ABOUT THE MAYOR OF ORMOC CITY

PROFILE

Hon. Lucy Marie Torres-Gomez is the incumbent

mayor of Ormoc City and ex-congresswoman of
the 4th district of Leyte. Prior to her government
service since 2010, she used to be an actress and a
television personality. With her win in the recent
May 2022 poll, she succeeded her husband,
former city mayor Richard Gomez, now in his
first term as the congressman of the same district.

She pursued a degree in Parliamentary Procedure

and Good Governance under the National College
of Public Administration and Good Governance
(NCPAG) at the University of the Philippines
Diliman in Quezon City, Philippines. She finished
her higher education at the University of the
Philippines—Cebu with a degree in Business
Management. As to her elementary and secondary
education, she graduated from the same school,
Saint Peter’s College of Ormoc, Ormoc City.

Aside from being a woman of service to her

constituents, Mrs. Gomez is also an esteemed
social entrepreneur. She has also been investing
her time in her businesses, namely Truest Society,
Inc., Ormocana, and Topiary Store, which aim to
create and sell unique and modern Filipino
lifestyle products. Her ownership of these companies gave the 4th district of Leyte the opportunity to have
sustainable development projects for the local constituents, as assured by the highly respected congresswoman
turned mayor of Ormoc City. Consistently since 2002, she is a lifestyle columnist for Philippine Star with her
own column, Love Lucy.

Mayor Gomez seeks to continue the quality of service her husband gave to the Ormocanons during his two
terms as the mayor of Ormoc City.