Aniela Tolentino | |
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![]() Tolentino in 2025 | |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cavite's 8th District | |
Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Abraham Tolentino |
Personal details | |
Born | Aniela Bianca Delgado Tolentino May 8, 1996 Quezon City, Philippines[1] |
Political party | NUP |
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Relatives | Athena Tolentino (sister) |
Alma mater | Queen's University at Kingston University College London Dublin City University |
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Aniela Bianca Delgado Tolentino (born May 8, 1996) is a Filipino politician and businesswoman who has served as the representative for Cavite's eighth district since 2022.
House of Representatives
[edit]Tolentino entered politics in 2021, when she substituted her mother, then-Tagaytay Mayor Agnes Tolentino, as the candidate for representative in Cavite's eighth district in 2022 after the latter withdrew to instead run for vice mayor of Tagaytay.[2] She eventually won the race, succeeding her term-limited father Abraham Tolentino, who was in turn elected mayor of Tagaytay.[3][4] She was re-elected in 2025.[3]
Tolentino has been a proponent of agricultural education, supporting initiatives to establish farming high schools across different regions of the Philippines.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Tolentino owns Papa Bolo, a brewery in Tagaytay.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Local/COC_Local_R4A/CAVITE/_OPES_CAVITE/HOR_D8_TOLENTINO_ANIELA_BIANCA_D.pdf
- ^ Abrina, Dennis (November 11, 2021). "Tolentino withdraws bid for Congress". The Manila Times. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ a b "Cavite 8th Dist. Rep. Tolentino files COC for reelection". INQUIRER.net.
- ^ "Candid moment between lawmakers during House session draws eyes". philstar com. September 22, 2022.
- ^ "Farming high schools in all regions pushed". News Inquirer.
- ^ "Papa Bolo in Tagaytay: A Must-visit Brewery for Great Craft Beer and Bar Chow". Philippine Primer.