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Davao City councilor Mabel Acosta named as new Mindanao Dev't Agency chair

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Courtesy: MinDA" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/01/11/01112022-mabel-acosta-davao-city.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Courtesy: MinDA</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>DAVAO CITY - Davao City Councilor Maria Belen &quot;Mabel&quot; Sunga-Acosta on Tuesday accepted the offer to become the new chairperson of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA).</p><p>Acosta replaces former MinDA chairperson Emmanuel Piñol, who resigned in October 2021 to seek a Senate seat in the May elections.</p><p>Piñol headed the agency starting August 2019. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/14/19/piol-takes-oath-as-mindanao-devt-agency-chief">READ: Piñol takes oath as Mindanao dev’t agency chief</a></li></ul><p>According to MinDA, Acosta serves as their 8th chairperson and the second Mindanaoan female leader to head the agency.</p><p>The official started her political service as councilor in Davao City in 2001, and served for 6 terms under Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod.</p><p>Other councilors and her colleagues in the 19th city council congratulated Acosta in her new assignment during the 2nd regular session held Tuesday afternoon.</p><p>Acosta thanked her supporters, colleagues, the Dutertes, her family, and the media including ABS-CBN Davao where she was a former news anchor and radio host.</p><p>Acosta was a former host of &quot;Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa,&quot; where, in one episode, then-mayor and incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte urged her to run as Davao City councilor.</p><p>The new MinDA chairperson chose her daughter, Luna Acosta, to replace her as councilor in the city&#x27;s first district.</p><div><strong>-- Report from Hernel Tocmo</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1865585" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Davao City Councilor Maria Belen 'Mabel' Sunga-Acosta accepted the offer to become the new chairperson of the Mindanao Development Authority.