Divina Grace Yu
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Yu official portrait during the 19th Congress
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| 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 | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Yu |
| Vice Mayor of Pagadian | |
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Mayor | Romeo Pulmones |
| Preceded by | Romeo Pulmones |
| Succeeded by | Ernesto Mondarte |
| First LadyofZamboanga del Sur | |
| In role June 30, 2019 | |
| Governor | Victor Yu |
| Preceded by | Aurora Cerilles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Divina Grace Cabardo (1974-04-21) April 21, 1974 (age 50) |
| Political party | Lakas-CMD (2023-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PDP-Laban (2017-2023) Liberal (2016-2017)[1] NPC (2013-2016) |
| Spouse | Victor Yu |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | New Era University[2] |
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Divina Grace Yu (née Cabardo) is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the representative of the first district of Zamboanga del Sur in the 17th and 18th Congress of the Philippines.[3] She previously served as city vice mayor of Pagadian.[4] Yu is among the 70 representatives who voted to reject the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.[5]
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.[6]
In the 18th Congress, she is currently one of the vice chairpersons of the House Committee on Accounts; one of the vice Chairperson of the House 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.[5] Since December 7, 2020, Yu serves as one of the House deputy speakers under the leadership of House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| NPC | Divina Grace Yu | 180,705 | 83.004 | |
| NUP | Alex Acain | 37,000 | 16.995 | |
| Total votes | 217,705 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| NPC | Divina Grace Yu | 40,100 | 50.38 | |
| Liberal | Romeo Vera Cruz | 39,494 | 49.61 | |
| Total votes | 79,594 | 100 | ||
She is married to Victor Yu; they have three children.[citation needed]
| House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the House of Representatives from the 1st legislative district of Zamboanga del Sur 2016-Present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Romeo Pulmones |
Vice Mayor of Pagadian 2013-2016 |
Succeeded by Ernesto Mondarte |
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