Bernadette Barbers
Bernadette Barbers | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of Philippine House of Representatives for Surigao del Norte's 2nd district | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ace Barbers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernadette Sison September 16, 1970 |
| Party | Nacionalista (2025–present) |
| Spouse |
Ace Barbers (m. 1991) |
| Children | 4 |
| Nickname | Badette |
Bernadette Sison Barbers (born September 16, 1970) is a Filipino entrepreneur and politician who has served as the representative for Surigao del Norte's 2nd congressional district in the Philippine House of Representatives since 2025. A member of the Nacionalista Party, she is the wife of former representative Ace Barbers.
House of Representatives
2025 election
Barbers's husband Ace, the incumbent representative for Surigao del Norte's 2nd congressional district, is term-limited. She was nominated by the Nacionalista Party for the 2025 elections, winning by a margin of nearly 25,000 votes.[1]
Tenure
Barbers voted to approve the committee report of the House Committee on Justice, which contained the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte on May 4, 2026, transmitting it to the plenary for the House's vote on whether to endorse it to the Senate for a trial.[2] She later voted to impeach Duterte on May 11.[3]
Committee membership
- Committee on Appropriations (Vice Chair)
- Committee on Agriculture and Food
- Committee on Ecology
- Committee on Higher and Technical Education
- Committee on Housing and Urban Development
- Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy
- Committee on Justice
- Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development
- Committee on Mindanao Affairs
- Committee on Natural Resources
- Committee on Public Accounts
- Committee on Public Order and Safety
- Committee on Trade and Industry
- Committee on Ways and Means
- Special Committee on the East ASEAN Growth Area
Personal life
Barbers is married to former Surigao del Norte representative Ace Barbers, with whom she had four children: Robert King, Robert Jack, Robert Ace Jr., and Robert Spade.[4] During her husband's tenure as governor, she served as the de facto first lady of Surigao del Norte.
Electoral history
| Year | Office | Party | Votes received | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | P. | Swing | |||||
| 2025 | Representative (Surigao del Norte–2nd) | Nacionalista | 124,526 | 54.10% | 1st | N/a | Won | |
References
- ↑ "May 12, 2025 National and Local Elections and BARMM Parliamentary Elections - COC Results". Commission on Elections. 2025-05-16. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (2026-05-04). "LIST: House panel members who approved Duterte impeachment articles". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ "Monday, May 11, 2026" (PDF). Journal of the House of Representatives (20th Congress, First Regular Session) (35). House of Representatives of the Philippines: 14. 2026-05-11.
- ↑ "2nd District Representative_badette". Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte. Archived from the original on 2025-12-24. Retrieved 2026-07-22.