Amanda Cristina "Cristal" La'O Bagatsing (born February 3, 1983),[1] sometimes misspelled as Amanda Christina "Cristal" La'O Bagatsing, is a Filipino politician serving as the representative of Manila's 5th district from 2016 until 2022. She is the daughter of former congressman of the same district Amado Bagatsing.
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.jpg) Bagatsing's 18th Congress portrait | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Manila's 5th congressional district | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Amado Bagatsing |
| Succeeded by | Irwin Tieng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amanda Cristina La'O Bagatsing February 3, 1983 Sampaloc, Manila |
| Citizenship | Filipino |
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| Relatives | Ramon Bagatsing (grandfather) Ramon Bagatsing Jr. (uncle) |
| Residence | Manila |
| Occupation | Politician |
Congressional career
editBagatsing succeeded her father Amado Bagatsing in his congressional seat at Manila's 5th district in 2016, in a six-way race (with one of them is former congressman Joey Hizon).[2] Her candidacy was motivated by a signature campaign from constituents advocating for a successor to continue her father's initiatives, as she had assisted her father with youth-oriented programs and projects. She was also a member of the House Committee for Women and Gender Equality and is a co-author of the SOGIE Equality Bill.[3]
She ran for 2nd term in 2019 under KABAKA and PDP–Laban and won, defeated former mayoral candidate Ali Atienza.[4][5] She ran for 3rd term in 2022 under KABAKA and National Unity Party, but lost to councilor Irwin Tieng of Asenso Manileño by an estimate of 3,000 votes.[6][7]
Electoral performance
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Asenso Manileño | Irwin Tieng | 83,286 | 50.99 | |||
| NUP | Amanda Christina "Cristal" Bagatsing (incumbent) | 80,045 | 49.01 | |||
| Total votes | 163,331 | 100.00 | ||||
| Asenso Manileño gain from NUP | ||||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| KABAKA | Amanda Cristina "Cristal" Bagatsing (incumbent) | 65,836 | 50.41 | |
| Lakas | Arnold "Ali" Atienza | 64,748 | 49.59 | |
| Total votes | 130,584 | 100.00 | ||
| KABAKA hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| KABAKA | Amanda Christina Bagatsing | 48,380 | 37.40 | |
| PMP | Joey Hizon | 34,952 | 27.02 | |
| NPC | Mary Ann Susano | 27,083 | 20.93 | |
| Liberal | Josefina Siscar | 16,420 | 12.69 | |
| PDP–Laban | Jupakar Arabani | 1,882 | 1.45 | |
| WPP | Mario Cayabyab | 655 | 0.51 | |
| Total votes | 129,372 | 100% | ||
| KABAKA hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Amanda Christina Lao Bagatsing". Geni.com. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ Adel, Rosette (February 29, 2016). "List of local candidates: City of Manila". Philstar.com. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ Olivares, Isabella (June 24, 2018). "Cristal Bagatsing: New girl power". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ "Mga Bagatsing handa na!". Philstar.com (in Filipino). March 29, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ Reyes, Ana Maria; Farin, Bethina; Catalogo, Adrian; Obang, Kia (May 15, 2019). "Estradas, Binays, Eusebios fall, but more old names still dominate politics in Metro Manila". ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group.
- ^ "PROFILE: AMANDA CHRISTINA BAGATSING | Candidate for Member, House Of Representatives - 2022 elections". PHVOTE. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ Maderazo, Jake J. (May 24, 2022). "Dynasties must realize there's no forever in politics". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved September 28, 2024.