Milagrosa Tan
The Honorable Milagrosa "Mila" Tan | |
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| 21st Governor of Samar | |
| In office June 30, 2019 – November 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sharee Ann Tan |
| Succeeded by | Reynolds Michael Tan |
| In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Jose Roño |
| Succeeded by | Sharee Ann Tan |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Samar's 2nd District | |
| In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sharee Ann Tan |
| Succeeded by | Sharee Ann Tan |
| Member of the Samar Provincial Board from the 2nd District | |
| In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Milagrosa Tee February 25, 1958 |
| Spouse | Ricardo Tan[1] |
| Children | Angelie Tan Sharee Ann Tan Stephen James Tan Reynolds Michael Tan |
Milagrosa Tee Tan (24 February 1958 – 30 November 2019) was a Filipina politician from the province of Samar in the Philippines. She was from the town of Palompon in the province of Leyte and married a Catbaloganon. She was the first female governor of the province who served from 2001 to 2010 and was re-elected in 2019 following the end of term of her daughter, Sharee Ann Tan. She also served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines.[2][3][4]
Suspension as governor
On 23 November 2018, the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court directed the offices of House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año to implement a 90-day preventive suspension of Samar Representative Milagrosa Tan. Tan was under trial for graft and malversation of public funds with the anomalous purchase of ₱16.1 million in emergency supplies without public bidding when she was the governor of Samar in 2001.[5] The anomalous transactions involved the purchase of ₱3.9 million worth of medicines, ₱1.6 million worth of electric fans, and ₱10.6 million worth of assorted goods and rice.[6] Tan was convicted on 1 March 2019 and was thus disqualified from holding public office.[7]
Personal life and death
Mila Tan was married to Ricardo Tan, and had four children together: Sharee Ann, Angelie, Stephen James, and Reynolds Michael.
She died at a hospital in Taguig after going into cardiac arrest on 30 November 2019.[8][9][10]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| NPC | Milagrosa Tan | 137,248 | 69.16% | |
| Liberal | Myrna Ojeda-Tan | 61,189 | 30.84% | |
| Valid ballots | 198,437 | 83.84% | ||
| Margin of victory | 76,059 | 38.33% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 38,262 | 16.16% | ||
| Total votes | 236,699 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Milagrosa Tan | 68,137 | 43.77 | |
| Liberal | Eunice Babalcon | 56,312 | 36.18 | |
| UNA | Reynato Latorre | 10,242 | 6.58 | |
| Margin of victory | 11,825 | 7.60% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 20,973 | 13.47 | ||
| Total votes | 155,664 | 100.00 | ||
References
- ^ Balea, Judith (21 April 2013). "The Tans of Samar: Expanding a dynasty". Rappler. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "4 members of Tan family vie for key Samar posts". Philippine News Agency. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Sandigan affirms Samar governor's 115-year sentence". Philstar. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Samar congresswoman Milagrosa Tan convicted of graft". Rappler. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Sandiganbayan orders suspension of Samar solon Milagrosa Tan". GMA News Online. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Paano ang 2019? Milagrosa Tan gets 115 years maximum for graft for skipping bidding of P16M goods". Abogado. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ Roxas, Joseph Tristan (1 March 2019). "Samar solon Mila Tan found guilty of graft over P16.1-M questioned purchases". GMA News Online. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- Sun.Star. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Samar Gov. Milagrosa Tan passes away". GMA News Online. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Rappler.com. "Samar Governor Milagrosa Tan dies at 61". Rappler. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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