Lucy Torres-Gomez is a Filipina actress and politician who has served as the mayor of Ormoc City and representative of Leyte's 4th district in the Philippines Congress. She was born in 1974 in Ormoc and earned a business degree from UP Cebu. Her career began in television and she married actor Richard Gomez in 1998. Torres-Gomez has been elected to Congress twice, in 2010 and 2013, and re-elected in 2016. As a representative, she has authored over 100 bills and chairs committees on disaster resilience and women's issues. She expressed support for the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.

1. 18th Congress of the
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Cong. Lucy Torres-Gomez

2. Lucy Torres-Gomez
• Lucy Torres-Gomez (born Lucy Marie Martinez Torres;
December 11, 1974), is a Filipina actress and politician. She has
served as Mayor of Ormoc and as
the Representative for Leyte's 4th legislative district from June
2013 to June 2022, and previously from June 2010 to March 2013.
This district includes the city of Ormoc, and the municipalities
of Albuera, Isabel, Kananga, Matag-ob, Merida, and Palompon.[1]
• She is married to fellow actor turned politician Richard Gomez, who
currently serves as the mayor of Ormoc.

3. Early life and media career
• Torres-Gomez was born on December 11, 1974,
in Ormoc, Philippines to Manuel "Manoling" Torres Jr. and Julie
Martinez, the second of four children. She has an older sister and
two younger brothers.[4][5] For primary and secondary school, she
attended the Benedictine founded Saint Peter's College in
Ormoc.[6] Torres-Gomez later attended the University of the
Philippines Cebu (then a college of the University of the Philippines
Visayas), from which she earned a Bachelor of Science degree
in business management.[

4. • In 1993, Torres-Gomez shot a TV commercial for Lux Shampoo
at Lake Caliraya, Laguna, where she met her future husband,
Richard Gomez. Five years later in 1998, the two starred in
the ABS-CBN television sitcom Richard Loves Lucy, and married
that same year.[2][5][7] Torres-Gomez has also hosted the TV5 reality
dance competition show Shall We Dance? and the Q lifestyle
show The Sweet Life, and endorses Philippine brands bench/, and
Kashieca.

5. Political career
• Torres-Gomez was elected the Representative for Leyte's 4th legislative
district as substitute candidate for her husband Richard Gomez on May
10, 2010. Gomez was disqualified by the Commission on Elections
(COMELEC) due to his lack of one year residency in the district, a
requirement of eligibility for office.[9] On March 19, 2013, the Supreme
Court, ruled on a protest filed by fellow congressional candidate Eufrocino
Codilla Jr., ousting Torres-Gomez from office. The Courts said that she
"did not validly substitute" her husband.[10] Her ousting did not affect her
re-election bid, and she regained her seat in May of that same year,
beating incumbent Ormoc Mayor Eric Codilla.[11] In May 2016, Torres-
Gomez was again re-elected as representative, defeating Violeta Codilla.

6. • As congresswoman, Torres-Gomez has principally authored over
100 bills and co-authored 35. She is the chairperson of the House
Committee on Disaster Resilience, and the vice chairperson of
committees on Tourism, and Women and Gender Equality, and the
special committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts.

7. • At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in June 2020, Torres-
Gomez expressed her support for the controversial Anti-Terrorism
Act of 2020, stating that fear of the abuse of law is not a valid
reason to reject needed legislation.[13] The bill was signed into law
as Republic Act No. 11479 on July 3, 2020.[14] The law's
constitutionality is currently being challenged in the Supreme
Court by multiple groups.

8. • Torres-Gomez, together with husband Richard Gomez, was a
member of the then-ruling Liberal Party during her early political
career, but left in June 2016 to join the Partido Demokratiko
Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) shortly after Rodrigo
Duterte won the presidential election.

9. Personal life
• Torres-Gomez married actor and Ormoc Mayor Richard Gomez on
April 28, 1998 at the Saints Peter and Paul Parish Church in
Ormoc, Leyte.[17] They currently reside in Ormoc, and have one
daughter, Juliana Marie Beatriz (b. 2000).[2][18]
• Torres-Gomez is Roman Catholic.[6] She speaks Cebuano, English,
and Tagalog.
• In 2018, Torres-Gomez was named Most Stylish Woman
by Philippine Tatler.[

10. References
1. "House Members: Hon. Lucy Torres-Gomez". Republic of the
Philippines: House of Representatives.
2.^ Jump up to:a b c d "Lucy Torres-Gomez Biography". TV Guide.
3.^ Fariola-Ruedas, Jenette (May 10, 2016). "At last, Richard Gomez
wins an election". ABS-CBN News.

11. 1. Ganal, FM (December 12, 2020). "Richard Gomez calls Lucy
Torres his "Superwoman"". PEP.ph.
2.^ Jump up to:a b c Jose, MJ (January 11, 2019). "Asia's Most Stylish
Lucy Torres-Gomez On Leading A Charmed Life". Tatler Asia.
3.^ Jump up to:a b Dacumos-Lagorza, Kristel (September 20,
2012). "Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez: The Leading Lady". The
Philippine Star.

12. 1. Balante, Leo (February 7, 2018). "Lucy Torres Shares The Sweet
Story Behind 25-Year-Old Photo". Cosmopolitan.ph.
2.^ "LOOK: Lucy Torres-Gomez brings back ladylike dressing with
clothing line". ABS-CBN News. September 4, 2019.
3.^ Caliwara, Karen (April 29, 2010). "ELECTION WATCH: Lucy
Torres-Gomez becomes substitute candidate for husband Richard
Gomez". PEP.ph.

13. • Pedrasa, Ira (March 19, 2013). "SC ousts Lucy Torres as Leyte
rep". ABS-CBN News.
1. Ranada, Pia (May 14, 2013). "Winning and losing celeb
bets". Rappler.
2.^ "Lucy Torres-Gomez reelected Leyte representative". Rappler.
May 11, 2016.