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The Honorable
Milagrosa "Mila" Tan
The Honorable Milagrosa "Mila" Tan
21st Governor of Samar
	In office; June 30, 2019 – November 30, 2019
Preceded by	Sharee Ann Tan
Succeeded by	Reynolds Michael Tan
	In office; June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Preceded by	Jose Roño
Succeeded by	Sharee Ann Tan
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Samar's 2nd District
	In office; June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019
Preceded by	Sharee Ann Tan
Succeeded by	Sharee Ann Tan
Member of the Samar Provincial Board from the 2nd District
	In office; June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001
Personal details
Born	Milagrosa Tee; February 25, 1958; Palompon, Leyte, Philippines
Died	November 30, 2019 (aged 61); Taguig, Philippines
Political party	PDP–Laban (2016–2019)
Other political; affiliations	NPC (2010–2016); Lakas–CMD (until 2010)
Spouse	Ricardo Tan
Children	Angelie Tan; Sharee Ann Tan; Stephen James Tan; Reynolds Michael Tan

Milagrosa Tee Tan (24 February 1958 – 30 November 2019) was a Filipina politician from the province of Samar in the Philippines. She was from the town of Palompon in the province of Leyte and married a Catbaloganon. She was the first female governor of the province who served from 2001 to 2010 and was re-elected in 2019 following the end of term of her daughter, Sharee Ann Tan. She also served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Suspension as governor

On 23 November 2018, the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court directed the offices of House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año to implement a 90-day preventive suspension of Samar Representative Milagrosa Tan. Tan was under trial for graft and malversation of public funds with the anomalous purchase of ₱16.1 million in emergency supplies without public bidding when she was the governor of Samar in 2001.^[5] The anomalous transactions involved the purchase of ₱3.9 million worth of medicines, ₱1.6 million worth of electric fans, and ₱10.6 million worth of assorted goods and rice.^[6] Tan was convicted on 1 March 2019 and was thus disqualified from holding public office.^[7]

Personal life and death

Mila Tan was married to Ricardo Tan, and had four children together: Sharee Ann, Angelie, Stephen James, and Reynolds Michael.

She died at a hospital in Taguig after going into cardiac arrest on 30 November 2019.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Electoral history

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Samar's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Milagrosa Tan	137,248	69.16%
	Liberal	Myrna Ojeda-Tan	61,189	30.84%
Valid ballots			198,437	83.84%
Margin of victory			76,059	38.33%
Invalid or blank votes			38,262	16.16%
Total votes			236,699	100.00%

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Samar's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Milagrosa Tan	68,137	43.77
	Liberal	Eunice Babalcon	56,312	36.18
	UNA	Reynato Latorre	10,242	6.58
Margin of victory			11,825	7.60%
Invalid or blank votes			20,973	13.47
Total votes			155,664	100.00

References

^ Balea, Judith (21 April 2013). "The Tans of Samar: Expanding a dynasty". Rappler. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
^ "4 members of Tan family vie for key Samar posts". Philippine News Agency. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Sandigan affirms Samar governor's 115-year sentence". Philstar. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Samar congresswoman Milagrosa Tan convicted of graft". Rappler. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^ "Sandiganbayan orders suspension of Samar solon Milagrosa Tan". GMA News Online. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
^ "Paano ang 2019? Milagrosa Tan gets 115 years maximum for graft for skipping bidding of P16M goods". Abogado. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
^ Roxas, Joseph Tristan (1 March 2019). "Samar solon Mila Tan found guilty of graft over P16.1-M questioned purchases". GMA News Online. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ Reyes, Ronald O. (30 November 2019). "Samar governor passes away at 61". Sun.Star. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ "Samar Gov. Milagrosa Tan passes away". GMA News Online. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "Samar Governor Milagrosa Tan dies at 61". Rappler. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

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Political offices
Preceded by Sharee Ann Tan	Governor of Samar 2019	Succeeded by Reynolds Michael Tan
Preceded by Jose Roño	Governor of Samar 2001–2010	Succeeded by Sharee Ann Tan
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by Sharee Ann Tan	Member of the House of Representatives from Samar's 2nd district 2010–2019	Succeeded by Sharee Ann Tan