Vincent Crisologo
| Vincent Crisologo | |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for 1st District of Quezon City | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Francisco Calalay |
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In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Reynaldo A. Calalay |
| Member of the Quezon City Council from the 1st district | |
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In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2004 |
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Vincent Pichay Crisologo May 31, 1947 Vigan, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse(s) | Rita Crisologo |
| Children | Floro Cornelius II (Chip) Alexander Philip (Alex) Anthony Peter (Onyx) Frederick William (Edrix) |
| Alma mater |
De La Salle University Far Eastern University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Businessman |
Vincent Pichay Crisologo (born May 31, 1947), better known as Bingbong, is a Filipino politician and a well known Catholic Charismatic preacher who founded the Loved Flock Catholic Charismatic Community. He is the incumbent congressman of the 1st congressional district of Quezon City, Philippines, having been elected in May 9, 2016, by landslide. He previously served in the 13th (2004-2007), 14th (2007-2010) and 15th (2010-2013) congress as representative of the 1st district. Prior to being elected as Congressman, he was a City Councilor of Quezon City for two terms (1998-2004). He is currently the Deputy Majority Leader in the House of Representatives.
Bingbong Crisologo was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. Bingbong is the son of the late Floro Crisologo who was the representative of the Province of Ilocos Sur from 1961 until his unfortunate assassination in 1972. His mother, Carmeling Crisologo was a governor of Ilocos Sur. He is a paternal cousin of Luis "Chavit" Crisologo Singson who was previously the incumbent governor of Ilocos Sur and now a Councilor in the town of Narvacan, Ilocos Sur. He is married to Rita Dario Crisologo and has 4 sons, Floro Cornelius II (Chip), Alexander Philip (Alex), Anthony Peter (Onyx) and Frederick William (Edrix), he also has 7 grandkids.
On October 18, 1970, Bingbong's father, Floro, the then congressman of Vigan, Ilocos Sur, was attending the Sunday mass at the Vigan Cathedral and was about to fall in line for the communion when a lone gunman shot him in the head. The incident caused panic in the church so the assassin was able to run and disappear. Up to this day, the murder has not been solved and it is generally believed by the public that it was politically motivated.
He was convicted of arson in 1970 for burning Baranggay Ora Centro and Ora Este in the town of Bantay, Ilocos Sur and was sentenced with the penalty of double life imprisonment. He then served his time in jail only from 1971 to 1979 as he was pardoned by President Ferdinand Marcos in 1979.
In the first democratic elections after the regime of Ferdinand Marcos, 1992, he ran for senator under the ticket of the Nacionalista Party (Nationalist's Party). Unfortunately, he did not make the magic number of 24, the number of seats allotted in the Philippine Senate.
He ran as congressman in 1995 in the 1st district of Quezon City against Reynaldo "Rey" Calalay and Ato Yap. He lost in this election to Congressman Rey Calalay who was a beloved figure in the district. The two eventually became very good friends and when Congressman Rey Calalay died in 2003, he personally endorsed Bingbong to fill in his slot as the representative of the 1st district. Bingbong ran in 2004 and decisively won.
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