Girlie Balaba
Girlie Balaba | |
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| Member of the Cagayan de Oro City Council from the 2nd district | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joyleen Mercedes Labis Balaba October 23, 1972 Cagayan de Oro, Philippines |
| Party | Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (2018–present) |
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Joyleen Mercedes "Girlie" Labis Balaba (born October 23, 1972) is a Filipino politician, nurse and former broadcast journalist currently serving as a city councilor of Cagayan de Oro. A member of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino party, she pushed for legislation supporting the marginalized sectors in the city. She previously served as a news reporter at ABS-CBN Davao.
Known as a "close friend" of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Balaba led protests against his arrest in March 2025 and visited The Hague, Netherlands while he is detained there by the International Criminal Court.