Juanito Victor Remulla
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The Honorable Juanito Victor C. Remulla, Jr. |
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| Governor of Cavite | |
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In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
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| Vice Governor | Recto M. Cantimbuhan (2010-2013) Jolo Revilla (2013-2016) |
| Preceded by | Ayong Maliksi |
| Succeeded by | Jesus Crispin Remulla |
| Vice Governor of Cavite | |
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In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Cesar P. Unas |
| Succeeded by | Dencito P. Campaña |
| Board Member, Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Council) of Cavite | |
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In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 1998 |
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| Personal details | |
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Juanito Victor Catibayan Remulla, Jr. October 24, 1967 (age 47) Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party |
United Nationalist Alliance (2014-present) PMP Nacionalista Party (2005-2014) Partido Magdalo |
| Other political affiliations |
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino |
| Spouse(s) | Agnes Tirona |
| Relations | Gilbert Remulla and Jesus Crispin Remulla (brothers) |
| Residence | Imus, Cavite |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines-Diliman |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Juanito Victor Catibayan Remulla, Jr. (born October 24, 1967), commonly known by his nickname Jonvic Remulla, is a Filipino politician who served as Governor of Cavite. He is the son of former Governor Juanito Remulla and sibling of Gilbert Remulla and Jesus Crispin Remulla.
Remulla entered politics in 1995, when he won as board member of the Second District of Cavite. Three years later, in 1998, he was elected as vice governor, a post he held for three terms and in 2010, he became governor.
Remulla was born on October 24, 1967 to Juanito "Johnny" Remulla, a long-time Cavite governor, and Ditas Catibayan. He took up his secondary education at the Ateneo de Manila University. In college, he studied at the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he became a member of the Upsilon Sigma Phi Fraternity and earned a degree in Philosophy.
In 1995, Remulla ran as board member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Council) in the 2nd district of Cavite and won. He ran for vice-governor in 1998 and was elected. Three years later, in 2001, he sought reelection with 2nd District Representative Ayong Maliksi, a protégé of his family, as his running mate and their tandem won. The two would win again in the 2004 elections.
Following the election, he broke ties with Maliksi when he filed an administrative case against Maliksi before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with an anomalous purchase of ₱7.5 million (about US$134,000) worth of rice in 2004. As a result, Maliksi was issued a six-month preventive suspension order on August 15, 2005 and he assumed office as Acting Governor. Maliksi filed a petition and his suspension was lifted on October 24, 2005, when he was granted a preliminary injunction. Remulla would become Acting Governor again on April 4, 2006, when the Court of Appeals lifted Maliksi's preliminary injunction. Nine months later, on January 10, 2007, Remulla became Acting Governor for the third time when the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ordered the six-month preventive suspension order again on Maliksi. In a surprise announcement the same month, he said he would not run as governor against Maliksi in the May 2007 elections. Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez lifted the suspension order a month later for lack of merit.
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