Aniela Tolentino | |
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![]() Tolentino in 2022 | |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cavite's 8th District | |
Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Abraham Tolentino |
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Born | Aniela Bianca Delgado Tolentino May 8,1996 Quezon City,Philippines [1] |
Political party | NUP |
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Relatives | Athena Tolentino (sister) |
Alma mater | Queen's University at Kingston University College London Dublin City University |
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Aniela Bianca Delgado Tolentino (born May 8, 1996) is a Filipino politician and businesswoman who has served as the representative for Cavite's eighth district since 2022.
Tolentino entered politics in 2021, when she substituted her mother, then-Tagaytay Mayor Agnes Tolentino, as the candidate for representative in Cavite's eighth district in 2022 after the latter withdrew to instead run for vice mayor of Tagaytay. [2] She eventually won the race, succeeding her term-limited father Abraham Tolentino, who was in turn elected mayor of Tagaytay. [3] [4] She was re-elected in 2025. [3]
Tolentino has been a proponent of agricultural education, supporting initiatives to establish farming high schools across different regions of the Philippines. [5]