Josefina Tallado

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Josefina Tallado
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Tallado in 2019
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines for Camarines Norte's 1st congressional district
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 30, 2019
Personal details
Born
Josefina Baning

(1969-05-07) May 7, 1969 (age 56)
Labo, Camarines Norte, Philippines
Political party Lakas CMD (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations		 PDP-Laban (2022-2023)
Spouse Edgar Tallado

Josefina Baning Tallado is a Filipino politician who is a member of the House of Representatives. [1] In October 2014, she was declared missing along with her aide. She resurfaced shortly after, stating that she fled in fear of her husband. She lost in the 2016 elections, but won in the 2019, 2022, and the 2025 elections.

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2016 elections

She ran for Camarines Norte's 1st congressional district in the 2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections under the Nationalist People's Coalition. She lost to Jojo Unico of the Liberal Party, gaining 53,620 votes. [2]

Political career

She ran again for Camarines Norte's 1st district in the 2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections under Partido Demokratiko Pilipino. She won with 65,013 votes, beating the incumbent representative by a slight margin. She also beat an independent candidate. [3]

She ran again for the 1st district in the 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections under Partido Demokratiko Pilipino. She won with 79,882 votes, 51.69 percent of the votes, slightly beating Dr. Cathy Reyes of the National Unity Party by a two percent margin. [4] During her tenure in the 19th Congress of the Philippines, she supported the welfare of children and senior citizens. [5]

She ran for the first district in the 2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections under Lakas–CMD. She won with 79,781 votes, 20.12 percent of the votes, beating her opponent Cathy Reyes by a small one percent margin. [6]

Personal life

She is the wife of Camarines Norte governor Edgar Tallado. [7] In October 2014, Tallado was declared missing along with her aide. The military created "Task Force Josie" to help find her. [8] Her lawyer said that she had Battered woman syndrome after fleeing her home in fear. [9] On October 22, she surfaced, stating that she left her home in fear of her husband. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Standard, Manila (2024-04-16). "Rep. Josefina Tallado: Ushering change from a grassroots level". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  2. ↑ "CAMARINES NORTE | Provincial Results | Eleksyon2016 | Results -". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  3. ↑ "Camarines Norte | Provincial Results | Eleksyon 2019". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  4. ↑ "2022 ELECTION RESULTS: Camarines Norte". PHVOTE. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  5. ↑ Duran, Peter Paul (2023-03-21). "Women leaders of Regions 4-A and Bicol: Making waves in Philippine politics". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  6. ↑ "RESULTS: Camarines Norte election 2025". ph.rappler.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  7. ↑ Florida, Stephanie (2019-05-15). "Tallado wife takes congressional seat in Camarines Norte". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  8. ↑ Romero, Alexis. "Military to help look for Camarines gov's wife". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  9. ↑ "Lawyer: CamNorte guv's wife has battered woman syndrome". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  10. ↑ Viray, Patricia Lourdes. "CamNorte guv's missing wife surfaces". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

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