Maria Clara Lobregat
| Maria Clara L. Lobregat | |
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| 18th Mayor of Zamboanga City | |
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In office June 30, 1998 – January 2, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Vitaliano Agan |
| Succeeded by | Erico Basilio Fabian |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Zamboanga City's Lone District | |
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In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Celso L. Lobregat |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Maria Clara Rafols Lorenzo April 26, 1921 Zamboanga, Philippine Islands |
| Died | January 2, 2004 (aged 82) Makati, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino |
| Spouse(s) | Celso "Tito" Lobregat, Sr. |
| Known for | first woman mayor of Zamboanga City |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
María Clara Rafols Lorenzo Lobregat (April 26, 1921 – January 2, 2004) the first woman mayor and also a representative to the Philippine Congress of Zamboanga City.
Lobregat or "Caling" was born April 26, 1921 in Zamboanga City, the second of five children of Don Pablo Lorenzo, who was a mayor of Zamboanga City from 1939 until 1940, a representative to the first Philippine Assembly, and a delegate to the Philippine Constitutional Convention, and Luisa Rafols of Cebu City. Lobregat grew up in the cities of Zamboanga, Cebu, and Manila. She spoke Zamboangueño Chavacano, Cebuano, English, Tagalog, and Spanish.
Lobregat was educated at the Pilar College in Zamboanga City, Maryknoll and St. Scholastica in Manila and is the recipient of an "honoris causa" -- Doctor of Humanities from the Ateneo de Davao University in 1979, Doctor in Business Administration from the Aquinas University in 1980, and Doctor in Educational Administration, Western Mindanao State University.
Lobregat was present in Malacañan Palace on October 12, 1936 when President Manuel L. Quezon created and established the chartered city of Zamboanga through the Philippine Commonwealth.
Before 1971, Lobregat, mother of six, was president of the Philippine Coconut Producers Federation (COCOFED).
Throughout her political career, Lobregat lost in only one election – in 1984 for the lone seat at the Batasang Pambansa. Allied with the Marcoses, she lost to Mayor Cesar Climaco who did not assume his post as assemblyman.
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