Laarni Malibiran

[3] She finished her secondary education at the Pedro Guevara Memorial High School also located in Santa Cruz, Laguna, where she graduated in 1996.

[3] After obtaining her Master's degree in Bachelor of Arts in teaching, in 2008 she worked as a Professor in the AMA Computer University in Santa Cruz, Laguna.

[5] Malibiran's first stint in politics was during the 2010 Philippine elections, when she ran for a seat in the Santa Cruz Municipal Council.

[10] On October 2015, she filed once again her Certificate of Candidacy for re-election, she run as an Independent but was backed by the United Nationalist Alliance and by former Mayor Magcalas, whose once again seeking the post he'd served of.

[11][12] Upon assuming to her Council seat, she was appointed as the Chairperson of the Committee on Education and Culture and Committe on Social Welfare Development, serving from June 30, 2010.

[13] Persuant to the Philippine Constitution, Malibiran is barred from seeking a fourth consecutive term as a Member of the Municipal Council, she ran and won for the position of Vice Mayor of Santa Cruz serving since June 30, 2019.

Few months before the filing for the 2019 Philippine general election, Malibiran was invited by former Mayor Ariel Magcalas to an event in Santa Rosa City, where he invited her to sought a seat in the Provincial Board but she declined the offer and opted choosed to run for Vice Mayor of Santa Cruz.

[17][18][19] On October 7, 2021, she filed her Certificate of Candidacy for re-election under the banner of Progressive Movement for the Devolution of Initiatives and joined the Team Tropang pang Masa, the slate of then-Laguna Representative Benjamin Agarao Jr. seeking the Mayorship against the incumbent San Luis.

[24][25][26] On October 8, 2024, she filed her Certificate of Candidacy for her third and final term for Vice Mayor of Santa Cruz running as an Independent politician, but was joined by the slate of incumbent Board Member Benjo Agarao running for Mayor under the administration's Partido Federal ng Pilipinas.

[29][30] She was re-elected as Vice Mayor on May 10, 2022, and would later take her oath on June 30, 2022, she still serve as the Presiding officer of the Municipal Council and became an ex-officio member of every Committees.

[32] On September 29, 2022, during the Regional Convention of Vice Mayors League of the Philippines – Calabarzon Chapter at the Diamond Hotel Philippines – Manila, she was duly elected as the Regional Chapter President for the term of 2022 to 2025, succeeding outgoing President Julian Casapao, Vice Mayor of Bauan, Batangas who served from 2019 to 2022.

[3] His husband, Julius is also a politician and educator, serving as Barangay Kagawad of Santo Angel Sur, Santa Cruz since 2013.

Malibiran's portrait in 2019.
Malibiran's vice mayoral portrait in 2022.
2022 Santa Cruz Vice Mayoralty election results per barangay's.
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