Dulce Ann Hofer

Hofer was born on June 3, 1967 in Cebu City. She is the daughter of the founding father and 1st Governor of Zamboanga Sibugay, George Hofer and Dr. Dulce Kintanar.^[3] Hofer has a number of higher education diplomas, including:

• Bachelor of Business Administration from Ateneo de Manila University
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of the Philippines Cebu
• Doctor of Public Administration from the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines Diliman.

She has had further executive education at the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and the Asian Institute of Management.

Hofer ran and won as representative of the then-newly created 2nd legislative district of Zamboanga Sibugay in the 2007 local elections.

She is married to Roderick R. Santos,^[2] her cousin is incumbent representative, doctor Marly Hofer–Hasim of Zamboanga Sibugay's 2nd congressional district and her nephews are incumbent Sangguniang Panlalawigan members Pava Hofer and Ralph Hofer delos Santos,^[10][11] both were elected in 2025.^[12]

In 2020, alongside Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado, Hofer was appointed lieutenant colonel in the Philippine Air Force reserve by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.^[13]