13 Facts About Lani Cayetano

Maria Laarni "Lani" Lopez Cayetano was born on Maria Laarni Clarino Lopez; December 11,1981 and is a Filipina politician who is the current Mayor of Taguig from 2010 to 2019 and again since 2022.

Lani Cayetano previously served as the Representative of the 1st district of Taguig-Pateros from 2007 to 2010 and again, this time of the 2nd district, from 2019 to 2022.

Lani Cayetano is the wife of former House Speaker and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano.

Lani Cayetano was 22 when she established the Progressive Ladies' League of the Philippines, an organization that promotes women's rights and welfare.

Lani Cayetano was 25 years old when she became the first female representative of Taguig-Pateros and the first of its new 1st congressional district in Congress in 2007.

Lani Cayetano became the youngest elected President of Zonta Club of Pateros and Taguig from 2008 to 2010.

Lani Cayetano received distinctions from other groups, including a commendation from her fellow members of Congress.

At the age of 28, Lani Cayetano was elected as the first female Mayor of Taguig in 2010 and is among the youngest local chief executives of a highly urbanized city in the Philippines.

Lani Cayetano won in a tight race against former Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante Tinga with a slim margin of 2,420 votes.

In March 2017, Lani Cayetano was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council as Representative for Local Government Units.

Lani Cayetano used this opportunity to promote the ideals of the President.

In October 2018, Lani Cayetano filed her Certificate of Candidacy to run for representative of Taguig's 2nd District.

In 2022, Lani Cayetano ran for Mayor of Taguig and eventually won, earning her fourth term.