Feliciano Belmonte Jr.
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The Honourable Feliciano R. Belmonte Jr. |
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| 20th and 23rd Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
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In office July 26, 2010 – July 22, 2016 |
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| President | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Prospero Nograles |
| Succeeded by | Pantaleon Alvarez |
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In office January 24, 2001 – June 30, 2001 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Arnulfo Fuentabella |
| Succeeded by | Jose de Venecia Jr. |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Quezon City's Fourth District | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Nanette Castelo-Daza |
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In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Ismael A. Mathay Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Nanette Castelo-Daza |
| 9th Mayor of Quezon City | |
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In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 |
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| Vice Mayor | Herbert Bautista |
| Preceded by | Ismael A. Mathay Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Bautista |
| Personal details | |
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Fernando Feliciano Racimo Belmonte Jr. October 2, 1936 Tondo, Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Liberal Party (2009–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Lakas Kampi CMD (1992–2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Go-Belmonte (deceased) |
| Children | Isaac Belmonte Kevin Belmonte Miguel Belmonte Joy Belmonte |
| Residence | Quezon City |
| Alma mater | Lyceum of the Philippines University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | United Church of Christ in the Philippines |
Fernando Feliciano "Sonny" Racimo Belmonte Jr. (born October 2, 1936) is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Fourth District of Quezon City. He is also the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. He served as the Mayor of Quezon City from 2001 to 2010.
Belmonte was born at 1:35 PM on October 2, 1936 at Emmanuel Community Hospital in Tondo, Manila to judge Feliciano Belmonte Sr. and Luz Racimo. He attended grade school in Baguio City and earned his high-school diploma at the San Beda College in Manila. He finished Law at the Lyceum of the Philippines University; while in law school, he worked as a reporter at the Manila Chronicle, covering the police beat and events at the Philippine Commission on Elections.
Belmonte began his government service as the presidential staff assistant of President Diosdado Macapagal. He also worked as a special assistant for the Commissioner of Customs, and as an executive assistant at the Central Bank of the Philippines. In 1986, President Corazon Aquino assigned him to head various financially struggling government-owned corporations. He became President and General Manager of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Manila Hotel and chairman of the National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines. He also represented the government as member of the board of directors of the San Miguel Corporation and the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT). More importantly, he assumed the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Philippine Airlines, which was then wholly owned by the Philippine government.
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