Maria Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto or known as Vilma Santos-Recto or Ate Vi is a multi-awarded actress and politician.She is known as the Star for all Seasons for her longevity in showbiz and holds the titles of Grand Slam Queen and as the longest box office queen of Philippine cinema. Ate Vi is also a politician, currently serving as Governor of Batanggas Province and once as mayor of Lipa City.
In 1998, she entered politics and ran for mayor of Lipa City Batangas where she won three consecutive elections, becoming the city's first female mayor.
In 2005, the University of the Philippines or UP conferred to her the GAWAS PLARIDEL AWARD
for her achievements and contributions both as an actress and a public
servant. In the same year she was conferred an honorary doctorate degree in humanities by the Lipa City College. She was
again honored in 2006 by the University of the Philippines as one of the
four awardees in UP's First Diwata Awards.
She is was proclaimed Governor-elect of the province of Batangas on May 21,
2007 after garnering 475,740 votes against Sanchez's 344,969 becoming
the first female governor of the province of Batangas. Governor
Santos-Recto was reelected Governor of Batangas during the May 2010
elections.Despite of her busy Schedule, she has also time in her carrier as an Actress, and also in her family, i like her because in there province she is good politicians, unlike other politicians who didn't know how to handle money, and corrupt. She is a Gods Fearing, and the people in Batanggas like her so much because of what she did in there province.she is also an Most Trusted Individuals of 2010. Among the politicians, Senator Benigno Aquino III leads the most trusted leader followed by Lipa City Vilma Santos-Recto,Most Influential "...Vilma “Ate Vi” Santos-Recto - The popular governor of Batangas province reportedly turned down invitations for her to run as vice-president in the 2010 election and she switched from Lakas party to P-Noy’s Liberal Party in late 2009. She is former three-term mayor of Lipa City and the street-smart political partner of husband Senator Ralph Recto. When somebody asked if she plans to someday run for president of the Philippines, the multi-awarded film and TV actress said she never makes political plans and is “only concerned about doing a good job serving the people of Batangas as governor". thats why she is my favorite pilitician. i like her idea, serving others than doing by her herself make famous.