Dino Reyes Chua | |
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Mayor of Noveleta | |
Assumed office 30 June 2016 |
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Preceded by | Enrico Alvarez |
Personal details | |
Born |
Dino Carlo Reyes Chua September 28, 1980 Cavite City, Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Political party |
United Nationalist Alliance Nacionalista Party Partido Magdalo |
Alma mater |
De La Salle University San Beda College of Law Stanford University |
Religion | Catholic |
Dino Carlo Reyes Chua (born September 28, 1980) is a Filipino businessman and politician and the current Mayor of Noveleta, Province of Cavite. He is also the President of SKYJET Airlines, Manila's First Boutique Leisure Airlines. He also became the youngest Vice Mayor of Cavite City at the age of 23. He also served as No.1 Provincial Board Member or Senior Board Member representing the 1st Congressional District of Cavite (Cavite City, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario). He also became one of the youngest Majority Floor Leader of Cavite Province at the age of 29. He often assumes the position of Acting Vice-Governor whenever the Vice Governor is on official leave. In 2016, he became the youngest elected Mayor of Noveleta, Cavite at the age of 35.
Dino is the eldest son of Danilo Chua (a businessman and philanthropist) and Corazon Reyes, both native of Cavite province. His Family has a diversified Business interests in Petroleum, Real Estate, Airline, Manufacturing, Broadcasting, Construction, Hotels, Schools and Food Business. He traced his political roots from the Reyes Family being the Great Grandson of Former Congressman Augusto Reyes Sr., a Lawyer who later became Justice during the American regime before he was elected as Representative of Cavite Province in 1925 Congress. His First Cousin, Augusto "GuGu" Reyes III also served as Cavite City Councilor up to 1998. His younger brother, Denver Chua, was also elected as Cavite City Vice Mayor last May 2016 elections. In 2013, his other brother Davey Reyes Chua also served as Vice Mayor of Noveleta Cavite, also the hometown of the Reyes clan. Other members of the Reyes Clan also became Mayors of Noveleta town from Mayor Librado Reyes Sr. (1963-1966) and Mayor Jose "Pepe" Reyes from 1980-1986.
After his graduation from college, Dino Reyes-Chua became the Youngest Vice Mayor of Cavite City at the age of 23. He first entered politics when he was elected as the Topnotch City Councilor of Cavite City in the 2004 elections. In that election, he got the highest number of votes ever cast in the history of Cavite City. He became one of the youngest Vice Mayor who served in the whole country. He also topped the 2010 Provincial elections, Not only in his District but in the whole Province of Cavite making him the No.1 Provincial Board Member or Senior Board Member of Cavite Province. He often assumed the position of Acting Vice-Governor and Presiding Officer while the Governor or the Vice-Governor of the Province is on leave. In May 2016, Dino Reyes Chua ran for Mayor of Noveleta Cavite and won as the newly elected Mayor of Noveleta with a margin of almost 10,000 votes over his rival, making it the highest margin in the history of Noveleta Elections. His younger brother, incumbent Vice Mayor Davey Reyes Chua also won as No.1 Councilor of Noveleta. Meanwhile, his Father in law, Re -electionist Mayor Bernardo "Totie" Paredes together w/ his youngest brother Denver Chua who also won as Cavite City Vice Mayor by a landslide.