Mitos Magsaysay

Not to be confused with Milagros Magsaysay.

Maria Milagros "Mitos" Habana-Magsaysay (born January 4, 1964), is a Filipino politician who served as Congresswoman of the 1st district of Zambales^[1] from 2004 to 2013, and was a senatorial candidate of the United Nationalist Alliance in the 2013 election.^[2]

Mitos Habana-Magsaysay
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Zambales' 1st district
In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013
Preceded by	James Gordon Jr.
Succeeded by	Jeffrey Khonghun
Personal details
Born	(1964-01-04) January 4, 1964 (age 61) Castillejos, Zambales
Political party	PDP (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	Lakas (2004–2012) UNA (2012–2018) PFP (2018–2021)
Spouse	Jesus Vicente Magsaysay
Relations	Vicente Magsaysay (father-in-law)
Profession	Entrepreneur, Politician

Political career

She was a representative from the 1st District of Zambales for 3 consecutive terms.^[3][4] After her congressional career, she ran for a senate spot under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA).^[5] She claimed in February 2013 that the Liberals was using arm-twisting tactics on some politicians and local executives who are friendly to UNA.^[6] She lost and placed 21st.

On November 27, 2018, Magsaysay officially filed her certificate of candidacy for Congresswoman of the 1st district of Zambales and Olongapo City. To reclaim her seat in the House of Representatives, she was up against incumbent 1st District Congressman Jeffrey Khonghun who was gunning for his 3rd and last term as representative of the first district of Zambales.^[7] She was a Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) candidate and, after the 2019 elections, lost to Khonghun by more than 68,000 votes.^[8]

Personal life

She is married to Jesus Vicente Magasaysay, son of former Zambales Governor Vicente Magsaysay.