Monique Lagdameo

Monique Yazmin María "Nik" Quirino Lagdameo (born July 25, 1975) is a Filipino politician who is the representative for Makati's first district, serving since 2025. She previously held the seat from 2010 to 2016 and has served as the vice mayor of Makati from 2016 to 2025, under the mayoralty of Abigail Binay.

Early life and education Lagdameo was born on July 25, 1975, to Militza Quirino and Enrique Lagdameo. She is a granddaughter of ABS-CBN co-founder Antonio Quirino and a great-niece of President Elpidio Quirino. She graduated Bachelor of Science in commerce (Legal Management) from De La Salle University in 1995.

Political career Lagdaméo entered politics in 1992 as a member of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) council of Barangay Forbes Park, Makati. In 1996, she then became the SK Chair, holding the position until 2002. Concurrently, from 2001 to 2002, she was named as the SK Federation Chairperson for Makati, a sectoral representative position on the Makati City Council. She would then become the Consultant of the SK Federation from 2002 to 2003.

In 2004, she was elected as the City Councilor of Makati from the 1st district. She was then re-elected in 2007.

In 2010, she was elected Representative of Makati's 1st District, succeeding Teodoro Locsin Jr., running under the PDP–Laban party. She was then re-elected in 2013, this time under the United Nationalist Alliance.

In the wake of Junjun Binay's ouster as Makati mayor by the Ombudsman of the Philippines in 2015, Lagdaméo announced her candidacy as Vice Mayor of Makati running with fellow Representative Abigail Binay as Mayor of the city competing with the tandem of Romulo "Kid" Peña Jr. and Karla Mercado. On May 9, 2016, Lagdaméo alongside Abigail Binay, won the vice-mayoral and mayoral elections, respectively. Took their oath of office on June 27, 2016. Lagdaméo's first day as Vice Mayor of Makati began three days later on June 30. As a result, the Binay-Lagdaméo tandem became the first female duo to head as Mayor and Vice Mayor respectively. She was re-elected in 2019 and in 2022, which was under Makatizens United Party.

In July 2022, Lagdameo was named as the President of the Vice Mayors League for the National Capital Region, succeeding former Caloocan Vice Mayor Luis Macario "Maca" Asistio.

Upon being term-limited, Lagdameo ran for Representative of Makati's 1st District in 2025 and won.