Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. is a Filipino politician. He is currently serving as congressman of the third legislative district of Pampanga Province in Central Luzon Region, Philippines. The 3rd district is composed of the city of San Fernando and the municipalities of Arayat, Bacolor, Mexico, and Santa Ana.
Running under the ruling PDP-Laban Party in the May 13, 2019 election, he defeated independent candidate Cecilia Canlas. He ran for re-election in 2022 under the same party without any opponent.
Personal Information
Complete Name –> Aurelio Dueñas Gonzales, Jr.
Nickname –> Dong
Birth Date –> October 27, 1964 (age 57 years)
Birth Place –> Mexico, Pampanga, Philippines
Family
Wife –> Elizabeth Panlilio Gonzales (Killed in the 2017 attack at the Resorts World Manila)
Son –> Brenz Gonzales (No.1 Councilor of San Fernando City)
Daughter –> Board Member Mica Gonzales
Political Career / Work Experiences
2020-Present – Chairperson, House Special Committee on Bases Conversion
2019-2020 – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representative
2007-2013, 2016-Present – Congressman
2013 – Ran for congress but lost to Oscar Rodriguez
2001-2007 – Provincial Board Member
Bills / Laws / Resolutions
House Bill 821 – AN ACT REQUIRING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT CLINIC FOR EVERY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
House Bill 822 – AN ACT AMENDING, AMONG OTHERS, SECTIONS 4, 5 AND 6 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10752 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ‘THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ACT’
House Bill 824 – AN ACT DECLARING THE PASKUHAN VILLAGE IN THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA AS CULTURAL HERITAGE AND FURTHER DECLARING AS PROPERTY OF PUBLIC DOMAIN
House Bill 825 – AN ACT REGULATING THE PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OCCUPANCY, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS, ENACTING A NEW BUILDING ACT, THEREBY REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1096, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
House Bill 826 – AN ACT PROVIDING FOR PROTECTION OF THE REMITTANCES OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
House Bill 828 – AN ACT CONVERTING THE MEXICO − MAGALANG PROVINCIAL ROAD IN MEXICO, PAMPANGA INTO A NATIONAL ROAD, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
House Bill 830 – AN ACT DECLARING JUNE 15 OF EVERY YEAR AS A SPECIAL NONWORKING HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA AND ANGELES CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE MT. PINATUBO MEMORIAL DAY
House Bill 912 – AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SERVICE ROAD LINKING THE EASTERN AND WESTERN SIDES OF THE NORTH LUZON EXPRESSWAY (NLEX) IN THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
House Bill 913 – AN ACT CONVERTING THE SINDALAN−ANAO PROVINCIAL ROAD CONNECTING THE TOWN OF MEXICO TO THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO IN THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA INTO A NATIONAL ROAD, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
House Bill 915 – AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF THE CENTRAL LUZON RIVER CONTROL SYSTEM COMMISSION COVERING THE PROVINCES OF BATAAN, BULACAN, NUEVA ECIJA, PAMPANGA, TARLAC, AND ZAMBALES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
House Bill 2057 – AN ACT RENAMING CLARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LOCATED IN ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA AS DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
House Bill 4119 – AN ACT REVERTING FISHPONDS WHICH HAVE BEEN UNUTILIZED OR ABANDONED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS TO FORESTLANDS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 43 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 705 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED FORESTRY REFORM CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
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See also: Famous People from Pampanga