Sarah Elago
Sarah Elago | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Member-elect of the Philippine House of Representatives for Gabriela | |
| Assuming office June 30, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | None |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Kabataan Party-list | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Jane Ibañez Elago October 18, 1989 Las Piñas, Philippines |
| Political party | Gabriela (2024–present) Makabayan (2016–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Kabataan (until 2024) |
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Sarah Jane Ibañez Elago (born October 18, 1989) is a Filipino activist and politician who served as the representative for Kabataan Party-list from 2016 to 2022. During her tenure, she was the youngest female member of the House of Representatives.
A graduate of the University of the Philippines Diliman, Elago served as the national president of the National Union of Students in the Philippines and was active in student activism. During her congressional tenure, she sat as a member of the House minority bloc and supported the franchise renewal for broadcast network ABS-CBN.
After leaving Congress, Elago remained active in the Makabayan Coalition and was among those who filed the second impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. In 2025, she successfully sought a return to the House of Representatives as the first nominee of the Gabriela Women's Party by Comelec cancelling the registration of Duterte Youth Partylist.