Angela Lei " Chi" Ilagan Atienza-Valdepeñas (born July 26, 1981) is a Filipino politician who is the 35th vice mayor of Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, having been elected in 2025. A daughter of politician Lito Atienza, she is a graduate of De La Salle University. Before entering politics, she worked as a journalist and television host for PTV.
Early life and education
Atienza was born on July 26, 1981, to
Manila politician
Lito Atienza, who was then a barangay captain, and Ma. Evelina Ilagan.
She is the younger sister of broadcasters and former councilors
Kim Atienza and
Ali Atienza and incumbent councilor
Maile Atienza.
She is a graduate of political science at De La Salle University.
Atienza is known for being the director of Kababaihan ng Maynila (),
Broadcasting career
Atienza started appearing in advertisements shown on
ABS-CBN in the early 2000s.
She later entered
Star Circle, the talent agency arm of the network, but later quit when she married.
She has worked for PTV as one of the hosts of its morning program,
Bagong Pilipinas. She was later assigned as one of the hosts of its replacement,
Rise and Shine Pilipinas.
She also worked for GMA, especially in the anthology show
Maynila (when she substituted for her father in 2019).
Vice mayor of Manila (from 2025)
Election
Atienza originally planned to run for a seat in the Manila City Council from the fifth district under Mayor Honey Lacuna's Asenso Manileño ticket for the 2025 Manila local elections.
She won the election in a landslide victory, defeating incumbent Yul Servo, becoming the second woman to be elected to the office, after Lacuna.
Tenure
Atienza began her term as the 29th vice mayor of Manila on June 30, 2025.[
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Personal life
Atienza married Von Valdepeñas, a former one-term councilor of Los Baños, Laguna. They have three children together.[
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