James Edduba

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Sagmayao and the surname or paternal family name is Edduba.
James Edduba
Governor of Kalinga
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 30, 2022
Vice GovernorJocel Baac
Preceded byFerdinand Tubban
Vice Governor of Kalinga
In office
June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2019
GovernorJocel Baac
Preceded byAllen Jesse Mangaoang
Succeeded byDave Odiem
Mayor of Pasil
In office
June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016
Personal details
Born
James Sagmayao Edduba

(1965-02-20) February 20, 1965 (age 59)
Pasil, Mountain Province, Philippines
Political partyLakas–CMD (2008–present)
Other political
affiliations		KAMPI (2007–2008)
Children5
OccupationPolitician

James Edduba is a Filipino politician who is the Governor of Kalinga since 2022. Prior to this he served as mayor of Pasil and became vice governor of Kalinga. He is a member of the Lakas–CMD party.[1]

Early life

James Sagmayao Edduba was born in Pasil, Kalinga, his father was Juan Edduba and his mother is Zenaida Sagmayao Edduba, he went to college in San Sebastian College, Manila and received a Degree in Political Science on 1994.[2]

Career

He was elected Mayor of Pasil in 2007, and served for three terms.[1] In 2014, he was injured in a gun attack in Tabuk after being involved in a road accident.[3]

In 2016, he was elected as Vice Governor of Kalinga under the Lakas–CMD,[4] gaining 44,705 votes. In 2019 he unsuccessfully ran for governor but lost to Ferdinand Tubban by 10 votes. Despite filing an electoral protest that resulted in a recount showing him leading by 17 votes,[5] Edduba was unable to sit as governor due to legal appeals by Tubban. In 2022, Edduba ran again for governor and defeated Tubban with 60,070 votes.[6] He is running for reelection in the 2025 Philippine general election.[7]

Personal life

Edduba has five children and is married to Elsie Edduba, an engineer from Lubuagan, Kalinga.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "PROFILE: JAMES EDDUBA | Candidate for Governor - 2022 elections". PHVOTE. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  2. ^ a b Lando, Roy (2022-07-05). "James Edduba Biography, Age, Family, Achievement". PeoPlaid. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  3. ^ "Kalinga mayor shot, wounded after running over a dog". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  4. ^ "KALINGA | Provincial Results | Eleksyon2016". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  5. ^ "Edduba widens lead over Tubban in initial Kalinga poll recount". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  6. ^ See, Dexter A. (2022-05-18). "Edubba finally wins in Kalinga". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  7. ^ Lo-oy, Leonora (October 2, 2024). "Know the first candidates who filed their COCs for 2025 poll in Kalinga". Guru Press Cordillera. Retrieved October 8, 2024.