Rachel del Mar

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Borromeo and the surname or paternal family name is del Mar.

Rachel del Mar
Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
from Cebu City's 1st district
Assumed office
June 30, 2022
Preceded byRaul del Mar
In office
June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013
Preceded byRaul del Mar
Succeeded byRaul del Mar
Personal details
Born
Rachel Marguerite Borromeo del Mar

(1966-11-03) November 3, 1966 (age 57)
University of San Jose-Recoletos

Rachel Marguerite "Cutie" Borromeo del Mar (born November 3, 1966) is a

representative for the 1st district of Cebu City
from 2010 to 2013.

Early life and education

A native of

University of San Jose-Recoletos. She is currently working towards a master's degree in public management at the Ateneo de Manila University.[1]

Early career

In 2007, then president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appointed del Mar to the board of directors of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. That same year, she was also named as one of the board members of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).[2] Her tenure with both institutions lasted until November 2009.

Del Mar started co-hosting the

theater group Repertory Philippines, has done both runway and commercial modeling, and has played bit parts in both local and foreign films shot in the Philippines.[4]

Her most recent position prior to taking her congressional seat was as chief of staff to her father, former Congressman and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Raul del Mar.[1] She held this post from July 2008 to November 2009 to which she then resigned to begin her electoral campaign.

Political career

As his father wrapped up his third and last term as congressman, the younger del Mar was selected to run in his place. In the 2010 elections, her closest rival was then Lahug barangay captain Mary Ann de los Santos.[5] She defeated de los Santos by close to 40,000 votes.[6]

Del Mar previously served as the vice chairperson of the Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy, as well of the Committee on Public Information. She was also a member of the committees on Appropriations, Games and Amusements, Legislative Franchises, and Tourism.[7]

During the 15th Congress, del Mar sponsored several bills such as House Bill 00023, "An Act Providing for a Magna Carta of the Poor", House Bill 00372, "An Act Requiring the Mandatory Pre-Audit of Government Disbursements and Uses of Funds", HB00559, "An Act to Include Entrepreneurial and Financial Literacy Education for Secondary School Students", among many others. She has also co-authored or co-sponsored to well over 200 bills.[7] She was also noted for her perfect record of attendance while Congress was in session.[8][9]

Committee assignments

Other leadership positions

  • Assistant Secretary, Cebu Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Electoral history

2010 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Cebu City
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Rachel Marguerite del Mar 98,501 58.49
Nacionalista Mary Ann de los Santos 58,492 34.73
PGRP Jacinto Del Mar 5,555 3.30
Independent
 Isabelo Osmeña Sr. 2,405 1.43
Independent
 Francisco Ashley Acedillo 2,052 1.22
Independent
 Florencio Villarin 1,082 0.64
Independent
 Juan Arenasa 179 0.11
Independent
 Miguel Selim 151 0.09
Total votes 168,417 100.00
Margin of victory 40,009 23.76

References

  1. ^ a b Bolonos, Elly (December 2, 2009). "Del Mar: I'm not impressed by Mary Ann's credentials". The Freeman. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Romulo, Mons (November 8, 2009). "If you had to dedicate a song to someone, what would it be?". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 14, 2020. CCP and MTRCB board member
  3. ^ "Jackie Aquino: Kris's cousin is still active in showbiz". pep.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal. October 22, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2020. And I have a talk show every Saturday, 8 pm, it's She Said, She Said with Ms Cutie del Mar, she's the daughter of Congressman Raul del Mar of Cebu
  4. The Philippine Daily Inquirer
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  5. ^ "De los Santos calls out Cutie again". The Freeman. April 17, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "Philippines 2010 Elections Results". comelec.gov.ph. Commission on Elections. Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Del Mar, Rachel Marguerite B." congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  8. ^ Lao, Garry (December 22, 2010). "Cutie posts perfect, Tomas has lowest Congress attendance". The Freeman. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  9. ^ Lebumfacil, Marigold (June 26, 2013). "Del Mar posts 100% attendance". The Freeman. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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