2. Corazon Nuñez Malanyaon
• Corazon "Cora" Torraba Nuñez Malanyaon (August 22, 1949 –
June 28, 2023) was a Filipina politician, lawyer, and accountant.
She served as the representative of Davao Oriental's 1st
district twice, from 2001 to 2007 and again from 2016 to 2022. She
also served twice as the governor of Davao Oriental: from 2007 to
2016 and from 2022 until her death in 2023. She started her
political career as a member of the Davao City Council from 1986
to 1987 and 1988 to 1992.
3. Early life
• Corazon Torraba Nuñez was born on August 22, 1949,[1] and raised
in Cateel, Davao province (now part of Davao Oriental) and
graduated valedictorian in elementary and high school. She moved
to Davao City to study commerce (major in accountancy, minor in
finance and management) at Ateneo de Davao University, where
she graduated cum laude. She later earned her Bachelor of
Laws at the same university, also graduating cum laude.
4. • Before entering politics, she worked as an accountant and lawyer
specializing in corporate law and taxation, and also taught at her
alma mater. She married businessman Luis Malanyaon Jr.[2] They
had a daughter, Michelle.
5. Political career
• Malanyaon became involved in politics during the final years of Ferdinand
Marcos' authoritarian presidency, when she joined the opposition
party PDP–Laban and the Davao City-based Yellow Friday movement
which supported Corazon Aquino in 1986 snap election.[2] After the 1986
People Power Revolution, Malanyaon was appointed by the revolutionary
government of President Aquino as an Officer in Charge (OIC) member of
Davao City's Sangguniang Panlungsod (city council) until November
1987. The city council was presided by OIC Vice Mayor Rodrigo
Duterte.[4] After the revolutionary government was dissolved, Malanyaon
became a duly elected councilor of the 3rd district in the 1988 local
elections, where she earned the most votes; she served in that position
until 1992.
6. • In 2001, Malanyaon returned to her hometown of Cateel and successfully ran for
the House of Representatives seat of the province's 1st district in the 2001
elections.[2][6] She served for two consecutive terms until 2007 and was a
member of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).[4][7] Although eligible to run
for another term in the House, she chose to run for provincial governor in
the 2007 elections, where she challenged the incumbent Maria Elena Palma Gil,
who was her relative and former political ally.[8] Running under KAMPI,
Malanyaon was elected.[8][9] In the 2010 elections, she ran under the Nacionalista
Party (NP) and won a landslide victory over PMP's Ruben Feliciano; Malanyaon
garnered 96.52% of the votes while Feliciano had 3.48%.[10][11] She was
unopposed in the 2013 elections and completed her three consecutive terms in
2016.
7. • In the 2016 elections, Malanyaon endorsed 1st district
representative Nelson Dayanghirang as her successor, while she
ran for Dayanghirang's position.[13] Malanyaon and Dayanghirang
won their respective bids, with Malanyaon returning to the House of
Representatives.[14] She was re-elected in 2019, running under
the Hugpong ng Pagbabago coalition while remaining a member of
the NP.[15]
• In the 2022 elections, she ran unopposed and was again elected
governor, switching offices once again with Dayanghirang.
8. Death
• Malanyaon died aged 73 at a hospital in Davao City on June 28,
2023, after experiencing difficulty breathing during an event
in Banaybanay.[18][19] Prior to her death, she was reported to have
had health problems[20][1] and suffered a series of strokes in
January 2022. She was buried at the Davao Memorial Gardens in
Davao City on July 7.
9. References
1. Zuasola, Ferdinand (June 28, 2023). "Davao Oriental Governor Corazon
Malanyaon dies". Rappler. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023.
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and Cora Malanyaon: The Governor as Babaylan" (PDF). Kababaihan at
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3.^ "About Governor Corazon Nuñez-Malanyaon". davaooriental.gov.ph.
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10. 1. Arguillas, Carolyn (May 24, 2019). "MINDANAO 2019–2022: In
Mindanao, only 25 women elected out of 118 govs, city mayors,
reps". MindaNews. Mindanao Institute of Journalism. Archived from the
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