Noel Villanueva is a Filipino engineer, farmer and politician. He is currently serving as mayor of Concepcion, a municipality of Tarlac Province in Central Luzon, Philippines. Previously, he served as congressman of the third legislative district of the Province.
In the May 13, 2019 election, he ran for congressman under the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) Party and defeated Hariking David of the ruling PDP-Laban and independent candidate Bertito Del Mundo. In 2022, he ran for mayor under the same party and won over Joey Baluyut of Aksyon, independent candidate Romano Balajadia, and Hariking David of PROMDI.
Personal Information
Complete Name –> Noel Lopez Villanueva
Birth Date –> May 22, 1960
Birth Place –> Concepcion, Tarlac, Philippines
Family
Brothers –> Provincial Board Member Vernon Villanueva, Municipal Councilor Antonio Villanueva
Spouse –> Carmelita Villanueva who ran for Concepcion mayor in 2019 but lost to incumbent Mayor Andres Lacson
Sons –> Erwin James S. Villanueva (first councilman of Barangay Tinang, Concepcion), Noel Villanueva Jr.
Nephew –> Barangay Captain Ato Villanueva
Political Career / Work Experiences
2004-2013, 2022-Present – Mayor, Concepcion Municipality
2019-2022 – Chairman, Committee on Local Government
2013-2022 – Congressman
2001-2004 – Councilor
1995-1998 – Vice Mayor, Concepcion Municipality
Projects / Advocacy Programs
* Distribution of relief goods (rice) to constituents in the 3rd district
Bills / Laws / Resolutions
House Bill 345 – AN ACT SIMPLIFYING THE PROCEDURE IN THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL LANDS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 24 OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 141, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE PUBLIC LAND ACT”
House Bill 3086 – AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE CONCEPCION DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CONCEPCION, PROVINCE OF TARLAC, FROM FIFTY (50) TO ONE HUNDRED (100) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS SERVICE FACILITIES AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
House Bill 3087 – AN ACT SEPARATING THE CALULUAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN BARANGAY PANDO, MUNICIPALITY OF CONCEPCION, PROVINCE OF TARLAC FROM THE CALULUAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE PANDO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
House Bill 3186 – AN ACT RE-ESTABLISHING THE SAN MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SAN MARTIN, MUNICIPALITY OF CONCEPCION, PROVINCE OF TARLAC AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
House Bill 3627 – AN ACT PROHIBITING THE BOUNDARY SYSTEM OF PAYING WAGES TO DRIVERS AND CONDUCTORS IN BUSES, JEEPNEYS AND OTHER TYPES OF MASS TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR
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
House Bill 4766 – AN ACT RECLASSIFYING CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND OF PUBLIC DOMAIN LOCATED IN SITIOS FROM THE DIFFERENT BARANGAYS OF ANUPUL, SAN NICOLAS, SAN ROQUE AND LOURDES, ALL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAMBAN, PROVINCE OF TARLAC FROM UNCLASSIFIED FORESTS LANDS INTO ALIENABLE AND DISPOSABLE LANDS
RELATED: List of Current Congressmen and CongressWomen of the Philippines 2019 – 2022
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See also: Famous People from Tarlac Province