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Niña Jose-Quiambao

Filipino actress

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Niña Jose-Quiambao
Jose in September 2008
Mayor of Bayambang
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2022
Vice Mayor	Ian Camille C. Sabangan
Preceded by	Cezar Quiambao
Personal details
Born	Mary Clare Judith Phyllis Atienza Jose (1988-08-26) August 26, 1988 (age 35) Manila, Philippines
Spouse	Cezar Quiambao ​ (m. 2017)​
Occupation	Actress, model

Mary Clare Judith Phyllis Jose Quiambao^[a][1] (born Mary Clare Judith Phyllis Atienza Jose; August 26, 1988),^[2] better known as Niña Jose (Tagalog: [ˈniɲɐ hoˈse]), is a Filipina actress and politician serving as the mayor of Bayambang since 2022. She was a competitor in Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 1 in 2006.^[3][4] She is currently a contract actress for the ABS-CBN television network.^[5] She has appeared on the cover of FHM Philippines magazine.

Jose is the older of two children born to Philip and Clare, who later separated. From kindergarten through high school, she studied at Assumption College San Lorenzo, an all-girls Catholic school.^[6]

In 2006, Jose was one of the housemates in the first season of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition. She was one of the most popular housemates in that reality show. Afterwards, she appeared in numerous television shows including Sa Adventures of Pedro Penduko, My Girl, Your Song: My Only Hope, Valiente, Kidlat and many others. She also appeared in movies like Shake, Rattle and Roll, Love Is Blind and Mano Po 6.

In 2016, Jose met billionaire businessman Cezar T. Quiambao. Quiambao, who was 33 years older than her, is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of STRADCOM Corporation, known as the IT service provider of Land Transportation Office. The SC declared Cezar T. Quiambao, the real owner of Strategic Development Alliance Corp. (Stradec), the biggest single shareholder in Stradcom.^[7] The couple met while Quiambao is campaigning for mayor of Bayambang, Pangasinan.^[8] The two married three times, first in the United States, second in a civil ceremony and third in a Church wedding at the Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish in Bayambang. The couple had a son named Antonio. In 2020, Jose suffered a miscarriage while performing a suob or steam bath. Her second child is named Maria Christiano Isabelo is currently buried at the Saint Vincent Ferrer Prayer Park in Bayambang. Months after, she along with her husband, family and close friends were contracted with COVID-19.^[9]

During the term of her husband as Mayor of Bayambang, Pangasinan, Jose served as president of the Local Council of Women of Bayambang. One of her projects is the Abong na Aro or House of Love that provides shelter of women and children who were victim of physical and sexual abuse. She is also the president of the Agricultural Infrastructure and Leasing Corporation, a private entity of the Quiambao family that provided help for farmers in the municipality. Jose also served as president of Kasama Kita sa Barangay Foundation (KKSBFI), Incorporated. She was also behind the St. Vincent Ferrer Statue in Barangay Bani, that was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest bamboo sculpture.^[10]

In the 2022 elections, although her husband is eligible for a third and final term, she decided to run for mayor. She was elected mayor of Bayambang.^[11][12] Her running mate, Ian Camille Sabangan, who substituted her husband, incumbent vice mayor Raul Sabangan, was also elected. This was the first time that two women were elected in the two top positions in the municipality.

• Actress' website
• "Niña Jose", IMDB