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Feria garnered 13,987 votes, while the incumbent mayor got 17,822 votes.

Feria thanked Cordeiro for making the books available to the Portuguese public, which will contribute to a wider understanding of the Philippines in Portugal.

The week we met her, a few days after Philippine Independence Day, Feria was hosting renowned Filipino pianist Raul Sunico, who gave a concert; had organized a week-long Filipino food festival at the posh Altis Avenida Hotel, a collaboration between Feria's friend and the hotel's executive chef Joao Correia and Filipino chef Myrna Segismundo, who was leading a team for the 'Lasap Pilipino' culinary tour; and, for her main project, was working with scholars to come up with a bibliography of Filipiniana material in Portuguese archives and libraries, to trace the connection between the two countries beyond Ferdinand Magellan.