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Revision as of 10:40, 1 August 2022
Stella Quimbo | |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Marikina's 2nd district | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Miro Quimbo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stella Luz Fagela Alabastro November 23, 1969 Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Philippines |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Brown University |
| Occupation | Professor, Economist, Politician |
Stella Luz Alabastro Quimbo (née Alabastro; born November 23, 1969) is a Filipino economist, academic, and politician. She has served as the representative for Marikina's 2nd congressional district since 2019.
Early life
Quimbo was born on November 23, 1963 to former Science and Technology secretary of the Philippines under the Arroyo administration, Dr. Estrella Alabastro.[1]
Academia
Quimbo graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics summa cum laude (1991), Master of Arts in Economics (1993), and Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (2000) from the University of the Philippines Diliman. She was a professor and a former department chairperson of the University of the Philippines School of Economics. From 2011 to 2013, Quimbo was appointed to the rank of full professor into the Prince Clause Professorial Chair at the Erasmus University Rotterdam in Netherlands. She was the first Southeast Asian to hold the position.[2] Her research portfolio focuses on the field of health economics, industrial organization, microeconomics, education, poverty, and public policy.[3]
Political career
Quimbo is a founding appointed commissioner of the Philippine Competition Commission, who served the agency from 2016 until 2019.[4] She was elected to the House of Representatives, representing the second district of Marikina. She succeeded her husband Miro Quimbo who was then Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.[5]
Quimbo was a member of a technical working group tasked to study the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN, the largest broadcaster in the Philippines. She was the lone dissenter against the decision of the other two members Pablo John Garcia (Cebu, District 3) and Xavier Jesus Romualdo (Camiguin) to disapprove the application of ABS-CBN for another franchise.[6]
Quimbo is currently facing a disqualification case pending before the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET).[7]
Quimbo is part of the Committee on Appropriations in the 19th Congress.[8]
Personal life
She is wife to lawyer and former politician Miro Quimbo with whom she has had four children.
References
- ^ Lina, Joey (December 2020). "The need to spend and to spend in a timely manner". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ UP School of Economics. "Professor Quimbo appointed to prestigious Dutch chair". University of the Philippines. University of the Philippines. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Philippine Competition Commission. "Commissioner Stella Luz A. Quimbo". Philippine Competition Commission. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Cepeda, Mara (12 July 2019). "Losing bet wants Marikina congresswoman Stella Quimbo disqualified". Rappler. Rappler. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ ABS-CBN News (14 May 2019). "#HalalanResults, Marikina's Stella Quimbo on her way to replacing husband at House". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ SunStar Manila (10 July 2020). "House panel rejects ABS-CBN franchise application". SunStar. SunStar. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Marikina congresswoman faces quo warranto petition". 12 July 2019.
- ^ "LIST: House committee chairpersons of the 19th Congress". RAPPLER. 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- Living people
- 1969 births
- Filipino economists
- University of the Philippines faculty
- Women members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
- Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Marikina
- Women economists
- Erasmus University Rotterdam faculty
- University of the Philippines Diliman alumni
- Politicians from Manila
- Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians
- Brown University alumni