REST IN PEACE. Governor Cora Malanyaon was serving a fresh term since her election as governor in 2022, a position she first held from 2007 to 2016.
DAVAO ORIENTAL, Philippines – Davao Oriental Governor Corazon “Cora” Malanyaon has passed away on Wednesday, June 28. She would have turned 74 this August.
Department of the Interior and Local Government provincial director Orly Cabaobao confirmed Malanyaon’s passing.A public accountant and lawyer, Malanyaon was serving a fresh term since her election as governor in 2022, a position she first held in 2007. She had also served as a congresswoman of the province.
Jowel Owano, a staff at the provincial governor’s office, said the capitol was deeply saddened by the passing of Malanyaon.Before she became governor, Malanyaon was elected as representative of Davao Oriental’s 1st District for six years, from 2001 to 2007.After she completed her first three terms as governor, she ran unopposed as representative of Davao Oriental’s 1st District and held that position again from 2016 to 2022.
She started her political career as a member of the Davao City Council from 1986 to 1987, and again from 1988 to 1992.Malanyaon was born on August 22, 1949 in Barangay Taytayan in the town of Cateel in Davao Oriental.
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