{{short description|Vice Mayor of Manila since 2025}} {{Philippine name|Ilagan|Atienza|Valdepeñas|ph=married}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Chi Atienza | image = OfficialPortraitViceMayorChiAtienza2025 (cropped).jpg | alt = Vice Mayor Chi Atienza | caption = Official portrait, 2025 | order = 35th | title = Vice Mayor of Manila | term_start = June 30, 2025 | term_end = | 1blankname = {{nowrap|Mayor}} | 1namedata = Isko Moreno | predecessor = Yul Servo | birth_name = Angela Lei Ilagan Atienza | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|07|26}} | birth_place = Manila, Philippines | death_date = | death_place = | father = Lito Atienza | relatives = {{ubl| * Kim Atienza (brother) * Ali Atienza (brother) * Maile Atienza (sister) * Emman Atienza (niece) |}} | occupation = {{hlist|Politician|journalist|broadcaster}} | education = De La Salle University (BA) | party = Aksyon (2024–present) | spouse = Von Valdepeñas | children = 3 }} '''Angela Lei''' "'''Chi'''" '''Ilagan Atienza–Valdepeñas'''<ref name=":0" /> (born July 26, 1981), also nicknamed as '''Chi-Chi''',<ref name=chichi /> is a Filipino politician who has been the 35th vice mayor of Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, since 2025. A daughter of former mayor Lito Atienza, she is a graduate of De La Salle University. Before entering politics, she worked as a journalist and television host for PTV.
== Early life and education == Atienza was born on July 26, 1981, to Manila politician Lito Atienza, who was then a barangay captain, and Ma. Evelina Ilagan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atienza Valdepeñas, Angela Lei Ilagan - COC|url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Local/COC_Local_NCR/COC_Local_NCR_MANILA/ATIENZA%20VALDEPENAS%20ANGELA%20LEI%20ILAGAN.pdf}}</ref> She is the younger sister of broadcasters and former councilors Kim and Ali and incumbent councilor Maile.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lo |first=Ricky |author-link=Ricky Lo |date=September 14, 2020 |title=3 minutes with Chi |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2020/09/14/2042186/3-minutes-chi |accessdate=September 1, 2024 |publisher=The Philippine Star}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arceo |first=Therese |title=Isko Moreno sa mga Manilenyo: Dinidinig ko ang sigaw nyo |url=https://bandera.inquirer.net/396545/isko-moreno-sa-mga-manilenyo-dinidinig-ko-ang-sigaw-nyo/amp |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Bandera |language=en-US}}</ref> She is a graduate of political science at De La Salle University.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lo |first=Ricky |date=March 22, 2019 |title=Chi Atienza takes over Dad Lito as Maynila host |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2019/03/22/1903398/chi-atienza-takes-over-dad-lito-maynila-host |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>
Atienza is known for being the director of ''Kababaihan ng Maynila'' ({{translation|The Women of Manila}}),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Talampaso |first=Cocoy |date=2024-10-16 |title=Chi Atienza’s proposal to stop pagpag: Food boxes for Manila’s poor |url=https://politiko.com.ph/2024/10/16/chi-atienzas-proposal-to-stop-pagpag-food-boxes-for-manilas-poor/snitch-network/ |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=politiko.com.ph |language=en-US}}</ref> an organization established by her father, former mayor Lito Atienza, to give livelihood for some women of the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mga kasama ko noong bata pa ako sa bawat laban at taas noong lalaban muli para sa inklusibong Mayniila |url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=1085201323172547&id=100050480679944 |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>
== Broadcasting career == Atienza started appearing in advertisements shown on ABS-CBN in the early 2000s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2020-10-22 |title=Chi Atienza Valdepenas on motherhood and career {{!}} Modern Parenting |url=https://modernparenting-onemega.com/chi-atienza-valdepenas-balancing-motherhood-and-career/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=modernparenting-onemega.com |language=en-US}}</ref> She later entered Star Circle, the talent agency arm of the network, but later quit when she married.