Davao Oriental Gov. Corazon Malanyaon died at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28. She was 73. | via Germelina Lacorte/PDI
She first served as the province’s governor for three terms in 2007 to 2016. She then ran for a seat at the House of Representatives for Davao Oriental’s first district and won.
She served as first district representative of the province for two consecutive terms from 2016 to 2022, after which she made a comeback as governor and won in the 2022 elections.“At a time when we are supposed to celebrate the 56th anniversary of the province, [this] makes the pain so unbearable,” the mayor said in a statement.
“Governor Cora came at a time when the province badly needed a unifying leader,” Rabat said, describing the governor as “motherly, caring, and above all, loving.” “In behalf of my family and the rest of Mati people, I would like to express our gratitude to ,” Rabat said.Subscribe to our daily newsletter
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