Brief Biography

Doctor Dorothy Delarmente goes down in Quezon City history as the first elected physician – public servant in the Quezon City Council. A physician by profession, and a public servant by occupation, Dorothy is currently serving as a City Councilor in the First Congressional District of Quezon City.

Dorothy graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of the Philippines – Diliman in 2000. She then continued her medical education at the University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital and earned her medical degree in 2005. Instead of pursuing with her medical career as a private practitioner, she opted instead to work for the government and continue her family’s 30 year tradition of public service in the local government. In 2007, she ran for the first time as city councilor in the first district of Quezon City as an independent, and was successfully elected to position and ranked 3^rd in her district. In 2010, she ran for re-elections under the NPC party and successfully ranked 2^nd in her district. She is currently one of the youngest councilors in Quezon City.

Dorothy was awarded the Manuel L. Quezon Bantayog Awards’ Most Promising Councilor in 2007, Most Outstanding Councilor in 2008 and 2009, given by the Quezon City Press Club. Other awards included the Gawad Kalinga Awards for Best Public Servant in 2010, Dangal ng Pilipinas Award for Local Legislative Function and Governance in 2009 and 2010 and Jose Rizal Bantayog Awards for Most Outstanding Councilor in 2010.

She is currently the Assistant Minority Floor Leader of the Quezon City Council. She is also the Chairperson of the Committee on Labor and Employment and Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Health, Committee on Environment, Committee on Family and Women and Committee on City Planning. She is currently the President of the National Movement of Young Legislators – National Capital Region. Dorothy’s various authored ordinances, as well as city projects are geared towards her 5 thrusts: health, women, youth, environment and employment.