Maria Sheilah Lacuna-Pangan

Maria Sheilah Honrado Lacuna-Pangan MD, FPDS (born 6 May 1965), also known as Honey Lacuna,[1] is a Filipino physician and politician currently serving as the Vice Mayor of Manila since 2016.

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Honrado, the birth surname or paternal family name is Lacuna, and the marital name is Pangan.
The Honorable

Maria Sheilah Lacuna-Pangan

MD, FPDS
Vice Mayor of Manila
Assumed office
30 June 2016
MayorJoseph Estrada (2016–2019)
Isko Moreno Domagoso (2019–present)
Preceded byIsko Moreno Domagoso
Director of the Manila Department of Social Welfare
In office
2013–2015
Member of the Manila City Council
In office
30 June 2004 – 30 June 2013
Constituency4th District
Personal details
Born
Maria Shielah Honrado Lacuna

(1965-05-06) 6 May 1965[1]
Manila, Philippines
Citizenship Philippines
Political partyAsenso Manileño
Other political
affiliations		Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (c. 2016)
Spouse(s)Arnold Martin Pangan
Children1
ParentsDanilo Lacuña
Melanie Honrado
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas
De La Salle University
OccupationPhysician and politician
ProfessionDermatologist

Lacuna-Pangan was born to Danilo Lacuna, the former Vice Mayor of Manila from 1988 to 1992 and from 1998 to 2004, and Melanie Honrado, a former Philippine National Bank (PNB) executive.[1][2] She earned a Biology degree at the University of Santo Tomas, complted her Residency Training in Dermatology at the Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center, and earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from De La Salle University.[1][2]

A dermatologist by profession, she worked as a resident physician of the dermatology department of Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center from 1992 to 1995 and as the Public Health Center Physician under the Manila Health Department from 1995 to 2004. She then entered politics by serving as a 3-term Manila City Councilor from the 4th District from 2004 to 2013.[1][2] Then, she served the Director of the Social Welfare Department of the city from 2013 to 2015.[1][2] In the 2016 city election, she was chosen as the running mate of the incumbent Mayor Joseph Estrada, who was seeking re-election under the banner of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP).[3] She won the race, becoming the first female vice mayor of Manila.[4] She was then reelected in 2019 as the running mate of former Vice Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso, who was running for mayor under Asenso Manileño.[1]

References
  1. "Door-to-door' Thomasian doctor wins second term as Manila vice mayor". 30 June 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. "Vice Mayor". Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. "5 politikos compete for Manila vice mayor in 2016". 9 October 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. "Estrada reelected Manila mayor". 10 May 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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