Prospero Pichay Jr. is a Filipino politician. He is the current congressman of the first legislative district of Surigao del Sur Province. Running under Lakas Party in the May 13, 2019 election, he defeated Mary Elizabeth Ty of PDDS-DPP, Gregorio Murillo of the ruling PDP-Laban Party and independent candidate Rosalyn Te.
Personal Information
Complete Name –> Prospero Arreza Pichay Jr.
Nickname –> Butch
Birth Date –> June 20, 1950 (Age 69)
Hometown –> Cantilan, Surigao Del Sur, Philippines
Family
Father –> Provincial Treasurer Prospero Pichay Sr.
Brother –> Former Cantilan Mayor and former Congressman Philip Pichay
Spouse –> Cantilan Mayor Maria Carla L. Lopez
Other Relatives:
Carmeling Pichay-Crisologo – Former Ilocos Sur Governor
Wenceslao Arreza – former mayor of Carmen, Surigao del Sur
Alfred Arreza – former mayor of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur
Education
Elementary – Tandag Central Elementary School
High School – Saint Peter’s Seminary of Surigao
College – De La Salle University
Course – Commerce
Political Career / Work Experiences
2019-Present – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representative
1998-2007, 2016-Present – Congressman
* Former Chairman, Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA)
2007 – Ran for senator but failed to win
Bills / Laws / Resolutions
House Bill 59 – AN ACT SETTING THE MINIMUM PAID-UP CAPITAL AND LOCALLY PRODUCED STOCK INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN RETAIL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8762, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ꞌRETAIL TRADE LIBERALIZATION ACT OF 2000ꞌ
House Bill 901 – AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SURIGAO DEL SUR SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AND FREEPORT IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CARRASCAL, CANTILAN, MADRID, CARMEN, AND LANUZA, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
House Bill 902 – AN ACT RENEWING THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO JOSE M. LUISON AND SONS, INC. TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCAST STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES UNDER R.A. 8132 FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF APPROVAL OF THIS ACT
House Bill 2207 – AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
House Bill 4168 – AN ACT SEPARATING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES REDEFINING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
House Bill 5130 – THE RIGHT TO TRAVEL ACT OF 2019
House Bill 6500 – AN ACT CONVERTING THE SURIGAO DEL SUR STATE UNIVERSITY (SDSSU) IN THE PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR INTO NORTH EASTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY (NEMSU) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
House Resolution 556 – A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON UNABATED SMUGGLING OF GOODS INTO THE COUNTRY BY UNSCRUPULOUS OPERATORS OF CUSTOMS BONDED WAREHOUSES TO THE DETRIMENT OF LOCAL MANUFACTURERS AND PRODUCERS AND THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF RECOMMENDING MEASURES TO STOP SMUGGLING USING THE WAREHOUSING SYSTEM BY REVISITING THE PROVISIONS OF THE CUSTOMS MODERNIZATION TARIFF ACT ON BONDED WAREHOUSES AND LIMITING THE TYPE, NATURE AND NUMBER OF BONDED WAREHOUSES
Projects / Advocacy Programs
* Infrastructure such as Lianga By-pass road, JCR National Highway in Madrid, Madrid District Hospital, Cantilan Port
* Organic Farming
Business / Other Affiliations
* Part-owner, Claver Mineral Development Corporation with operations in Claver Municipality
* Owner of Carlo Commercial Publishing, a printing press
* Owner of Carlo Publishing which publishes the tabloid “Remate”
* Chairman, Philippine Surfing Federation (PSF)
* President, National Chess Federation Philippines (NCFP)
RELATED: List of Current Congressmen and CongressWomen of the Philippines 2019 – 2022
See also: Biography of Alexander Pimentel; Librado Navarro