Her brother, Japal Guiani Jr., was re-elected as mayor for a third term but he died a few months later on September 22, 2016 due to cardiac arrest.
[1] She had an iron fist policy in dealing with crime and illegal drug use in the city favoring night patrols or ronda and implementing a curfew for minors.
[6] She was mayor of Cotabato City when the early 2019 two-round plebiscite which seek to establish the Bangsamoro autonomous region to be led by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
[7][8] After the results became known, she publicly expressed intention to file a formal protest to the Commission on Elections.
[11] The ceremonial turnover of the city to the Bangsamoro regional government would take place on December 20, 2020, which she did not attend.