Jericho Petilla

Carlos Jericho Petilla


Secretary of the Philippine Department of Energy
In office November 5, 2012 – April 30, 2015
President	Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by	Jose Rene Almendras
Succeeded by	Zenaida Monsada
Governor of the Province of Leyte
In office June 30, 2004 – November 4, 2012
Preceded by	Remedios Petilla
Succeeded by	Ma. Mimietta S. Bagulaya
Personal details
Political party	Liberal (2012-present) Lakas-CMD/Lakas Kampi CMD (2007–2010) NPC (2004–2006)
Spouse(s)	Frances Ann Regis Basilio
Alma mater	Ateneo de Manila University
Website	Official website

Carlos Jericho "Icot" L. Petilla is a Filipino politician. He is currently running as Senator of the Philippines under the ruling Liberal Party (LP). He is the former Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE) of the Philippines. He has served as the Governor of the Province of Leyte[1] from 2004 to 2012 before joining the cabinet of President Benigno Aquino III.

Earlier life

Petilla finished his Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering at the Ateneo de Manila University. He also attended the same school during his high school days. After finishing college, Petilla became a college instructor and taught Computer Programming subjects in Ateneo de Manila University for five years. He also became an IT consultant to various multinational companies.

His business interests included the International Data Conversion Solution Inc. based in Mandaluyong City and Accudata, Inc. based in Tacloban City where he is both President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He is likewise the part owner and consultant of Direct Data Capture with business offices in United Kingdom and New York and Datahold in London, UK.

Political career

During the 2004 election campaign, he divested his shares in his private investments to make a run as a governor of Leyte, even challenging a more popular bet in the person of three-term Representative and now Presidential Legal Adviser Sergio Apostol. He won during that year's election.

His first 100 days of office saw the drafting of the implementing Rules and Regulations of the Leyte Province Investment Code of 2004. The code aims to encourage investors to locate in Leyte with the salient feature of getting a 100% real property tax holiday for 5 years.

Petilla also supported The Philippine Economic Zone Authority in approving the application of the Province of Leyte to convert the 6.9 hectares lot at Barangay Pawing, Palo, Leyte, where the developed and ready for operation Leyte Academic Center is located, into the Leyte Information Communication Technology Park.

Election, 2007

Petilla accepted the nomination of the ruling Lakas-CMD party as one of its candidates for Senator under the Team Unity umbrella in the May 14, 2007 Philippine midterm elections. However, only days after he filed his candidacy for the Senate, he withdrew his name from the list of Team Unity candidates, with Boholano actor Cesar Montano acting as his replacement in the slate.^[1]

Election, 2016

In June 2015, he stepped down as DOE secretary to prepare for his senatorial bid. He is currently running for Senator under the Daang Matuwid Coalition led by the ruling Liberal Party (LP). His senatorial campaign centers on his three major advocacies: Energy, Education and Health.

Personal life

Petilla is the son of former Leyte Governor Leopoldo E. Petilla (1992–1995) and former Governor and current Palo, Leyte Mayor Remedios "Matin" Petilla.^[2] He is married to Frances Ann Regis Basilio of Cebu and they have five children.^[3]

References

↑ "Cesar Montano in, Leyte Gov. Petilla out of Arroyo coalition". GMA News. February 16, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
↑ "How politics is killing Tacloban". Manila Standard Today. January 17, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
↑ "Official Website of the Provincial Government of Leyte". Leyte.org.ph. Retrieved February 9, 2010.

Cabinet of President Benigno Aquino III (2010–2016)

Cabinet

Executive Secretary	Paquito Ochoa, Jr. (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary for Agrarian Reform	Virgilio de los Reyes (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Agriculture	Proceso Alcala (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary for Budget and Management	Florencio Abad (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Education	Armin Luistro (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Energy	Jose Rene Almendras (June 30, 2010–November 4, 2012) Jericho Petilla (November 4, 2012–April 30, 2015) Zenaida Monsada (July 2, 2015–present)

Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources	Ramon Paje (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Finance	Cesar Purisima (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Alberto Romulo (June 30, 2010–February 23, 2011) Albert del Rosario (February 24, 2011–March 7, 2016) Jose Rene Almendras (March 8, 2016–present)

Secretary of Health	Enrique Ona (June 30, 2010–December 19, 2014) Janette Garin (December 19, 2014-present)

Secretary of Interior and Local Government	Benigno Aquino III (June 30, 2010–July 9, 2010) Jesse Robredo (July 9, 2010–August 18, 2012) Paquito Ochoa, Jr. (August 21, 2012–August 31, 2012) Manuel Roxas II (August 31, 2012–September 11, 2015) Mel Senen Sarmiento (September 14, 2015-present)

Secretary of Justice	Leila de Lima (June 30, 2010–October 12, 2015) Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa (October 12, 2015–January 21, 2016) Emmanuel Caparas (January 22, 2016–present)

Secretary of Labor and Employment	Rosalinda Baldoz (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of National Defense	Voltaire Gazmin (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Public Works and Highways	Rogelio Singson (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Science and Technology	Mario Montejo (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Social Welfare and Development	Dinky Soliman (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Tourism	Alberto Lim (June 30, 2010–September 1, 2011) Ramon Jimenez, Jr. (September 1, 2011-present)

Secretary of Trade and Industry	Gregory Domingo (June 30, 2010–December 30, 2015) Adrian Cristobal, Jr. (December 31, 2015-present)

Secretary of Transportation and Communications	Jose de Jesus (June 30, 2010–July 4, 2011) Manuel Roxas II (July 4, 2011–October 18, 2012) Joseph Emilio Abaya (October 18, 2012-present)

Cabinet-level

Vice President	Jejomar Binay (June 30, 2010–present)

Presidential Management Staff Director-General	Julia Abad (June 30, 2010–present)

Presidential Adviser on National Security	Cesar Garcia (July 9, 2010–present)

Chief of staff of the Armed Forces	Ricardo David (June 30, 2010–March 8, 2011) Eduardo Oban Jr. (March 8, 2011–December 12, 2011) Jessie Dellosa (December 12,2011-January 17, 2013) Emmanuel T. Bautista (January 17, 2013-July 18, 2014) Gregorio Pio Catapang (July 18, 2014-July 10, 2015) Hernando Iriberri (July 10, 2015-April 22, 2016) Glorioso Miranda (acting) (April 22, 2016-present)

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process	Teresita Deles (June 30, 2010–present)

Presidential Spokesperson	Edwin Lacierda (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning	Ricky Carandang (July 30, 2010–December 31, 2013) Manuel L. Quezon III (January 1, 2014-present)

Secretary of Presidential Communications Operations	Herminio Coloma (July 30, 2010–present)

National Economic and Development Authority	Cayetano Paderanga, Jr. (June 30, 2010–May 10, 2012) Arsenio Balisacan (May 10, 2012–January 24, 2016) Emmanuel Esguerra (January 27, 2016–present)

Secretary to the Cabinet	Jose Rene Almendras (November 4, 2012–March 8, 2016)

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