May 2022). "Jalosjos' sister snatches Zamboanga del Norte's top seat from Uy family". Rappler. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ Marcelo, Elizabeth (21 December 2019). "Charges vs dead ex-Dapitan Mayor dismissed". Philippine Star. Retrieved 6 July 2022.