Lord Allan Jay Velasco

Lord Allan Jay Velasco
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Marinduque's Lone District
Assumed office
February 1, 2016
Preceded by Regina Ongsiako Reyes
In office
June 30, 2010[1][2] – June 30, 2013
Preceded by Carmencita Reyes
Succeeded by Regina Ongsiako Reyes
Provinicial Administrator of Marinduque
In office
January 2008[3] – December, 2009
Appointed by Jose Antonio Carrion
Personal details
Born (1977-11-09) November 9, 1977
Political party
Relations Presbitero Velasco (Father)
Residence Mogpog, Marinduque
Torrijos, Marinduque
Occupation Lawyer
Profession Politician
Religion Roman Catholic

Lord Allan Jay Quinto Velasco (born November 9, 1977), also known as "P.A.", is a Filipino lawyer, politician and former Congressman of Marinduque.[4] He also served as Integrated Bar of the Philippines President of Marinduque as well as Provincial Administrator of the province under governor Jose Antonio Carrion. He was defeated in his bid for re-election in 2013 by Regina Ongsiako Reyes, daughter of incumbent Governor Carmencita Reyes. Reyes' victory is currently disputed however as, noted by Velasco, Reyes was a United States citizen during the election and thus ineligible to hold office. Both the Supreme Court and COMELEC have upheld Velasco's protest. Despite this, House Speaker Belmonte has maintained that such a decision to remove Reyes from her seat is up to the House Electoral Tribunal, where Velasco's case to remove her is still pending.

Personal life

He is the eldest son of Presbitero Velasco who is a current Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.

References

  1. ↑ Obligacion, Eliseo J. "VELASCO DID IT; THE NANAY RETURNS". marinduquegov.
  2. ↑ Obligacion, Eliseo J. "P.A. Velasco proclaimed Congressman". marinduquegov.
  3. ↑ Cruz, Neal. "Abolish the pork barrel and save tax money". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. ↑ Danguilan Vitug, Marites (3 December 2009). "SC justice in partisan politics?". ABS-CBN.
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by
Carmencita Reyes		 Representative, Lone District of Marinduque
2010 - 2013 		Succeeded by
Regina Reyes


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