Daisy Avance Fuentes

Daisy Avance Fuentes
Fuentes in 2016
4th and 6th Governor of South Cotabato
In office
June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2019
Preceded byArthur Pingoy Jr.
Succeeded byReynaldo Tamayo Jr.
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Preceded byHilario de Pedro III
Succeeded byArthur Pingoy Jr.
Member of the House of Representatives from South Cotabato's 2nd district
In office
June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013
Preceded byArthur Pingoy Jr.
Succeeded byDinand Hernandez
In office
June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001
Preceded byHilario de Pedro III
Succeeded byArthur Pingoy Jr.
Personal details
PartyLakas (until 2001)
LAMMP (1998–2001)
NPC (2001–present)

Daisy P. Avance Fuentes is a Filipino politician who was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines for the South Cotabato's 2nd congressional district from 2010 to 2013.[1]

She was the first woman to become Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1992 to 2001. She was Governor of South Cotabato from 2001 to 2010 and from 2013 to 2019.[2] In 2019, she was a candidate for Governor of South Cotabato in the 2019 elections.[3]

References

  1. ^ "AVANCE-FUENTES, DAISY | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau". ldr.senate.gov.ph. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "Daisy Avance-Fuentes proclaimed new South Cotabato Governor". South Cotabato News. May 16, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  3. ^ Sarmiento, Bong S. (May 14, 2019). "Major upset: Fuentes concedes in South Cotabato gubernatorial race". INQUIRER.net. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2025.

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