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Wilter Palma II

Wilter Palma II

Filipino politician

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Wee and the surname or paternal family name is Palma.

Wilter "Sharky" Wee Palma II, (born August 4, 1982) is a Filipino politician from the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. He is served as a Member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the First District of Zamboanga Sibugay from 2016 to 2022.[1] He is the son of incumbent Representative Wilter Palma.[2]

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Political career

Palma was first elected to Congress in 2016, and was reelected in 2019. Although eligible for a third mandate, Palma opted to run for governor to replace his father, Wilter Palma. He was defeated by fellow Zamboanga Sibugay representative Dulce Ann Hofer.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "House of Representatives House Members". congress.gov.ph. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  2. [2]
    "Sibugay's Palma elected deputy majority leader". Manila Standard. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. [3]
    Manantay, Antonio (1 October 2021). "Duterte allies to clash head-on in race for Zamboanga Sibugay's top post". Rappler. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. [4]
    Manantay, Antonio (10 May 2022). "Hofer sees big win in race for Zamboanga Sibugay's top post". Rappler. Retrieved 2 June 2022.


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