Maria Jocelyn Bernos | |
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Vice Governor of Abra | |
Assumed office June 30, 2022[a] | |
Preceded by | Ronald Stimson Balao-as |
Succeeded by | Russell Bragas[b] |
Governor of Abra | |
In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Eustaquio P. Bersamin |
Succeeded by | Dominic Valera |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives of Lone District of Abra | |
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Cecilia Seares-Luna |
Succeeded by | Joseph Sto. Niño B. Bernos |
Personal details | |
Born | Abra, Philippines | January 9, 1977
Political party | NUP (2015-present) Asenso (2010-present) |
Other political affiliations | Liberal (2012-2015) PDSP (2009-2012) |
Spouse | Marc Ysrael Bernos (Deceased) |
Children | 3 |
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Maria Jocelyn "Joy" Valera Bernos is a Filipina politician currently serving as the vice governor of Abra.[1] She was previously the governor of the province from 2016 to 2022, a member of the House of Representatives representing Abra's at-large congressional district from 2010 to 2016, and a member of the Abra Provincial Board from 2007 to 2010.[2]
She stood for the 2016 gubernatorial election under the banner of the NUP,[3] however, since 2019, she has stood as a member of ASENSO.[2][4]
On August 12, 2024, she was ordered suspended by President Bongbong Marcos for 18 months following an investigation into her unilaterally ordering the lockdown of a hospital in Bangued during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when she was governor.[5]
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The Provincial Electoral Board of Canvassers on Tuesday proclaimed Joseph Sto. Niño "JB" Bernos, Maria Jocelyn "Joy" Bernos and Ronald Balao-as as the winning candidates for congressman, governor, and vice-governor, respectively, of this province. ... The early proclamation came in an en banc decision of the Comelec around 7:00 p.m. Tuesday after lawyer Estelita Cordero, counsel of the three officials under their ASENSO party ...
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