Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon

Corazon "Cora" Nuñez Malanyaon[lower-alpha 1] (born August 22, 1949) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, and accountant serving as the representative of Davao Oriental's 1st district since 2016, a position she previously held from 2001 to 2007. She was the provincial governor of Davao Oriental from 2007 to 2016, and was a member of the Davao City Council from 1986 to 1987 and 1988 to 1992.

The Honorable Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Davao Oriental's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2016
Preceded by	Nelson Dayanghirang
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2007
Preceded by	Ma. Elena T. Palma Gil
Succeeded by	Nelson Dayanghirang
Governor of Davao Oriental
In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016
Vice Governor	Joel Mayo Z. Almario
Preceded by	Ma. Elena T. Palma Gil
Succeeded by	Nelson Dayanghirang
Member of the Davao City Council from the 3rd district
In office February 2, 1988 – June 30, 1992
In office May 9, 1986 – November 27, 1987 Officer in Charge
Personal details
Born	Corazon Nuñez August 22, 1949 Cateel, Davao province, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Nacionalista Party (2009–present)
Other political affiliations	PDP–Laban (c. 1986–?) NPC (2000–after 2004) KAMPI (c. 2006–?) Hugpong ng Pagbabago (2018–present)
Spouse(s)	Luis Malanyaon Jr.
Alma mater	Ateneo de Davao University

Early life

Corazon Nuñez grew up in Cateel, Davao province (now part of Davao Oriental) and graduated valedictorian in elementary and high school. She moved to Davao City to study commerce (major in accountancy, minor in finance and management) at Ateneo de Davao University, where she graduated cum laude. She later earned her Bachelor of Laws at the same university, also graduating cum laude.[1]

Before entering politics, she worked as an accountant and lawyer specializing in corporate law and taxation, and also taught at her alma mater. She married businessman Luis Malanyaon Jr.[1]

Political career

Malanyaon became involved in politics during the final years of Ferdinand Marcos's authoritarian presidency, when she joined the opposition party PDP–Laban and the Davao City-based Yellow Friday movement which supported Corazon Aquino in 1986 snap election.[1] After the 1986 People Power Revolution, Malanyaon was appointed by the revolutionary government as an ad interim member of Davao City's Sangguniang Panlungsod (city council) until November 1987. The city council was presided by ad interim Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.[2] After the revolutionary government was dissolved, Malanyaon became a duly elected councilor of the 3rd district in the 1988 local elections, where she earned the most votes; she served in that position until 1992.[1][2][3]

After nine years outside politics, Malanyaon returned to her hometown of Cateel, Davao Oriental and successfully ran for the House of Representatives seat of the province's 1st district in the 2001 elections.[1][4] She served for two consecutive terms until 2007 and was a member of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[2][5] Although eligible to run for another term in the House, she chose to run for provincial governor in the 2007 elections, where she challenged the incumbent Ma. Elena Palma Gil, who was her relative and former political ally.[6] Running under KAMPI, Malanyaon was elected.[6][7] In the 2010 elections, she ran under the Nacionalista Party (NP) and won a landslide victory over PMP's Ruben Feliciano; Malanyaon garnered 96.52% of the votes while Feliciano had 3.48%.[8][9] She was unopposed in the 2013 elections and completed her three consecutive terms in 2016.[2][10]

In the 2016 elections, Malanyaon endorsed 1st district representative Nelson Dayanghirang as her successor, while she ran for Dayanghirang's position.[11] Malanyaon and Dayanghirang won their respective bids, with Malanyaon returning to the House of Representatives.[12] She was re-elected in 2019, running under the Hugpong ng Pagbabago coalition while remaining a member of NP.[13]

Notes

1. In this Philippine name for married women, the birth surname or paternal family name is Nuñez, and the marital name is Malanyaon.

References

1. Honculada, Jurgette (March 2014). "Sol Matugas and Cora Malanyaon: The Governor as Babaylan" (PDF). Kababaihan at Kapayapaan (1). Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process. pp. 28–31. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
2. Arguillas, Carolyn (May 24, 2019). "MINDANAO 2019-2022: In Mindanao, only 25 women elected out of 118 govs, city mayors, reps". MindaNews. Mindanao Institute of Journalism. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
3. "From disc jockeying to lawmaking". Sun.Star Davao. February 9, 2014. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
4. "Old, new faces rule Southern Mindanao polls". The Philippine Star. May 20, 2001. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
5. "Mindanao Representatives 1987-2013" (PDF). mindanews.com. Mindanao Institute of Journalism. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
6. "In Davao Oriental, 2 female bets fight over rally venue". GMA News. April 1, 2007. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
7. "Six out of Mindanao's 27 governors are women". MindaNews. Mindanao Institute of Journalism. August 26, 2007. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
8. Zuasola, Ferdinand (May 11, 2010). "Davao Oriental polls generally peaceful". Balita. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
9. "Philippines 2010 Elections Results". electionresults.comelec.gov.ph. Commission on Elections. Archived from the original on May 13, 2010.
10. Alconaba, Nico (April 27, 2013). "Effects of 'Pablo' shaping elections". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
11. "Dayanghirang's bid backed". Sun.Star Davao. October 19, 2015. p. 14.
12. Zuasola, Ferdinand (May 16, 2016). "Dayanghirang, Malanyaon secure top posts in DavOr". Sun.Star Davao. p. 18.
13. Manlupig, Karlos (May 15, 2019). "Did Sara Duterte's Hugpong deliver? Yes and no". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2020.