Christina Frasco

Ma. Esperanza Christina Codilla Frasco[4] (born Ma. Esperanza Christina Garcia Codilla; December 25, 1981), also known as Christina Garcia Frasco, is a Filipino politician serving as Secretary of Tourism since June 30, 2022. She was the mayor of Liloan, Cebu from 2016 to 2022.[5]

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Garcia, the birth surname or paternal family name is Codilla, and the marital name is Frasco.
The Honourable
Christina Frasco
Official portrait, 2022
18th Secretary of Tourism
Assumed office
June 30, 2022
PresidentBongbong Marcos
Preceded byBernadette Romulo-Puyat
Mayor of Liloan, Cebu
In office
June 30, 2016 – July 2, 2022
Vice MayorVincent Franco Frasco (2016–2019)
Thelma Jordan (2019–2022)
Aljew Frasco (2022)
Preceded byVincent Franco Frasco
Succeeded byAljew Frasco
Personal details
Born
Ma. Esperanza Christina Garcia Codilla

(1981-12-25) December 25, 1981[1]
Political partyLakas–CMD (2021–present)[2]
One Cebu (2015–present)
Other political
affiliations		PDP–Laban (2017–2021)[3]
Spouse
Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco
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(m. 2009)​
Children4
Parent
Alma materAteneo de Manila University (BS, JD)
ProfessionLawyer

Frasco is a lawyer by profession, having previously practiced international arbitration and commercial litigation in the Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc and Delos Angeles law firm. She is the daughter of incumbent Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and granddaughter of former governor and representative Pablo P. Garcia.[1]

Education

She took her Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Management from the Ateneo de Manila University.[6] She then continued on to study Juris Doctor from the same university in 2006 and later on passed the bar examinations.[7]

Political career

Mayor of Liloan (2016–2022)

Frasco was elected Mayor of Liloan in 2016, succeeding her husband Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco. She was re-elected to her second term in 2019.

In 2021, Frasco was awarded the prestigious Presidential Lingkod Bayan Regional Award by the Civil Service Commission in its 2021 Search for Outstanding Government Workers for her exemplary performance as a Local Chief Executive through proactive initiatives towards innovation in governance and sustainable and inclusive programs fostering excellence in government service. The Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award is conferred upon an individual for exceptional or extraordinary contributions resulting from performance that had nationwide impact on public interest, security, and patrimony.

In a recent non-commissioned public satisfaction survey in August 2021, Frasco was the Top Performing Mayor in Central Visayas, ranking number 1 among the 116 Mayors in the entire Region VII, and number 1 among all 44 Municipal Mayors in the Province of Cebu.

Under Frasco’s administration, Liloan was awarded the Top Philippine Model Municipality in 2019 by The Manila Times. In the same year, Liloan was granted other national awards, namely, the Top Philippine Education Hub for its successful scholarship program that has supported over 10,000 scholars, Top Philippine Retirement Haven for programs promoting meaningful and joyful ageing among senior citizens, and Top Philippine Wealth Center for business friendliness and proactive programs on infrastructure and economic development.[8] The local government was also awarded an “Unqualified Opinion” from the Commission on Audit in 2017, 2019, 2020. In 2019 and 2020, the Department of Trade and Industry awarded Liloan as the Most Resilient Municipality in the Philippines.

In 2019, Frasco was elected as President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) – Cebu Chapter and as National Vice President of LMP.[9][10] In July 2021, Frasco was appointed as the spokesperson of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.[11]

Secretary of Tourism (2022–present)

Frasco ran for reelection in the 2022 Cebu local elections and was successful in winning her third term.[12] However, she was later selected as the next Secretary of Tourism by president-elect Bongbong Marcos; she later accepted the offer.[13] As mayor of Liloan, she was succeeded by her running mate and cousin-in-law, Aljew Frasco, who was initially elected as vice mayor that year.[14]

During Frasco's tenure as tourism secretary, the Love the Philippines tourism slogan was adopted beginning in 2023, replacing the decade-long It's More Fun in the Philippines! slogan.

Personal life

Frasco married Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco, the incumbent representative of the 5th district of Cebu, in August 2009.[15] They have four children together.[16]

References
  1. "Piniliay sa 2016: Liloan" (in Cebuano). SuperBalita Cebu. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2020. Natawo sa adlaw sa Pasko niadtong 1981...
  2. Letigio, Delta Dyrecka (November 27, 2021). "Garcia-Frasco joins LAKAS-CMD". CDN Digital. Inquirer Group. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  3. Bunachita, Jose Santino S.; Erram, Morexette Marie (November 17, 2017). "Cebu is now PDP-LABAN country". Cebu Daily News. Inquirer Group. Archived from the original on November 18, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. "Certified List of Candidates - Cebu" (PDF). comelec.gov.ph. Commission on Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  5. "Liloan - LGA". Local Government Academy. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  6. "A DOT-ing Mom & Lawyer: Tourism Secretary Christina G. Frasco". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  7. "CODILLA, MA. ESPERANZA CHRISTINA G.; Cebu City; May 3, 2007; Roll No. 54428. | Lawyers List". Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  8. "Liloan wins top awards". Municipality of Liloan. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  9. Lorraine Ecarma (July 13, 2019). "Frasco is new LMP-Cebu prexy". The Freeman. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  10. Rosalie Abatayo (November 10, 2019). "Christina Frasco wins LMP national VP for Visayas". CDN Digital. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  11. "Mayor Frasco is Inday Sara's spox". INQUIRER.net. July 18, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  12. "Frascos dominate in Cebu's fifth district; Gwendolyn Garcia remains governor of Cebu province". Manila Bulletin. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  13. Mercado, Neil Arwin (May 30, 2022). "Sara Duterte spox Christina Frasco to serve as tourism secretary". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  14. Erram, Morexette Marie (July 3, 2022). "Liloan officials sworn into new roles". CDN Digital. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  15. Ynclino, Flor (August 27, 2009). "The Grand Wedding of Duke and Christina". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  16. "Cong. Duke and Mayor Christina welcome new baby". SunStar. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
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