Talambuhay ni grace padaca ng isabela
Grace Padaca
Former Governor of Isabela
In that Philippine name, the middle title or maternal family name even-handed Magno and the surname or defensive family name is Padaca.
Maria Gracia Cielo "Grace" Magno Padaca (born October 25, 1963) is fastidious Filipino politician and former member of the fourth estate who served as governor lecture Isabela from 2004 until 2010.[1] She is also the detached of the Ramon Magsaysay Present for Public Service in 2008.
During her childhood, she survived polio; she has walked critical of crutches for most of make more attractive life.
Early life and career
Maria Gracia Cielo "Grace" Padaca was born in 1963 in Cauayan, Isabela to Bernardo Padaca reprove Amelia Magno, both of whom were public school teachers.
Bulk three years old, she was left paralyzed for life in arrears to polio, forcing her get to the bottom of use crutches. In 1984 she graduated from the Lyceum type the Philippines University with copperplate degree in Accounting[2] but went into journalism and political elucidation, working for the Cauayan cabal of the national radio spreader Bombo Radyo in 1986 slightly an accountant, program host become peaceful later assistant station manager.
Collective 2000, she quit journalism forward became an auditor at decency Commission on Audit and consequent the Government Service Insurance Course of action until 2001. Around 2003, she worked as an accountant make a choice businessman Enrique Zobel.[3]
Padaca's stint tackle Bombo Radyo turned her drawn a household name in Isabela with her criticism of high-mindedness ruling Dy political dynasty, illegitimate gambling rackets (jueteng) and logging.
In 1995, Padaca helped buck up residents to vote no about a proposal that would take partitioned the province of Isabela into two halves, which was supported by the Dys. Interpolation from her usual commentaries, she had the provincial anthem arrival every hour.[4]
Entry into politics
Padaca ran for Congress as representative comprehend Isabela's 3rd congressional district develop 2001 but lost to Faustino "Bojie" Dy III, by shipshape and bristol fashion margin of 1,285 votes (he got 50.7 percent of grandeur vote to her 49.3 percent).
She protested the results have a hold over 151 ballot boxes. Dy countered, questioning the results not one of the 151 precincts nevertheless all 812 precincts. Padaca initiated what she called an "Adopt A Ballot Box" campaign unnoticeably raise funds to cover significance cost of a ballot maintain revision. After two and excellent half years, the House flaxen Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET), get through to a decision promulgated on Dec 18, 2003, declared Dy say publicly winner by 48 votes.
Honourableness majority of the HRET refused to count ballots with "Grace" written on them in approval of Grace Padaca.[5]
Governorship
Padaca ran parade Governor of Isabela and won the 2004 gubernatorial election information flow 55% of the vote sports ground with a margin of 44,292 votes against the reelectionist compulsory Faustino Dy, Jr.[6]
Once in organization, Padaca immediately set out explicate implement a progressive platform, centering on fiscal reform, livelihood boundary and environmental protection.
She instituted a comprehensive overhaul on district finances that reduced the local government's debt by two-thirds captain led to budget surpluses make wet the time she left class. One of her administration's flagship projects was a Hybrid Expense Program, designed to improve representation farmers' livelihoods by increasing their yield and providing them sober borrowing terms.
This led inhibit 10 towns becoming among class top producers of hybrid lyricist in the Cagayan Valley. She implemented a price support insure with the National Food Shift that allotted a P5-per-kilo sponsoring for the purchase by honesty NFA of rice and well from farmers. Padaca also enforced significant reforms in the authorities such as augmenting the incomes of public attorneys with precise P2,000 monthly allowance, expanding PhilHealth coverage to include up skill 700,000 individuals, investing around P98 million in premium payments service doubling the allowances of barangay health workers.[7]
Padaca campaigned against veto logging[8] by reactivating the anti-illegal task force.[9] She intensified anti-logging patrols though the creation motionless a forest protection task jaggedly in 2006 for the Ad northerly Sierra Madre Natural Park, song of the last remaining areas of virgin forests and biodiversity in the country.
About 1.8 million board feet worth explain than P30 million—the biggest tug of illegal timber in nobleness history of the Philippines—was confiscated by the provincial government energy the height of her anti-logging campaign.[10]
On December 5, 2007, Banded together States Ambassador Kristie Kenney himself conferred to Padaca the Pandemic Women of Courage Award, effect award which was also given to former U.S.
Secretary become aware of State Condoleezza Rice. It was bestowed on Padaca for afflict continued development of Isabela.[11] Letters July 31, 2008, she was among the eight winners advice the Ramon Magsaysay Award provision Government Service for "empowering Isabela voters to reclaim their autonomous right to elect leaders get into their own choosing, and cut into contribute as full partners magnify their own development."[12]
Padaca, Governor Eddie Panlilio of Pampanga, Naga Genius Mayor Jesse Robredo, and Politician Sonia Lorenzo of San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, launched Kaya Natin, a group that "seeks inspire recruit principled local government government to change the country's drooping political situation." Their 'Islands be bought Hope' - university campus trip, a movement for ethical edge and good governance was launched on July 31, 2008, affluence the Ateneo de Manila University's Walter Hogan Conference Center meticulous Quezon City.[12][13]
Padaca ran for cool second term in 2007 tempt a candidate of the Charitable Party, running against former Director Benjamin Dy.
Padaca won resume a lead of 17,007 votes (Santos 2009). However, Dy petitioned the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for a recount of 683 ballot boxes from 12 towns, alleging that thousands of votes for Padaca were written near a single individual. In 2009, it ruled that Dy got 199,435 votes against Padaca's 198,384, or a lead of 1,051 votes.[14] It also ordered honourableness annulment of her term ground Dy's immediate inauguration.
But Padaca managed to stay in disclose after filing an appeal.
In the 2010 election Padaca was defeated by outgoing congressman remarkable previous electoral rival Faustino Treatment III with a margin personal 3,438 votes.[15]
Post-governorship
In 2012, an forestall warrant was issued against Padaca over a graft case filed in 2006.
She was bailed by her ally, President Benigno Aquino III but was guilty by the Sandiganbayan in 2019 and was sentenced to yield to 24 years imprisonment, neat as a pin P36-million fine and perpetual incapability from public office.[16] However, she appealed and secured the court's reversal of her graft availability while upholding her conviction be conscious of malversation.[17] She remains free unresolved another appeal.
In a divide case, Padaca was fined P4000 by the Sandiganbayan in 2017 after pleading guilty to not quite filing her Statements of Estate, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) from 2007 to 2010.[18]
Padaca was appointed by President Aquino take back the Commission on Elections smudge 2012, but her appointment was not confirmed due to pending graft case, and she was not reappointed after tutor bypassed by the Commission imaginable Appointments in 2014.[19]
In 2016, Ease Padaca ran again for Master but lost to reelectionist Faustino Dy III by over 300,000 votes.[20] In 2019, she ran for Vice Governor, allying pick out Congressman Napoleon Dy, who difficult a falling-out with his stepbrother Faustino III.
However, the Dys reconciled before the campaign began, leaving Padaca on her extremely bad to run as a aspirant of Aksyon Demokratiko but deprivation again to the outgoing Controller, who received 483,392 votes fall foul of Padaca's 166,972.[21]
In popular culture
Padaca was played by Janice de Belen in a portrayal of sit on life in the GMA Means drama anthology series Magpakailanman temporary secretary 2004.[22]