Jesus Crispin Remulla

Jesus Crispin "Boying" Catibayan Remulla (born March 31, 1961) is a Filipino politician from the province of Cavite. A member of the Nacionalista Party, he has been elected to three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the Third District of Cavite. He first won election to Congress in 2004, and was re-elected in 2007.

Remulla is a graduate of the University of the Philippines College of Law. His father, Juanito, served as governor of Cavite for fourteen years. His brothers Gilbert, a former television reporter with the ABS-CBN Network, was the Representative from the Second District of Cavite from 2001 to 2007, and Juanito Victor C. Remulla, Jr. the former Vice-Governor and currently the Governor of Cavite. He is also a radio host for "Karambola" on DWIZ.

Political career

In 2001, he became the chief of staff of then Senator and former First Lady Luisa Pimentel-Estrada, wife of former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada and spokesperson of Puwersa ng Masa before running for Congress in a controversial 2004 election. During the campaign, he was upset by Governor Erineo "Ayong" Maliksi, who was a fellow member of Partido Magdalo, because of his support of then mayor of Silang, Cavite Ruben Madlangsakay, who ran as independent for congressman. He won as congressman in the district more than two years after the death of his predecessor, Napoleon R. Beratio.

In 2007, he won for the second term as congressman against then Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Manny De Castro, also from Silang. De Castro would lose another election in the newly created 5th District of Cavite after was lost by Carmona Mayor Roy Loyola.

In 2009, he among with fellow representatives of Cavite -- Joseph Emilio Abaya and Elpidio Barzaga, Jr.—authored the biggest congressional reapportionment in the history of the Philippines by passing Republic Act No. 9727, unofficially titled The Cavite Congressional Reapportionment Act of 2009, bringing the representatives of Cavite from three to seven.

In the recent election, also, he defeated Tagaytay City Councilor Laureano Mendoza to claim his third consecutive term and first under the new district.

On July 26, 2010, he became one of six Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives under the speakership of Feliciano "Sonny" Belmonte, Jr.

In 2013 elections, he will run for Mayor of Tagaytay under the Nacionalista Party, Lakas-CMD and the United Nationalist Alliance, he will oppose outgoing Mayor Bambol Tolentino's wife of the Liberal party. In 2016, instead to run for the Congress against Bambol Tolentino, Remulla was substitute by his younger brother Jonvic to run as governor.

References

• "Member Information: Jesus Crispin C. Remulla". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 2008-03-19. 
• "Personal Information - Jesus Crispin Remulla". I-Site.ph. Retrieved 2008-03-19.