Deogracias Victor Savellano is a Filipino politician from Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. Currently, he is the congressman representing the first district of Ilocos Sur.

In 2012, he married actress Dina Bonnevie.

Personal Information
Complete Name –> Deogracias Victor Savellano
Nickname –> DV
Birthdate –> November 25, 1959 (age 59 years)
Birthplace –> Cabugao, Ilocos Sur
Father –> Victorino Savellano, Former COMELEC Chairman
Mother –> Virginia Barbers
Sister(s) –> Reina Virginia Savellano-Paras, Co-owner of Victorino’s Restaurant with Chef Heny Sison
Trivia –> DV and Dina Bonnevie first met in 1991 during the shooting of the latter’s movie “Hanggang Saan, Hanggang Kailan”.

Educational Attainment
Elementary – No Information
High School – No Information
College – University of the Philippines
Course – AB Economics
Graduate School – California
Course – International Business Administration

Work Experiences
2019-Present – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representative
2016-2019 – Congressman, First Legislative District of Ilocos Sur
* Chairman, Committee on North Luzon Growth Quadrangle
* Vice Chairman, Committee on Agrarian Reform
* Member of eleven other committees
2010-2016 – Vice Governor
2001-2010 – Governor
1992 – Governor for 3 months
1988-1998 – Vice Governor
1987-1988 – Board Member
1981-1987 – Vice Mayor of Cabugao Town

Achievements and Awards
*In Congress, he was principal or co-author of 233 bills and resolutions af of March, 2019. Reference: Philippine Congress
* Author, Tawid : The Living Treasures of Ilocos Sur
* Co-author, Naimas, a book on the Ilocos Food Heritage
* Co-author, Ilocos Sur: An Illustrated History

Advocacy
* Socialized Housing – Rep. Savellano authored a bill on the right of the government to expropriate land for socialized housing.

ALSO RELATED: List of Philippine Congressmen and Women 2019 – 2022

RELATED: Ilocos Sur History, Geography, Economy

See also: Famous People from Ilocos Sur Province

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