Stella Luz Alabastro-Quimbo born Stella Luz Fagela Alabastro ; November 23, is a Filipino politician and academic who has served as the representative for Marikina's second district since She previously served as a commissioner of the Philippine Competition Commission PCC from until her resignation prior to her congressional run.
Educated at the University of the Philippines Diliman , Quimbo began her academic career as a professor at her alma mater before becoming a full professor at the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands from to In , she was elected to succeed her husband, Miro Quimbo , as the representative for Marikina's second district as a member of the Liberal Party.
During her tenure as representative, Quimbo was criticized for supporting the Maharlika Wealth Fund and defending the confidential funds of vice president Sara Duterte. Quimbo is a candidate for mayor in the Marikina local elections , with former mayor Del de Guzman as her running mate. Quimbo was born on November 23, , to food scientist Estrella Alabastro , who would serve as dean of the College of Home Economics at the University of the Philippines Diliman and as a secretary of science and technology under the Arroyo administration.
The following year, she would do her post-doctorate work at Brown University. Quimbo worked as a professor and a department chairperson at the University of the Philippines School of Economics. She was the first Southeast Asian to hold the position. On November 30, , Quimbo filed to run for representative in Marikina's second congressional district under the Liberal Party to succeed her husband, Miro Quimbo , who had held the seat since Following the election, de Vera contested Quimbo's eligibility for the position in a quo warranto petition before the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal HRET , citing the Philippine Competition Act, which prohibited former commissioners of the PCC to run for public office during their tenure and the two-year period following the end of their tenure.
In , Quimbo was reelected to a second term, defeating her closest opponent, former mayor Del de Guzman. In the 19th Congress , Quimbo serves as a vice chairperson of the Committee on Appropriations. In August , Quimbo was embroiled in a dispute with Duterte over the passage of funds for the Office of the Vice President. Lee , anchored on alleged threats and acts of aggression during the budget hearing with the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges.
