Phoebe Cabagnot
Phoebe Cabagnot The Honorable | |
|---|---|
SP Ning Legaspi Cabagnot | |
| Born | Phoebe Clarice Legaspi-Cabagnot 6 October 1978 |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman |
| Occupations | Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member of the Western District of the Province of Aklan, Philippines |
| Political party | Independent |
Phoebe Clarice "Ning" Legaspi Cabagnot (born 6 October 1978), is a Filipina politician and an incumbent member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board)[1][2] for the Western District of Aklan, Philippines.
Advocacy
Cabangot’s main legislative priorities are: Poverty Reduction, Education, Energy, Food Security, Health and Eco-Tourism. She supports Gawad Kalinga[3] as Sponsor for Poor Children for over six years, and the Philippine Red Cross[4] with assistance for victims of Typhoon Ondoy and Typhoon Pablo.
In Aklan, she supports STAC-Kalibo[5] (Stimulation and Therapeutic Activity Center) by promoting increased awareness of the needs of special children. She also donates funds to the center so that the latter will be able to help special children uplift their condition through therapy and specialized educational learning methods. She celebrated her birthday with the children of STAC in 2010.
Early life
Cabangot was born into a long line of politicians, her father being Frenz Gomez Cabagnot, a businessman, and her mother Atty. Corazon "Nining" Tumbokon Legaspi-Cabagnot,[6] a former Governor of Aklan and Vice-Consul to Guam. Ning's maternal grandfather was Dr. José Baltazar Legaspi, a former Governor and Congressman of Aklan, married to Rafaelina Concepción Tumbokon (National Board of Examiners, Pharmacy). Her maternal great-grandfather was Dr. Rafael Silva Tumbokon, a former Assemblyman for Capiz and Undersecretary at the Department of Health married to teacher Pilar Mijares Concepción. Cabagnot spent her early childhood overseas as her mother, former Governor Corazon L. Cabagnot, was a diplomat stationed in Guam.
Education
Elementary
Her elementary education began at Santa Barbara Catholic School in Dededo on Guam, with a brief stay at St. Mary's College in Quezon City, and continuing at Saint Joseph's College of Quezon City after the family returned to the Philippines in 1988. She and her siblings moved to Aklan as their mother was governor in 1989. She then continued the remaining two years of elementary at the Kalibo Pilot Elementary School under the special or highest section for grades 5 and 6.
High school
Cabagnot qualified for a seat in the star section of the Science Development High School of Aklan (now the Regional Science High School for Region VI). She spent her first two years of high school in SDHSA and then transferred to Saint Joseph's College of Quezon City, where she finished high school.
University
Shortly after leaving Aklan, Cabangot was reunited with some of her friends and classmates who were also accepted to the University of the Philippines Diliman. She completed her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Research in the year 1999, and while there championed the cause of various students' clubs and organizations.
| Club/Organization | Role / Position Held |
|---|---|
| UP Tomo-Kai – Philippine-Japanese Friendship Club | Finance Committee Head |
| UP Student Catholic Action | Member, Cell Supervisor |
| UP Hubeag it mga Akeanon | Member |
| UP Junior Marketing Association | External Committee Member |
| UP Mass Communicators' Organization | Finance Committee Member |
| UP Anthropological Society | Member |
Private career
As a fresh graduate in 1999, she worked in various multinational firms in the private sector. She has worked extensively as an IT Project Manager in a variety of global and regional projects whose clients are based in Europe, the US, Central America, Japan and Singapore. Her global experience also attests to her being based for projects in Singapore, Japan and the United States of America.
Political career
Provincial Board Member Achievements
Ning's achievements as Member of the Aklan Provincial Board from July 2010 to December 2012 include:
- 141 projects for both Eastern and Western Districts of Aklan[7][8]
- More than 1,730 poor patients helped financially for both Eastern and Western Districts of Aklan
- 41 resolutions authored/co-authored. This includes Resolution No. 2011 – 056, directing the Committee on Human Resources and Committee on Appropriations, Budget and Finance to conduct an investigation, in aid of legislation, the non-remittance of at least ₱1,700,000.00 in contributions of Provincial Capitol employees to the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), as supported by Republic Act No. 8291 (the GSIS Act of 1997)[9][10]
- 5 ordinances authored/co-authored[11]
Committee Leadership and Participation
| Committee | Leadership / Participation |
|---|---|
| Labor and Employment | Chairman |
| Appropriations, Budget and Finance and Ways and Means | Member |
| Health and Social Services | Member |
| Education, Culture, Science and Technology | Member |
| Energy, Public Utilities, Transportation & Facilities | Member |
| Cooperatives, Food, Agriculture and Environmental Protection | Member |
| Tourism, Trade, Industry and Commerce | Member |
Bid for Congress
In the 2013 midterm elections, Cabagnot ran as an independent candidate for Representative of the former Lone District of Aklan.[12]
References
- ^ "Aklan Candidates: Partial Unofficial Tally as of 2010-05-20". know-your-candidates.com. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Aklan Province Local Government". Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Gawad Kalinga".
- ^ "The Philippine Red Cross".
- ^ "STAC-Kalibo".
- ^ Digitized, Historically. "Brief History of Makato". Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "Upgrading at the Aklan hospital continues". balita.ph - Online Filipino News. DCT/FFC/JNA/vlo (Balita.ph). 14 June 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Hospital beds, iga-donar sa provincial hospital". bomboradyo.com. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ Villorente, Ambrosio (17 March 2011). "Cabagnot Shows The Way". Madyaas Pen. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ Oloroso, Richie (3 April 2011). "Marquez Orders Employees' Records Updating". Madyaas Pen. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Ordinansa laban sa pang-aabuso sa mga bata at kababaihan, isinulong". RMN News. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ Zabal, Boy Ryan (5 October 2012). "Well-known Aklan politicians filed their COCs, four aspirants are eyeing the lone congressional seat". Aklan Forum Journal. Retrieved 8 February 2013.