Ruth Hernandez
{{Short description|Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Laguna's 2nd District (born 1974)}}
{{Philippine name|Bayani|Mariano|Hernandez|ph=married}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ruth Hernandez
| image = Rep. Ruth Mariano-Hernandez (19th Congress).jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2022
| office = Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Laguna's 2nd District
| predecessor = Jun Chipeco
| office2 = First Lady of Laguna
| office4 = Member of the Calamba City Council
| birth_name = Ruth Bayani Mariano
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|5|16}}
| birth_place = Quezon City, Philippineshttps://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Local/COC_Local_R4A/LAGUNA/_OPES_LAGUNA/GOV_HERNANDEZ_RUTH_M..pdf
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = {{marriage|Ramil Hernandez|2001}}
| children = 2
| alma_mater = University of the Philippines Los Baños
| nationality = Filipina
| party = Lakas–CMD (1995-2007; 2023–present)
| otherparty = Independent (2018–2021)
Nacionalista (2009–2018)
PDP–Laban (2007–2009; 2021–2023)
| honorific_prefix = The Honorable
| office3 = Member of the Laguna Provincial Board from the 2nd district
| termstart = June 30, 2019
| termstart3 = June 30, 2016
| termend3 = June 30, 2019
| governor2 = Ramil Hernandez
| predecessor2 = Girlie Ejercito
| term_label2 = Assumed role
| termstart2 = May 27, 2014
| termstart4 = June 30, 2007
| termend4 = June 30, 2016
| termstart5 = June 30, 1995
| termend5 = June 30, 2004
}}
Ruth Mariano Hernandez (born May 16, 1974) is a Filipina politician and Member of the Philippine House of Representatives of Laguna's 2nd District since 2019.{{cite web |title=House of Representatives House Members: Hon. Mariano-Hernandez, Ruth |url=https://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?id=mariano-r |publisher=House of Representatives |access-date=25 July 2022}} She previously served as board member of Laguna from 2016 to 2019 and councilor of Calamba from 1995 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2016. She is married to the incumbent Laguna Governor Ramil Hernandez, with whom she has 2 daughters.
Political career
=Calamba City Council(1995-2004, 2007-2016)=
In 1995, she ran as Member of the Calamba Municipal Council and re-elected in 1998 and in 2001. In 2007, she ran again for the said position and re-elected again in 2010 and in 2013.
=Member Of Laguna Provincial Board From 2nd District=
In 2016, she ran for Member of the Laguna Provincial Board from the 2nd district.
=House of Representatives (2019-present)=
In 2019, she ran as Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Laguna's 2nd District and re-elected as congresswoman in 2022.
Hernandez ran for Governor of Laguna in 2025, aiming to replace her term-limited husband, but lost to Sol Aragones.{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/list-quad-committee-lawmakers-running-agasint-opponents-2025-midterms/ |title=Test of popularity: Who are the quad committee members with opponents in 2025? |first=de Leon |last=Dwight |date=February 26, 2025 |accessdate=February 26, 2025 |work=Rappler}}
Personal life
Mariano-Hernandez married Ramil Hernandez, whom she met as a fellow councilor of Calamba,{{cite news|url=https://lpp.gov.ph/profile-of-gov-ramil-laurel-hernandez-laguna/|title=Profile of GOV. RAMIL LAUREL HERNANDEZ, Laguna|website=League of Provinces of the Philippines|accessdate=July 2, 2022}} and have two children.
She finished her undergraduate degree in the University of the Philippines Los Baños.
References
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Category:Women members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Category:Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Laguna (province)
Category:University of the Philippines Los Baños alumni
Category:21st-century Filipino women politicians
Category:Members of the Laguna Provincial Board
Category:Filipino city and municipal councilors
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