Pia Cayetano
|
The Honorable Pia Cayetano |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
|
Assumed office August 15, 2016 |
|
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Taguig City's Lone District | |
|
Assumed office June 30, 2016 |
|
| Preceded by | Lino Cayetano |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
|
In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2016 |
|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 22, 1966 Michigan, United States |
| Citizenship | Filipino |
| Political party | Nacionalista |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Taguig, Metro Manila |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines (BA, BL) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Entrepreneur, Politician |
Pilar Juliana "Pia" Schramm Cayetano (born March 22, 1966), popularly known as Compañera Pia or Pia, is a Filipino lawyer and was the youngest woman elected Senator in the history of the Republic of the Philippines. She was first elected senator in 2004 and re-elected in 2010. A known advocate of women and children's rights, she is best known for pushing for the passage of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (RA 10354), the Expanded Breastfeeding Promoting Act (RA 10028), and the Expanded Senior Citizens Act (RA 9994), among others. Senator Pia is also a triathlete and an advocate of sports and the rights of athletes. She is the sister of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. Following the May 9, 2016 elections, Cayetano ran and won a seat as representative of the second district of Taguig City.
She is the only daughter of the late Senator Renato "Compañero" Cayetano and German-American former school teacher Sandra Schramm. She has three brothers: Alan Peter, who is currently serving as a re-elected senator; Carl is an ex-councilor of Muntinlupa City and the owner of the collectible figurine store "Maxicollector" while Lino Edgardo is a television and movie director, former Barangay Chairman of Barangay Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City, and former congressional representative of the second district of Taguig. Cayetano is a mother to two daughters, Maxine and Nadine, a son Gabriel and a foster parent to Rene Lucas.
Cayetano took up Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of the Philippines, and graduated cum laude in 1985. She then took up Bachelor of Laws at the University of the Philippines in Diliman. She graduated in 1991 with academic distinction, #7 in her class; she also became a member of the Honor Society, Order of the Purple Feather.
...
Wikipedia