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Eunice Guerrero-Cucueco

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Eunice Pablo Guerrero-Cucueco
3rd Governor of Aurora
In office
February 2, 1988 – February 12, 1991
Vice GovernorEdgardo L. Ong
Preceded byIsaias M. Noveras
Succeeded byEdgardo L. Ong
Personal details
Born
Eunice Pablo Guerrero

(1949-09-16)September 16, 1949
DiedFebruary 12, 1991(1991-02-12) (aged 41)
OccupationPolitician

Eunice Guerrero-Cucueco (born Eunice Pablo Guerrero; September 16, 1949 – February 12, 1991) was the first woman to serve as the governor of Aurora Province, Central Luzon, Philippines.[1] from 1988 until her death in 1991 in a plane crash.[2][3] She was succeeded by Edgardo L. Ong.

Death and legacy

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She was killed in the crash of a Cessna plane in the village of Dicagum in the Sierra Madre mountains on February 12, 1991.

A non-governmental organization (NGO) is named after her, the Governor Eunice Guerrero-Cucueco Foundation, Inc.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Municipality of Baler (Aurora)". PRA: Philippine Retirement Authority. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  2. ^ Galvez, Manny (12 January 2004). "Angara-Ong Showdown in Aurora". The Philippine Star (via Discover Aurora). Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  3. ^ "Missing Plane Found; 4 Dead". Statesman Journal. February 17, 1991. Retrieved August 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Directory of NGOs Registered and Licensed to Operate by the Department of Social Welfare and Development" (PDF). About Philippines. February 25, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2017.