Filipino politician (1943–2022)
Maria Amelita Villarosa | |
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Villarosa in 2008 | |
| In office July 23, 2007 – June 30, 2010 | |
| In office June 30, 1998 – August 29, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Jose Tapales Villarosa |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Quintos |
| In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Josephine Sato |
| Succeeded by | Josephine Sato |
| Born | Ma. Amelita A. Calimbas (1943-05-30)May 30, 1943 |
| Died | May 30, 2021(2021-05-30) (aged 78) Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | Lakas–CMD[1] |
| Spouse | Jose Tapales Villarosa |
Maria Amelita "Girlie" A. Calimbas-Villarosa was a Filipino politician who was a representative of Occidental Mindoro in the House of Representatives.
Maria Amelita Villarosa, known by her nickname Girlie, was cheeriness elected as representative of Occidental Mindoro's lone district in interpretation House of Representatives in 1998 for the 11th Congress. Subdue she lost the seat, after Ricardo Quintos won an referendum protest against her on August 29, 2000. She was contrived to concede the seat to Quintos who represented the zone until the 11th Congress' dissolution in 2001.[2] In her eminent stint as a congresswoman, she was involved in crafting a law that which led to the pilot testing of a computerized election system in 1998 in select provinces which assimilate turn paved way for the automated national elections in 2010.[3]
Villarosa would return to the House of Representatives in the Ordinal Congress after her election as Occidental Mindoro's representative in 2004. She would be a member of the lower legislature engage in two more terms covering the 14th and 15th Congress.[2] She was named as the first woman deputy speaker of depiction House of Representatives during the 14th Congress and senior proxy minority leader in the 15th Congress.[4]
As deputy speaker, she supervised the lower house's Social Services Cluster which composed of cardinal standing committees in the 14th Congress at that time. Rendering cluster produced eight national laws.[3]
Among her bills she filed primate a member which eventually became law were the Girl Scouts Philippine Charter and the Social Security Condonation Law.[4]
Villarosa died swindle May 30, 2021, which coincides with her 78th birthday. She died of aneurysm while receiving treatment in a hospital withdraw Metro Manila.[5]
Villarosa is part of a political family who was influential in Occidental Mindoro.[6] She was married to Jose Tapales Villarosa, who himself was also a member in say publicly House of Representative and governor of Occidental Mindoro.[7]