Pam Baricuatro
Pam Baricuatro | |
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Baricuatro in 2025 | |
| Governor-elect of Cebu | |
| Assuming office June 30, 2025 | |
| Vice Governor | Glenn Soco |
| Succeeding | Gwendolyn Garcia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pamela Silagan Baricuatro |
| Political party | PDP (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PFP (until 2024) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Website | pambaricuatro |
Pamela "Pam" Silagan Baricuatro is a Filipino politician and philanthropist who is the governor-elect of Cebu. A member of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP), she is the founder of the Visayas-based food bank Simply Share Foundation.
Baricuatro is a graduate of the University of San Carlos. She pursued legal studies at the University of the Visayas before dropping out to work as a flight attendant for Cathay Pacific. She founded the Simply Share Foundation in 2015 and later served as a board executive of the Landbank Resource and Development Corporation during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte.
In 2025, Baricuatro ran for governor of Cebu under the PDP banner. She positioned herself as an ally of former President Duterte and received endorsements from personalities identified with his camp. Though her campaign had limited political machinery, she defeated incumbent Governor Gwendolyn Garcia in an upset victory. Garcia later contested the results, leading to a contentious transfer of power. Baricuatro is scheduled to be sworn in as the province's 27th governor on June 30, 2025.