<ref name="maile">{{cite news |last=Lo |first=Ricky |date=April 13, 2019 |title=Maile, the silent Atienza |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2019/04/13/1909517/maile-silent-atienza |work=Philstar.com}}</ref> She has worked for PTV as one of the hosts of its morning program, ''Bagong Pilipinas''. She was later assigned as one of the hosts of its replacement, ''Rise and Shine Pilipinas''.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last=Lo |first=Ricky |author-link=Ricky Lo |date=September 14, 2020 |title=3 minutes with Chi |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2020/09/14/2042186/3-minutes-chi |accessdate=September 1, 2024 |publisher=The Philippine Star}}</ref> She also worked for GMA, especially in the anthology show ''Maynila'' (when she substituted for her father in 2019).<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Solis |first=Lolit |author-link=Lolit Solis |date=March 17, 2019 |title=Cong. Lito, stop muna sa hosting! |url=https://www.philstar.com/pang-masa/pang-movies/2019/03/17/1902079/cong-lito-stop-muna-sa-hosting |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>
== Vice mayor of Manila (from 2025) == === Election === thumb|125px|left|Atienza in 2024 Atienza originally planned to run for a seat in the Manila City Council from the fifth district under Mayor Honey Lacuna's Asenso Manileño ticket for the 2025 Manila local elections.<ref>{{cite AV media |people= |date=October 15, 2024 |title=Lacuna on Moreno's edge in surveys: I'm not surprised; He's already a national figure {{!}} ANC |trans-title= |type= |language= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4Jcr35duSc |access-date=October 21, 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time=13:56 |location= |publisher= |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= }}</ref> However, she was later named by former mayor Isko Moreno to be his vice mayoral running mate for the election, replacing her brother Ali, who backed out before he could file his candidacy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-11 |title=Ready for 2025 polls: Mocha Uson joins Isko Moreno-Chi Atienza team |url=https://politiko.com.ph/2024/09/11/ready-for-2025-polls-mocha-uson-joins-isko-moreno-chi-atienza-team/snitch-network/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=politiko.com.ph |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-27 |title=2025 comeback? Mocha Uson thanks Isko Moreno for trust |url=https://politiko.com.ph/2024/08/27/2025-comeback-mocha-uson-thanks-isko-moreno-for-trust/snitch-network/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=politiko.com.ph |language=en-US}}</ref> She was also sworn in as one of the new members of Moreno's party, Aksyon Demokratiko.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malasig |first=Jeline |date=2024-09-09 |title=Mocha Uson to run as councilor in Manila? Here's what we know. |url=https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2024/09/09/283096/manilenos-told-vote-wisely-mocha-uson-councilor-moreno-slate/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Interaksyon |language=en-US}}</ref>
Alongside Moreno, she won the election in a landslide victory, defeating incumbent Yul Servo. She became the third woman to hold the post, after Carmen Planas (who was appointed) and Honey Lacuna (the first to be elected).<ref name=":2">{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2025/05/14/2442826/isko-moreno-reclaims-manila-mayoralty-landslide|title=Isko Moreno reclaims Manila mayoralty in landslide|first=Ian|last=Laqui|website=Philstar.com|date=May 14, 2025|accessdate=May 17, 2025}}</ref>
=== Tenure === Atienza began her term as the 35th vice mayor of Manila on June 30, 2025.<ref name=":2" />
== Personal life == Atienza was married to Von Valdepeñas, a former one-term councilor of Los Baños, Laguna. They had three children together.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="maile" />
She had owned a clothing store named Nullah, which is located in Bel-Air, Makati, as of 2005.<ref name=chichi>{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/12/04/310425/looking-good-feeling-good|title=Looking good, feeling good|date=December 4, 2005|accessdate=October 25, 2025|website=Philstar.com}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=Yul Servo}} {{s-ttl|title=Vice Mayor of Manila|years=2025–present}} {{s-inc}} |- {{s-ppo}} |- {{s-vac|last=Roberto Ortega Jr.}} {{s-ttl|title=Aksyon Demokratiko nominee<br>for Vice Mayor of Manila|years=2025|rows=2}} {{s-non|reason=Most recent|rows=2}} |- {{s-bef|before=Yul Servo|as=Asenso Manileño nominee}} |- {{s-end}}
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