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In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Lim, the birth surname or paternal family name is Cajayon, and the marital name is Uy.
Mary Mitzi Cajayon
Official portrait, 19th Congress
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Caloocan's 2nd District
In office
June 30, 2022 – June 30, 2025
Preceded byEdgar Erice
Succeeded byEdgar Erice
In office
June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2013
Preceded byLuis Asistio
Succeeded byEdgar Erice
Executive Director of the Council for the Welfare of Children
In office
July 25, 2017 – October 5, 2021
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Member of the Caloocan City Council
from the 2nd District
In office
June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2007
Personal details
Born (1978-05-06) May 6, 1978 (age 47)
Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines[1]
Political partyLakas (2008–2011; 2023–present)
Other political
affiliations		PDP–Laban (2021–2023)
NUP (2011–2021)
Lakas–CMD I (2003–2008)
WebsiteOfficial website

Mary Mitzi "Mitch" Lim Cajayon-Uy (born May 6, 1978) is a Filipino politician and former beauty queen who represented the 2nd district of Caloocan, Metro Manila, in the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2007 to 2013 and from 2022 to 2025. She also served as the executive director of the Council for the Welfare of Children, an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development from 2017 to 2021, and had served as a city councilor of Caloocan from 2004 to 2007.

She was appointed the executive director of the Council for the Welfare of Children, having been appointed to the post by President Rodrigo Duterte in July 2017. She resigned from the position to run once again for representative at the 2nd district of Caloocan in 2022;[2][3] she later won the race.[4] In 2025, she lost re-election to her seat in the House of Representatives.

Prior to joining politics, Cajayon was named as Miss Caloocan in 2000.

In November 2021, the Sandiganbayan acquitted Cajayon-Uy of graft and malversation charges linked to the alleged misuse of ₱10 million in PDAF funds. In September 2025, she was named in a Senate probe as an alleged recipient of ₱16.5 million in kickbacks from flood control projects.

Pageantry

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In 2000, Cajayon won the Mutya ng Caloocan beauty pageant.[5]

Political career

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Councilor of Caloocan (2004–2007)

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Cajayon served as city councilor of Caloocan for one term from 2004 to 2007.[6]

House of Representatives (2007–2013; 2022–2025)

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Cajayon won as representative of Caloocan's 2nd district in 2007, defeating re-electionist representative Edgar Erice, Nilo Divina and one other candidate.[7][8] In 2009, she was given the Award for Congressional Legislative and Service Excellence by the Consumers League of the Philippines Foundation, Inc.[9] She won a second term as congresswoman in 2010, defeating Antonio M. Almeda, Carlos Cabochan, councilor Rose Mercado and four other candidates.[10] By 2013, however, she lost her reelection to Erice.[11]

In July 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Cajayon-Uy as executive director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Council for the Welfare of Children.[12] In September 2021, she joined the PDP-Laban party of president Duterte days before the filing of certificates of candidacy in the 2022 election.[13][14] Cajayon-Uy ultimately won a third term as congresswoman of Caloocan's 2nd district, receiving more votes than Roberto Samson, Luis Macario "Maca" Asistio and two others.[15]

In November 2023, Cajayon-Uy left PDP–Laban to join the Lakas–CMD party.[16] In February 2025, Cajayon-Uy was among the 95 Lakas–CMD members who voted to impeach vice president Sara Duterte.[17][18]

In February 2025, Cajayon-Uy was one of the 95 Lakas–CMD members who voted to impeach vice president Sara Duterte. She also ran for re-election in 2025 under the local ticket of Mayor Along Malapitan, but lost to Erice once again.

