Aurelio Gonzales Jr.
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Aurelio D. Gonzales Jr. | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office July 27, 2022[1] | |
| Speaker | Martin Romualdez |
| In office July 22, 2019 – December 7, 2020 | |
| Speaker | Alan Peter Cayetano Lord Allan Velasco |
| Member of the House of Representatives from Pampanga's 3rd district | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Oscar S. Rodriguez |
| In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Rey Aquino |
| Succeeded by | Oscar S. Rodriguez |
| Member of the Pampanga Provincial Board from the 3rd district | |
| In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aurelio Dueñas Gonzales Jr. October 27, 1962 San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines |
| Political party | Lakas–CMD (before 2012; 2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2023) PDP–Laban (2016–2023) NPC (2012–2016) |
| Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth Panlilio (died 2017)Michaeline Mercado |
| Children | 5 |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Mapúa Institute of Technology (BS) |
| Occupation | Politician, Civil Servant, and Businessman |
| Profession | Civil Engineer |
Aurelio "Dong" Dueñas Gonzales Jr. (born October 27, 1962) is the congressman of the 3rd District of Pampanga in the Philippines. He is also a member of Lakas–CMD.[2]
Early life
[edit]Gonzales was born at the Virgen de los Remedios Hospital in Barangay San Jose in San Fernando, Pampanga on October 27, 1962. He was raised in Barangay Anao in Mexico, Pampanga.
Political career
[edit]Before becoming a congressman, he was a board member for the same district for one term before running for Congress. He won the 2004 election against Dinan Labung and Tiger Lagman.
He ran for representative in the 2013 elections and received a total of 108,275 votes, but lost.
He was one of the signatories of House Resolution 1109 calling for a constituent assembly to amend the Constitution.
Paskuhan Village
[edit]The Court of Appeals of the Philippines' Fourth Division Decision dated May 23, 2024, granted Gonzales Jr.'s certiorari annulling Regional Trial Court, Branch 42, San Fernando, Pampanga's judgment.[3] The ruling allowed Gonzalez' intervention in the compromise agreement between San Fernando City and Premier Central, Inc.'s P939 million sale of Paskuhan Village. The "Deed of donation" transferred to San Fernando 5,000 square meters of the 9.3 hectares sold to Premier Central, Inc. and a 2-story building, and a company would construct an amphitheater. Gonzales was granted the right to file complaints on the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority sale decision of Paskuhan Village to Premier Central Inc. (PCI) in 2014 for P939 million.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Gonzales was married to Elizabeth Panlilio until her death at the 2017 Resorts World Manila attack on June 2, 2017.[5] He later married My-my Mercado.[6] Together, they have named Aurelio III, Aurelio Brenz (named after the late Pampanga Governor Bren Guiao and is a civil engineer and City Councilor of San Fernando, Pampanga), Aurelio Michaeline, Michael Aurelio and Alyssa Michaela (Senior Board Member of Pampanga 3rd district).
Gonzales later married his second wife, Michaeline “My-My” Mercado. Mercado is running for a 3rd district seat in the Pampanga Provincial Board in 2025.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Serving as Deputy Speaker from July 27, 2022 until May 17, 2023 and as Senior Deputy Speaker since May 17, 2023
- ^ Flora, Ian Ocampo (May 22, 2016). "Gonzales joins PDP–Laban". Sun.Star. Archived from the original on May 24, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (June 22, 2024). "Gonzales: CA recognizes right to intervene in Paskuhan Village sale". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ "CA Allows Lawmaker To Intervene In 'Irregular' Sale Of Paskuhan Village In Pampanga". politiko.com.ph. June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ Cruz, RG (June 2, 2017). "Solon's wife among Resorts World Manila fatalities". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ "New positions, but still same families in Pampanga politics". Rappler. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ "Gonzales family to seek power in Pampanga district". iOrbit News Online. October 9, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
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[edit]- 1962 births
- Living people
- People from San Fernando, Pampanga
- Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Pampanga
- Deputy speakers of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
- Members of the Pampanga Provincial Board
- Mapúa University alumni
- 21st-century Filipino engineers
- Filipino civil engineers
- Kapampangan people