Guia Gomez
| Guia G. Gomez | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of San Juan City | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2010 |
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| Vice Mayor |
Francis Zamora (2010-2016) Janella E. Estrada (2016-present) |
| Preceded by | JV Ejercito |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 20, 1942 Bacolod, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Political party |
Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino United Nationalist Alliance |
| Domestic partner | Joseph Estrada |
| Children |
JV Ejercito (son) |
| Residence | San Juan, Metro Manila |
| Alma mater | Philippine Women's University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, Actress |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Guia Guanzon Gomez (born April 20, 1942) is a Filipino actress, businesswoman and politician. She is the current mayor of San Juan City, having won 75% of total votes during the 2010 elections. She is known for her relationship with former president Joseph Estrada, with whom she has a son, current Senator JV Ejercito.
Guia Gomez was born in Bacolod City to Silaynon Doctor Dominador Gomez and Paz Guanzon of Iloilo City. She was the valedictorian during her elementary years at the University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos (formerly Occidental Negros Institute) and completed her high school studies at the Philippine Women's College in Davao City. She graduated from the Philippine Women's University with a degree in Business Administration and a major in Accounting.
While still in college, Guia starred in several films, include Cuatro Cantos (1960), Rancho Grande (1960) and Isang Paa sa Hukay (1958). It was in the film Asiong Salonga, however, that she found romance, eventually falling for her leading man, former President Joseph Estrada. She halted a promising film career in order to finish her college degree and pursue a career in business.
She would later prove instrumental in helping Erap, as the former president is more popularly known, in his political career - as he later ran for mayor of San Juan City in 1967. Despite being declared the loser of the election, he appealed the matter all the way to the Supreme Court, which eventually declared him as the true Mayor of San Juan City. During his tenure as Mayor of San Juan, she served as his first lady. It was also during this period that their son, San Juan City Representative JV Ejercito was born.
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