Controversies

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In July 2018, Cajayon-Uy was charged of graft and malversation charges in relation to the alleged misuse of ₱10 million in Priority Development Assistance Fund for supposed ghost projects in 2009. The charges, which stem from ₱3 million and ₱7 million funds for Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (CIDSS) projects, claim that Cajayon-Uy was responsible for recommending Kaloocan Assistance Council Inc. (KACI) as the project partner.[19] She was later acquitted by the Sandiganbayan on November 12, 2021.[20]

In September 2025, former Department of Public Works and Highways engineers Henry Alcantara and Brice Hernandez identified Cajayon-Uy as an alleged recipient of kickbacks from flood control projects in Bulacan. During a Senate hearing on September 19, Hernandez stated that Cajayon-Uy received approximately ₱16.5 million in payoffs between 2022 and 2023. Cajayon-Uy refuted this, stating she represented Caloocan, not Bulacan, and said that all infrastructure projects in her district during her term are publicly documented. Her name resurfaced during a September 23 Senate hearing, where Alcantara mentioned her again alongside other lawmakers, including Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva, former senator Bong Revilla, and Ako Bicol representative Zaldy Co, as alleged beneficiaries of commissions from flood control projects.[6] That same day, the Anti–Money Laundering Council ordered asset freezing for Alcantara, Hernandez, and all alleged benificiaries, including Cajayon-Uy.[21]

References

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  1. ^ https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Local/COC_Local_NCR/CALOOCAN_CITY/2NDDIST/Cajayon-Uy_Mary_Mitzi.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Certified List of Candidates (NCR)" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Ronda, Rainier Allan (November 29, 2021). "Probe 'demolition' cases, ombudsman urged". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Dioquino, Aaron Homer (May 10, 2022). "Rep. Along Malapitan proclaimed new mayor of Caloocan City". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Red, Isah V. (February 12, 2003). "Beauty pageant to celebrate cityhood". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 18. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Casucian, Jiselle Anne C. (September 23, 2025). "Who is Mitch Cajayon-Uy, the former Caloocan solon in the flood control mess?". GMA News. Archived from the original on September 23, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  7. ^ Bordadora, Norman (July 29, 2007). "Young and restless 1st termers set to rock House". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A6. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  8. ^ Carvajal, Nancy (May 23, 2007). "It's Recom Echiverri in Caloocan City". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A24. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  9. ^ Quejada, Butch (December 13, 2021). "Lady solon binigyan ng award". The Philippine Star (in Filipino). Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  10. ^ Laude, Pete (May 13, 2010). "Incumbents still win in Caloocan". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines: Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  11. ^ Rappler.com (October 14, 2015). "SC upholds Erice's election as Caloocan congressman". Rappler. Manila, Philippines: Rappler Inc. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  12. ^ "Mary Mitzi Cajayon-Uy named as the new CWC Executive Director". Council for the Welfare of Children. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  13. ^ Cajayon-Uy, Mitch (September 21, 2021). "Now Officially with PDP!!!". Facebook. Meta Platforms, Inc. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  14. ^ Patinio, Ferdinand (February 13, 2021). "Certificates of candidacy filing for 2022 polls set Oct. 1-8". Philippine News Agency. Manila: News and Information Bureau, Presidential Communications Office. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  15. ^ "Halalan 2022 CITY OF CALOOCAN". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Corporation. May 2022. Archived from the original on May 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  16. ^ Crisostomo, Sheila (November 23, 2023). "4 more lawmakers transfer to Lakas-CMD". Philstar.com. Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  17. ^ Flores, Dominique Nicole (February 5, 2025). "Who are the 215 House endorsers of VP Sara Duterte's impeachment?". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines: Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  18. ^ Cervantes, Filane Mikee (February 6, 2025). "25 more lawmakers want to join as complainants vs. VP Sara". Philippine News Agency. Manila: News and Information Bureau, Presidential Communications Office. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  19. ^ "Ex-Caloocan rep charged before Sandiganbayan over alleged P10-M PDAF misuse". GMA News Online. July 30, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  20. ^ Marcelo, Elizabeth (November 15, 2021). "Ex-Caloocan lawmaker acquitted of 'pork' raps". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  21. ^ Hilotin, Jay (September 23, 2025). "Philippines: Asset freeze of Estrada, Villanueva, Co, Cajayon-Uy, Bernardo ordered; freeze of Romualdez's assets sought". Gulf News. Archived from the original on September 23, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by
Luis Asistio
 Representative, 2nd District of Caloocan
2007–2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Representative, 2nd District of Caloocan
2022–present 		Incumbent
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