Isabela governor grace padaca story

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Isabela governor grace padaca story

Gracia Cielo "Grace" Magno Padaca (born October 25, 1963) has been the governor of the northern province of Isabela, Philippines since 2004. Among Filipino politicians, she is among the minority not from politically connected families.

Her success has largely been attributed to her support from the Catholic Church and her fame as a radio commentator on radio station Bombo Radyo in Cauayan.

During her childhood, she suffered from polio, which has forced her to walk with crutches for most of her life.

2001 congressional elections

Grace Padaca ran for Congress in 2001.

Her campaign struck a responsive chord among Isabela voters, and initial results showed her winning in most of the seven municipalities and one city of the congressional district. The final tally, though, had her losing to her opponent, Faustino "Bojie" Dy, by a margin of 1,285 votes (he got 50.7 percent of the vote to her 49.3 percent).

She protested the results of 151 ballot boxes.

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