2. Emmarie Ouano-Dizon
• Emmarie Mabanag Ouano-Dizon (born April 1, 1970) is the
incumbent congressional district representative from Cebu who
represents Mandaue's Lone District in the 19th Congress of the
Philippines.
• Lolypop, as she is fondly called in her
hometown Mandaue, Cebu is one of the grand daughters of
Mandaue City former mayor Alfredo Ouano and the only daughter
of Mandaue City Mayor and former Cebu Provincial Board
member Thadeo "Teddy" Ouano.
3. Business career
• Before joining politics,[2][3][4][5] Lolypop Ouano-Dizon is known as
one of the successful serial entrepreneurs in Mandaue. As of 2014,
she owns five Jollibee franchises in Cebu and six Red Ribbon
Bakeshop franchises.
4. Political career
• Mandaue City Councilor[edit]
• City Councilor, First Term (2010 - 2013)[edit]
• Born and raised in Barangay Opao, Mandaue Lolypop first run for
public office as Mandaue Council Councilor during the 2010 Local
Election. She won the sixth seat of the City Councilor of Mandaue.
• She advocated for youth development and the advancement of the
needs of the senior citizens.[7] She joined Liberal Party together
with his father, then Cebu Provincial board member Thadeo Ouano.
5. City Councilor, Second Term (2013-
2016)
• During the 2013 Philippine General Election, Councilor Ouano-
Dizon was elected as the first councilor of the City of
Mandaue.[10][11] In 2014, she made a resolution to assist businesses
by extending the deadline of the submission of requirements of the
businesses in the city.[12] During the death of former Mayor Pedong
Ouano, Lolypop served as the Ouano Family's de facto leader.
6. Bid for Mandaue City Mayoralty Post
(2016)
• In the beginning of 2015, former Mayor Thadeo "Teddy" Ouano has
already signified his intent not to run for public office. However, the
older Ouano has expressed his desire for the oldest child Lolypop
to run for the city's top post.
7. • In October 2015, together with her team Lolypop Sa Masa [10]
backed by One Cebu Party of Winston Garcia, Lolypop Ouano-
Dizon filed his certificate of candidacy for the Mayoralty seat of
Mandaue City on the Cebu local elections, 2016. Three-term
councilor Bethoven Andaya is her Vice Mayor running
mate.[15] Lolypop's group claim that they are the underdog in the
upcoming election. Despite limited resources, the group enjoys
wide margin of following according to an independent survey.
8. One Cebu and Anak Sa Mandaue
Caravan and Proclamation Rally
• Lolypop Ouano-Dizon kicked off his campaign trail with a Caravan on
April 2. The said caravan was participated by around 700 volunteer motor
vehicles and another 200 four wheeled vehicles which composed the 5.2-
kilometer-long (3.2 mi) caravan along the city's key streets.[17] During
the Lolypop Sa Masa proclamation rally at Opao Gym, Lolypop promises
new reclamation and more infrastructure for the city of Cebu. Her success
in business made her the "wealthiest" politician to run for Mayor. Lolypop
lost to Luigi Quisumbing. His winning of the election is attributed to the
alliance made with Cortes.
9. Mandaue Congressional District
• Lolypop expressed her interest in pushing for more voice in the
House of Representatives for the citizens of Mandaue by making
the industrial city a lone-congressional district.
10. Congresswoman (2019 - present)
• Lolypop Ouano-Dizon bid as congressional candidate for Cebu's
6th Congressional District under PDP-Laban / One Cebu Coalition,
during the 2019 Philippine Election. Under her leadership, Anak Sa
Mandaue—the organization she formed in 2016, allied with Jonas
Cortes to form the Cortes-Ouano Alliance which led to the
coalitions 100% victory against Luigi Quisumbing and his newly
formed Hugpong Mandaue.[20][21][22][23]
• She was elected and proclaimed as the elected representative of
the 6th district with a super-majority of 79% of the total votes count.
11. • During the oathtaking of Congresswoman Emmarie M. Ouano-
Dizon paid tribute to her late grandfather, former Mandaue City
Mayor Alfredo "Pedong" Ouano, and father Thadeo "Teddy"
Ouano.[28][29] more than 500 public figures witnessed the
oathtaking, which was headed by Presidential Legislative Liaison
Office Secretary Adelino Sitoy, One Cebu Leaders led
by Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia, and incoming Mandaue
City Mayor Jonas Cortes, Cordova Mayor Teche Sitoy-Cho
and Consolacion Mayor Joannes Alegado.
12. Personal life
• Lolypop Ouano-Dizon is married to PDP-Laban Cebu Provincial
President Nixon "Jojo" Dizon,[30][31][32] and the mother of young
professionals Joshua and Maica. Ouano-Dizon prefers to use
a hyphenated surname consisting of both her maiden surname "Ouano"
and her husband's surname "Dizon". She has expressed disappointment
in her early political career when she is referred to as "Councilor Dizon"
or "Mrs. Dizon" in all functions, communications, documents and records
of the city.[33] She wants to honor her father and other Ouano
descendants by using a hyphenated name.
