Lorna Silverio

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = The Honorable

| name = Lorna C. Silverio

| image = Lorna Silverio (18th Congress).jpg

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| office = Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Bulacan's 3rd district

| term_start = June 30, 2016

| term_end =

| predecessor = Jonjon Mendoza

| successor =

| term_start2 = June 30, 2001

| term_end2 = June 30, 2010

| predecessor2 = Ricardo Silverio

| successor2 = Jonjon Mendoza

| constituency2 = Bulacan's 3rd district

| office3 = Mayor of San Rafael, Bulacan

| term_start3 = June 30, 2010

| term_end3 = June 30, 2013

| predecessor3 = Ricardo Silverio

| successor3 = Cipriano Violago Jr.

| birth_name = Lorna F. Cillian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|2|1}}

| birth_place = Bais, Negros Oriental, Philippines

| nationality = Filipino

| party = NUP (2011–present)

| otherparty = Lakas–CMD (2001–2011)

| spouse = {{marriage|Ricardo Silverio|1998|2016|reason=died}}

| residence = San Rafael, Bulacan, Philippines

| alma_mater = University of the East

| occupation = Businesswoman, politician

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Lorna Cillian-Silverio (born Lorna Fortich Cillian on February 1, 1948) is a Filipina politician currently serving in the House of Representatives of the Philippines as the representative of Bulacan's 3rd congressional district since 2016, and previously from 2001 to 2010.{{Cite web |url=http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?congress=14&id=silverio |title=Member Information: Lorna C. Silverio |accessdate=June 1, 2020 |publisher=House of Representatives of the Philippines}} She was also the mayor of San Rafael, Bulacan from 2010 to 2013. She is the widow of businessman and politician Ricardo Silverio.{{Cite web |last1=Silverio |first1=Frederick |date=December 14, 2016 |title=Sports benefactor Silverio passes away |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2016/12/14/sports/sports-benefactor-silverio-passes-away/301745/ |accessdate=June 1, 2020 |website=The Manila Times}}

Early life and education

Silverio was born on February 1, 1948, in Bais, Negros Oriental to Virgilio Cillan Sr. and Remedios Fortich. She attended Luisiana Elementary School in Luisiana, Laguna and Manuel A. Roxas High School in Paco, Manila. In 1968, she graduated from the University of the East with a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a major in marketing.

Career

Her early professional life involved employment at the now-defunct Air Manila, owned by her future husband Ricardo Silverio, where she worked as a Reservation and Ticketing Agent beginning in 1968. Following this, she held various roles, including a stint as a secretary at the Makati Stock Exchange and later as the executive secretary to Ricardo Silverio when he was president of Delta Motors Corporation from 1969 until its closure in 1984.{{Cite web|url=http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/cv/silveriocv.pdf |title=Lorna C. Silverio |accessdate=June 1, 2020 |work=Curriculum Vitae |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051224151143/http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/cv/silveriocv.pdf |archivedate=December 24, 2005}}{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Myles A. |date=2018-01-09 |title=Tales of the Late, Last Toyota King of the Philippines |url=https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/tales-of-the-late-last-toyota-king-of-the-philippines |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Positively Filipino {{!}} Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora |language=en-US}}

Starting in the 1980s, she held key positions as chairman and president of Prime Sites Advertising and Silvercraft International Corp., an export company. Additionally, she served as the vice president of Pilipinas Development Corp., a real estate company, and held directorial roles in Hong Kong-based Huxford Company Limited and Dias Automation. Moreover, she served as a director of Silcor (USA), Inc.

= Political career =

Silverio's entry into politics occurred when her husband, Ricardo, served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1992 to 2001, during which time she served as his legislative chief of staff.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=62grAAAAMAAJ&dq=lorna+silverio&pg=PA121 |title=Congressional Highlights |date=1993 |publisher=Congressional Research and Training Service |language=en}} Unable to seek re-election after three terms, Lorna was drafted to succeed him as representative, while he pursued the position of mayor in San Rafael, Bulacan. Lorna ultimately won in the 2001 elections and was re-elected in 2004 and 2007.

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In 2010, having completed three full terms and facing term limits, the couple exchanged roles, with Ricardo running for Congress and Lorna for mayor. While Lorna secured victory in the mayoral election receiving 54.25% of the votes, Ricardo faced defeat against then-Governor Jonjon Mendoza. Lorna then ran for re-election in 2013 but lost receiving only 35.29% of the votes against her opponent, vice mayor Goto Viologo who received 64.71%.

In 2016, Silverio ran for Congress once more, facing off against Mendoza. She emerged victorious in the election, securing 52% of the votes compared to Mendoza's 48%. In the subsequent 2019 elections, Silverio and Mendoza contested once again, yielding a similar outcome: Silverio won with 51.57% of the vote against Mendoza's 39.30%. In the 2022 elections, Silverio ran for her third and final term, securing a decisive victory with 69.07% of the votes.

In the current 19th Congress of the Philippines, Silverio is a member of the following committees:{{Cite web |title=House of Representatives House Members |url=https://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?id=silverio-l |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=www.congress.gov.ph |language=en-US}}

Philippine House Committee on Accounts (Vice Chairperson)
Philippine House Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy (Vice Chairperson)
Philippine House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member for the Majority)
Philippine House Committee on Games and Amusements (Member for the Majority)
Philippine House Committee on Higher and Technical Education (Member for the Majority)
Philippine House Special Committee on Nuclear Energy (Member for the Majority)
Philippine House Committee on Women and Gender Equality (Member for the Majority)

Personal life

Silverio was first married to Carlo Enrico Javier, a pilot at Air Manila. They annulled their marriage, which attained finality only on December 22, 2006, and she married Ricardo Silverio on March 27, 1998.{{Cite web |title=Silverio family feud: Bulacan solon remains administrator of hubby's estate as stepson loses appeal {{!}} Abogado |url=https://abogado.com.ph/silverio-family-feud-bulacan-solon-remains-administrator-of-hubbys-estate-as-stepson-loses-appeal/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |language=en-US}} She has four children - Kathrina, Carlo, and Raphael with Javier, and Victor Anthony with Silverio. Additionally, she has multiple step-children from Ricardo Silverio's previous partners.