Jesus Crispin Remulla

Jesus Crispin "Boying" Catibayan Remulla (born March 31, 1961) is a Filipino politician serving as the representative of Cavite's 7th district since 2019, and previously holding the position from 2010 to 2013. He is also concurrently the Senior Deputy Majority Leader. He served as the provincial governor of Cavite from 2016 to 2019, and was the representative of the province's 3rd district from 2004 to 2010. He is also a radio host for "Executive Session" on DZRH News Television. Remulla is one of the vocal opponents against the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN and among the 70 congressmen who voted to reject the franchise.

Jesus Crispin Remulla
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cavite's 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2019
Preceded by	Abraham Tolentino
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013
Preceded by	New district
Succeeded by	Abraham Tolentino
Governor of Cavite
In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2019
Vice Governor	Jolo Revilla
Preceded by	Jonvic Remulla
Succeeded by	Jonvic Remulla
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cavite's 3rd district
In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010
Preceded by	Napoleon R. Beratio
Succeeded by	Erineo Maliksi
Deputy House Speaker for Luzon
In office July 26, 2010 – June 30, 2013
Personal details
Born	Jesus Crispin Catibayan Remulla March 31, 1961 Bacoor, Cavite
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Nacionalista Party
Other political affiliations	United Nationalist Alliance (2013)
Parents	Juanito Remulla Sr.
Relatives	Jonvic Remulla (brother) Gilbert Remulla (brother)
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Diliman
Occupation	Lawyer, Broadcaster
Profession	Politician

Remulla graduated from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1987, where he was a brother of the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity.[1] He passed the bar exam. He is member of the Remulla political dynasty of Cavite: His father, Juanito, was the provincial governor for fourteen years. His brother Gilbert, a former television reporter for ABS-CBN, was the representative of the 2nd district from 2001 to 2007. His other brother, Jonvic, is the current provincial governor.

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 Madlansacay, 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 ran for Mayor of Tagaytay under the Nacionalista Party, Lakas-CMD and the United Nationalist Alliance, he opposed Bambol's wife Agnes Tolentino of the Liberal party. In 2016, instead of running for Congress against Bambol Tolentino, Remulla was substituted by his younger brother Jonvic to run as governor.

In 2020, Remulla played a major role in the ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy along with Rodante Marcoleta and Mike Defensor. They accused ABS-CBN for tax avoidances (by using Shell corporations such as Big Dipper), selling Philippine Depositary Receipts (PDRs) for foreigners (which is a possible violation of 1987 Constitution, prohibiting aliens for owning a mass media in the Philippines), using Channel 43 to continue digital broadcasts after the shutdown on May 5, using ABS-CBN facilities, and submitting an alleged tampered torrens title. He enlisted the help of the National Bureau of Investigation to go after his critics on social media, accusing them of cyberbullying for criticizing him when he forgot to stand while singing the Philippine national anthem.[2] On July 10, 2020, Remulla, an ex-officio member of the Legislative Franchises, is one of the 70 representatives who voted "yes" to "kill" (deny) the twenty-five year franchise renewal of ABS-CBN, in favor of a report from Technical Working Group. After claiming continuous victory, Remulla joined with Defensor and Marcoleta for an online conversation via Zoom and streamed on Facebook as they discuss their plans to takeover the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in the future.[3]

See also

• National Telecommunications Commission (Philippines)
• ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy

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.

1. "Cavite Gov. Boying Remulla apologizes for racist, misogynistic statements of his Lonsi brods". Politiko. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
2. "At House hearing on ABS-CBN franchise, lawmaker seeks NBI help vs 'cyber bullying'". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
3. AnaKalusugan Partylist Cong. Mike Defensor's Video