Sol Aragones is a Filipina politician who served as the Representative of Laguna's 3rd district from 2013 to 2022. She was born in 1977 in San Pablo, Laguna and earned a degree in Development Communication from the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Before entering politics, she worked as a news presenter and journalist for ABS-CBN for 14 years. In 2013, she ran for Congress as part of the United Nationalist Alliance and won, advocating for education, health services, and livelihood opportunities.

1. 18th Congress of the
Philippines
Cong. Sol Aragones

2. Sol Aragones
• Marisol Castillo Aragones-Sampelo (born November 6, 1977) is
a Filipina politician who served as
the Representative of Laguna's 3rd district from 2013 to 2022.
Before entering politics, she was a news presenter for ABS-
CBN from 1998 to 2012.[

3. Early life and education
• She was born on November 6, 1977, in San Pablo, Laguna, to a simple
family. Her father is a tricycle driver.
• She attended secondary school in Canossa College in San Pablo,
Laguna, where she was a student leader. Her political rival, Evita Arago,
also attended the same school.
• After High School, she went on to the College of Development
Communication at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, earning a
bachelor's degree in Development Communication, with a major in
Community Broadcasting, in 1998.

4. Career
• Journalism
• After her graduation, she joined ABS-CBN as news reporter, with her last day being September
17, 2012. She also worked as a radio anchor for DZMM until September 21, 2012.[2]
• She started as a writer in Hoy Gising!, eventually becoming a reporter therein. She was the
segment host for Salamat Dok, reflecting her passion for providing basic health services and
education to the public. She has also been a segment host (Bargain Lady) in Alas Singko Y
Medya, segment producer for Verum EST: Totoo Ba Ito? and True Crime, and co-host of the
documentary Kalye with Anthony Taberna and Atom Araullo. She was the anchor
for Nagbabagang Balita (breaking/hourly news) and DZMM's S.R.O. - Suhestyon, Reaksyon at
Opinyon. She was also the Senior Reporter for TV Patrol, Bandila and Umagang Kay Ganda.

5. • Her work was recognized through the following awards: best field
reporter of the UPLB Gandingan Award in 2006, Distinguished
Alumna Award in Media Practice by UP in 2009, Outstanding San
Pableños Award in May 2010 and best field reporter in the 2011
Communication Guild (Comguild) Awards.

6. Politics
• She joined the United Nationalist Alliance of former
president Joseph Estrada and Vice President Jejomar Binay.[4] In
2013, she ran for congress in her home province of Laguna. Her
allies include erstwhile provincial governor ER Ejercito and board
member Angelica Alarva. She won against her rival, Arago, by more
than 10,000 votes.
• In the 2022 elections, she ran for governor of Laguna but lost to
incumbent governor Ramil Hernandez.[

7. Advocacy
• Aragones' advocacies are the provision of education, health
services and livelihood opportunities for all.[3] Since the opening of
the 16th Congress, she has filed House Bills according to her
advocacies which include the Teen Pregnancy Prevention,
Responsibility and Opportunity Act,[8] the Pregnant Women's
Protection Act,[9] and the Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
Discrimination Prohibition Act.

8. References
1. "Broadcast Journalist Pays It Forward". Yahoo! News Philippines.
Manila Bulletin. November 17, 2012. Archived from the original on
April 28, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
2.^ Jump up to:a b "ABS-CBN's Sol Aragones running for
Congress". Rappler. September 18, 2012. Archived from the
original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
3.^ Jump up to:a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the
original (PDF) on August 16, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.

9. 1. "ABS-CBN's Sol Aragones takes oath with UNA". September 22,
2012.
2.^ "Tracking".
3.^ Molina, Carlo Jacob (October 5, 2021). "Lawmaker Sol Aragones
files candidacy for Laguna governor". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved May
14, 2022.

10. 1. Deña, Carla Bauto (May 11, 2022). "Reelectionist Laguna Gov.
Hernandez proclaimed". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on
May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
2.^ "Ex-reporter Sol Aragones files House bill vs teen pregnancy". The
Philippine STAR.
3.^ "More benefits pregnant mothers pushed". SUNSTAR. July 13, 2013.
Retrieved April 17, 2023.
4.^ "LGBT finds an ally in the House; bill to protect their rights against
discrimination filed". The Manila Times. July 16, 2013.