Carlito Marquez is a Filipino politician. He is the current congressman of the first legislative district of Aklan Province. Running under the Nationalist People’s Coalition Party (NPC) in the May 13, 2019 election, he defeated independent candidates Antonio Maming and Axel Gonzales.
Personal Information
Complete Name –> Carlito S. Marquez
Nickname –> Lito
Birth Date –> July 21, 1942
Birth Place –> Laguinbanua, Numancia, Aklan, Philippines
Family
Father –> Jose Gonzales Marquez
Mother –> Saludada Briones Samson
Spouse –> Elizabeth Dalida Ricaforte of Banga, Aklan
Children –> Jess, Anthony, John Paulo, Malou and Lilibeth
Education
College – Mapua Institute of Technology (Manila)
Course – Chemical Engineering
Political Career / Work Experiences
2019-Present – Vice Chairperson, House Committee on Information And Communications Technology
2016-Present – Congressman
2004-2013 – Governor
Bills / Laws / Resolutions
House Bill 618 – AN ACT REGULATING THE USE OF TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR MUNICIPAL AND HAZARDOUS WASTES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 20 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8749, ENTITLED ‘THE PHILIPPINE CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1999’
House Bill 619 – AN ACT MAKING THE POSITION OF A COOPERATIVE OFFICER MANDATORY IN THE MUNICIPAL, CITY AND PROVINCIAL LEVELS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991
House Bill 620 – AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE MANDATORY ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT OFFICE IN ALL PROVINCES, CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 484 (A) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ‘THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991’, AS AMENDED
House Bill 621 – AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE MANDATORY ESTABLISHMENT OF A POPULATION OFFICE IN ALL PROVINCES, CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 488 (A) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ‘THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991’, AS AMENDED
House Bill 622 – AN ACT DECLARING THE BAKHAWAN ECO-PARK IN BARANGAY NEW BUSWANG, MUNICIPALITY OF KALIBO, PROVINCE OF AKLAN, AN ECOTOURISM ZONE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
House Bill 623 – AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF KALIBO, PROVINCE OF AKLAN, TO BE KNOWN AS THE KALIBO, AKLAN TESDA PIÑA HANDLOOM WEAVING TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
House Bill 624 – AN ACT RENAMING THE KALIBO−BANGA−BALETE−BATAN− ALVATAS NATIONAL ROAD WHICH IS PART OF THE KALIBO HIGHWAY, STRETCHING FROM THE NUMANCIA−KALIBO BOUNDARY AT BARANGAY LAGUINBANUA IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NUMANCIA, TRAVERSING BARANGAYS POBLACION, ANDAGAO, ESTANCIA, TIGAYON AND LINABUAN NORTE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF KALIBO, BARANGAYS LINABUAN SUR, JUMARAP, MAMBOG, POBLACION, TABAYON, LIBAS, AND VENTURANZA IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BANGA, BARANGAYS FULGENCIO, FELICIANO, CALIZO, MORALES, POBLACION, CORTES AND ARANAS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALETE, BARANGAYS LALAB AND CABUGAO IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BATAN, BARANGAYS CABUGAO, LINAYASAN, ODIONG, POBLACION, MAN-UP, CABANGILA, UP TO THE CAPIZ−AKLAN BOUNDARY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALTAVAS, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF AKLAN, AS ‘CONGRESSMAN ALLEN SALAS QUIMPO NATIONAL HIGHWAY’
House Bill 3552 – AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE AKLAN GERIATRIC MEDICAL CENTER IN THE PROVINCE OF AKLAN
House Bill 4348 – AN ACT RECOGNIZING X-LINKED DYSTONIA PARKINSONISM (XDP) AS A RARE FILIPINO DISEASE, CREATING THE XDP CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES TO SPEARHEAD RESEARCH AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS OF SAID DISEASE, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
Business Career
* Founder, Polychem Engineering and Industries
Achievements / Awards
1990 – Most Outstanding Citizen of the Western Visayas
RELATED: List of Current Congressmen and CongressWomen of the Philippines 2019 – 2022
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See also: Famous People from Aklan Province