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Emi Rubiano | |
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| 14th Mayor of Pasay | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2019 | |
| Vice Mayor |
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| Preceded by | Antonino Calixto |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives fromPasay | |
| In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jose Antonio Roxas |
| Succeeded by | Antonino Calixto |
| Member of the Pasay City Council | |
| In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010 | |
| In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Imelda Gallardo Calixto (1960-08-16)August 16, 1960 (age 65) |
| Political party | PFP (2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PDP–Laban (2017–2023) Liberal (2009–2017) LDP (2000–2009) LAMMP (1997–2000) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas(BA) |
Imelda Gallardo Calixto-Rubiano (born August 16, 1960), known asEmi Rubiano, is a Filipino businesswoman and politician currently serving as mayor ofPasay since 2019. She previously served as a member of theHouse of Representatives for the lone district ofPasay from 2010 until 2019, and city councilor from 1998 until 2004, and again from 2007 until 2010.
Rubiano is the daughter of former OIC-Mayor of Pasay, Eduardo Calixto, sister of former mayor and incumbent congressmanAntonino Calixto, and aunt of Vice Mayor Mark Anthony Calixto.
Imelda Calixto was born on August 16, 1960, in Pasay City as the youngest of the five children of Eduardo Calixto and Leonora Gallardo Calixto.[1] She was educated at theMalate Catholic School at primary and secondary level and obtained herBachelor of Arts degree inBehavioral Science at theUniversity of Santo Tomas in 1982. She took up Fashion Designing at the International School of Fashion inGreenhills,San Juan and the Office Procedure Course at the Cora Doloroso Career Centre.[2] After graduation, she got involved in her father's business that was involved inmarine engineering,pier construction, marine pipe-laying andmarine salvaging. She was involved as well as in her own family business which was manufacturing clothes, multi-level marketing and jewelry.[3]
In 1986, Calixto-Rubiano became a private secretary to her father, Eduardo Calixto, during his term as Officer-in-Charge Mayor ofPasay. She became city councilor for second district of Pasay from 1998 until 2004 and again from 2007 until 2010. During her term as councilor, she made various projects, including feeding programs, free medical and dental check-up, and others.
She also ran for representative for thelone district of Pasay in 2004 underKoalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino but lost to incumbent representativeConnie Dy.[4] After the loss, she became the head of the Pasay City Social Welfare Department in 2005.[2]
Rubiano was elected representative for the lone district of Pasay in theHouse of Representatives, after she defeated incumbent representative Jose Antonio "Lito" Roxas, who sought for his second term, in2010. She was re-elected in2013 and in2016.
On May 13, 2019, Rubiano was elected as mayor in the2019 elections, after she received 125,391 votes. She was sworn in as mayor on June 30, 2019.[5] She is the first female city mayor in the history of Pasay. She led the Pasay City Government especially during theCOVID-19 pandemic. She was successfully reelected in2022 after she received 147,661 votes.[6] She ran for re-election in 2025 and later won garnered 132,928 votes.[7]
In January 2019, Rubiano, along with four other officials, including her brother, was charged for being related to alleged fiscal anomalies in 2015, 2016, and 2017.[8]
Rubiano married Edgardo Rubiano on December 18, 1982. They have three children: Nicole, Lesley Anne, and Luigi.[2] Their son Luigi is also in politics, serving as an incumbent Pasay city councilor from the 2nd district since 2025.[7]
Rubiano announced on February 9, 2021, that she tested positive forCOVID-19.[9] On January 2, 2022, it was announced that she tested positive for COVID-19 anew; she was anasymptomatic carrier after having asore throat which she always had.[10]
| House of Representatives of the Philippines | ||
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| Preceded by Jose Antonio Roxas | Member of thePhilippine House of Representatives fromPasay'sLone District 2010–2019 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Mayor ofPasay 2019–present | Incumbent |