She also previously served as a member of the Manila City Council from the same district from 1998 to 2007.
She was reelected in 2010, defeating her predecessor Rodolfo Bacani who is attempting for a comeback, and in 2013, running unopposed.
[3] She has created bills including: As she was barred for running for a fourth consecutive term in the Congress, she ran for vice mayor under NUP in 2016.
She attempted a comeback to Congress in 2019 under Asenso Manileño and in 2022 and the local UniTeam Alliance ticket, but lost in both occasions to her successor Edward Maceda.
She will again attempt a comeback to Congress in 2025 running as an Independent, she will be facing Maceda's wife Giselle Maceda of Asenso Manileño, and incumbent councilor Joel "JTV" Villanueva.