Honorific-Prefix: | The Honorable |
Maria Jocelyn Bernos | |
Office: | Vice Governor of Abra |
Term Start: | June 30, 2022 |
Predecessor: | Ronald Stimson Balao-as |
Office2: | Governor of Abra |
Term Start2: | June 30, 2016 |
Term End2: | June 30, 2022 |
Predecessor2: | Eustaquio P. Bersamin |
Successor2: | Dominic Valera |
Office3: | Member of the Philippine House of Representatives of Lone District of Abra |
Term Start3: | June 30, 2010 |
Term End3: | June 30, 2016 |
Predecessor3: | Cecilia Seares-Luna |
Successor3: | Joseph Sto. Niño B. Bernos |
Birth Date: | 9 January 1977 |
Birth Place: | Abra, Philippines |
Nationality: | Filipino |
Party: | NUP (2015-present) Asenso (2010-present) |
Otherparty: | Liberal (2012-2015) PDSP (2009-2012) |
Father: | Dominic Valera |
Children: | 3 |
Spouse: | Marc Ysrael Bernos (Deceased) |
Maria Jocelyn "Joy" Valera Bernos is a Filipina politician currently serving as the vice governor of Abra.[1] She was previously the governor of the province from 2016 to 2022, a member of the House of Representatives representing Abra's at-large congressional district from 2010 to 2016, and a member of the Abra Provincial Board from 2007 to 2010.[2]
She stood for the 2016 gubernatorial election under the banner of the NUP,[3] however, since 2019, she has stood as a member of ASENSO.[2] [4]