Rowena Guanzon

Rowena Guanzon

Early life and education

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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Guanzon was born on August 29, 1957 to the [[Guanzon]] family of [[Negros Occidental]].{{Cite web|url=https://www.guanzongroup.com.ph/stores/roxas/|title=Roxas|date=2018-06-30|website=Guanzon Merchandising Corporation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-27}} Guanzon attended primary school at Cadiz West Elementary School in [[Cadiz, Negros Occidental|Cadiz]] and graduated in 1970.{{cite web |title=Guanzon on Cardema: Hindi 'yan victim, corrupt 'yan
Guanzon was born on August 29, 1957 to the [[Guanzon]] family of [[Negros Occidental]].{{Cite web|url=https://www.guanzongroup.com.ph/stores/roxas/|title=Roxas|date=2018-06-30|website=Guanzon Merchandising Corporation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-27}} Guanzon attended primary school at Cadiz West Elementary School in [[Cadiz, Negros Occidental|Cadiz]] and graduated in 1970.{{cite web |title=Guanzon on Cardema: Hindi 'yan victim, corrupt 'yan
|trans-title=Guanzon on Cardema: Not a victim, a corrupt one |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/705448/guanzon-on-cardema-hindi-yan-victim-corrupt-yan/story/ |website=GMA News |publisher=GMA Network Inc. |access-date=9 April 2026 |date=August 23, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Rowena Guanzon attends Cadiz Elementary School reunion |url=https://abogado.com.ph/rowena-guanzon-attends-cadiz-elementary-school-reunion/ |website=Abogado PH |access-date=11 January 2026 |date=January 21, 2020}} She attended secondary school at the [[Silliman University|Silliman University High School]] in [[Dumaguete]] and graduated in 1974. /> She was almost kicked out of school against school rules for protesting.<ref name="CarlaGomez2022FightingMood" /> She graduated from the [[University of the Philippines Diliman]] with a degree in Economics, and earned her law degree from the [[University of the Philippines College of Law]], graduating in the top ten of her class and receiving a dean's medal.{{Cite web|date=28 March 2018|title=Commissioner Ma. Rowena Amelia V. Guanzon|url=https://comelec.gov.ph/index.html?r=AboutCOMELEC/CommissionMembers/CommGuanzon|website=Commission on Elections, Republic of the Philippines}} Guanzon also holds a master's degree in [[public administration]] from [[Harvard University]]'s [[Kennedy School of Government]],{{Cite news |title=SU alumna named Comelec Commissioner |work=Dumaguete Post |url=https://dumaguetemetropost.com/su-alumna-named-comelec-commissioner-p6021-583.htm |url-status=live |access-date=2022-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130091036/https://dumaguetemetropost.com/su-alumna-named-comelec-commissioner-p6021-583.htm |archive-date=2022-01-30}} where she was an [[Edward S. Mason |Edward S. Mason fellow]] and class marshal until she graduated in 1995.{{cite web |title=FACT CHECK: Harvard Did Not Disown Alumna Rowena Guanzon |url=https://www.onenews.ph/articles/fact-check-harvard-did-not-disown-alumna-rowena-guanzon |website=[[One News (TV channel)|One News]] |access-date=28 January 2026 |date=May 4, 2022}}
|trans-title=Guanzon on Cardema: Not a victim, a corrupt one |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/705448/guanzon-on-cardema-hindi-yan-victim-corrupt-yan/story/ |website=GMA News |publisher=GMA Network Inc. |access-date=9 April 2026 |date=August 23, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Rowena Guanzon attends Cadiz Elementary School reunion |url=https://abogado.com.ph/rowena-guanzon-attends-cadiz-elementary-school-reunion/ |website=Abogado PH |access-date=11 January 2026 |date=January 21, 2020}} She attended secondary school at the [[Silliman University|Silliman University High School]] in [[Dumaguete]] and graduated in 1974. She graduated from the [[University of the Philippines Diliman]] with a degree in Economics, and earned her law degree from the [[University of the Philippines College of Law]], graduating in the top ten of her class and receiving a dean's medal.{{Cite web|date=28 March 2018|title=Commissioner Ma. Rowena Amelia V. Guanzon|url=https://comelec.gov.ph/index.html?r=AboutCOMELEC/CommissionMembers/CommGuanzon|website=Commission on Elections, Republic of the Philippines}} Guanzon also holds a master's degree in [[public administration]] from [[Harvard University]]'s [[Kennedy School of Government]],{{Cite news |title=SU alumna named Comelec Commissioner |work=Dumaguete Post |url=https://dumaguetemetropost.com/su-alumna-named-comelec-commissioner-p6021-583.htm |url-status=live |access-date=2022-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130091036/https://dumaguetemetropost.com/su-alumna-named-comelec-commissioner-p6021-583.htm |archive-date=2022-01-30}} where she was an [[Edward S. Mason |Edward S. Mason fellow]] and class marshal until she graduated in 1995.{{cite web |title=FACT CHECK: Harvard Did Not Disown Alumna Rowena Guanzon |url=https://www.onenews.ph/articles/fact-check-harvard-did-not-disown-alumna-rowena-guanzon |website=[[One News (TV channel)|One News]] |access-date=28 January 2026 |date=May 4, 2022}}


==Career==
==Career==