Divina Grace Yu

Divina Grace Yu (née Cabardo; born April 21, 1974) is a Filipino politician who served as the representative of the first district of Zamboanga del Sur from 2016 to 2025. She previously served as city vice mayor of Pagadian.

Early life and education Divina Grace Cabardo Yu was born in Pagadian, Philippines, on 21 April 1974, as the youngest of six children of Eliseo and Jesusa Cabardo. She was educated at Balintawak Elementary School and Zamboanga del Sur National High School. She graduated from Saint Columban College with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting in 1995.

Political career In 2013, Yu made her run for vice mayor of Pagadian alongside Romeo "Tata" Pulmones under the Nationalist People's Coalition, defeating Romeo Vera Cruz of the Liberal Party.

House of Representatives In the 17th Congress, Yu was the chairperson of the House Committee on the Welfare of Children. In the 18th Congress, she was one of the vice chairpersons of the House Committee on Accounts; one of the vice chairpersons of the Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy; and sits in as member of the House Committees on Ecology, Appropriations, and Disaster Resilience. On July 10, 2020, along with 70 other members of Congress, Yu voted to reject the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN. Since December 7, 2020, Yu serves as one of the House deputy speakers under the leadership of House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco.

In December 2023, Yu left PDP-Laban to join the Lakas–CMD party. On February 5, 2025, Yu was among the 95 Lakas–CMD members who voted to impeach vice president Sara Duterte.

Electoral history