Luzviminda Ilagan

Luzviminda "Luz" Calolot-Ilagan is a Filipino development worker and former congresswoman. She represented the GABRIELA Women's Partylist in the 14th Congress of the Philippines from 2007 to 2016.

Luzviminda Ilagan
Ilagan in January 2018
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for GABRIELA Partylist
In office
June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016
Serving with Emerenciana A. De Jesus
Personal details
NationalityFilipino
Political partyGABRIELA
Partido Galing at Puso (2016)
Spouse(s)Atty. Laurente Ilagan (deceased)
ProfessionDevelopment worker

On September 2017, she was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as Undersecretary for Legislative Liaison Affairs and Special Presidential Directives in the Mindanao Region of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.[1]

Early life and career

Luzviminda Ilagan is the wife of Atty. Laurente "Larry" Ilagan.[2] She was appointed city councilor during the Cory Aquino administration, and elected in the 1998 elections.[3]

She was the recipient of the Datu Bago Awards in 2007.[4][5]

Batasang Pambansa bombing

Congresswoman Ilagan was injured in the 2007 bombing of the Philippine House of Representatives Building, along with Negros Oriental Congressman Pryde Henry Teves, whose eardrums and legs were damaged severely. Congressman Wahab Akbar of Basilan was killed.

See also

References
  1. "Ex-Gabriela representative Luz Ilagan is new DSWD undersecretary". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  2. "ILAGAN, Laurente "Larry" Calanog". bantayog.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  3. "Listing of Davao City Officials". Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
  4. "PIA daily news in English, Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Waray, Pangalatok from around the Philippines". archives.pia.gov.ph. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  5. "Luz Ilagan Is 2007 Datu Bago Awardee". Davao Today. 8 March 2007.
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