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Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado

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Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado
Sy-Alvarado's portrait during the 18th congress
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Bulacan's 1st district
In office
June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022
Preceded byVictoria Sy-Alvarado
Succeeded byDanilo Domingo
Personal details
Born
Jose Antonio Reyes Sy-Alvarado

(1983-01-07) January 7, 1983 (age 41)
Hagonoy, Bulacan, Philippines
Political partyPDP–Laban (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
NUP (2018–2021)
Liberal (2015–2018)
Parents
Alma materSan Beda College
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBusinessman
Nickname(s)Jonathan, Kuya Jose

Jose Antonio Reyes Sy-Alvarado (born January 7, 1983) is a Filipino politician and businessman who last served as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 1st district of Bulacan from 2016 to 2022.

Education

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Sy-Alvarado earned a degree of Business Management major in Entrepreneurship at San Beda College.[1]

Political career

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Congressional stint (2016-2022)

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Sy-Alvarado ran for a Congress seat for the First district of Bulacan in the 2016 elections under the then-ruling Liberal Party. He succeeded his mother Victoria Sy-Alvarado. He was reelected for second term in 2019 under the National Unity Party.

During his term, he became the owner and backer of the Bulacan Kuyas, a basketball team that played in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.

Sy-Alvarado, then chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, is one of the 70 representatives who voted to deny the ABS-CBN franchise on July 10, 2020.[2] Due to the changes under new House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, he was removed as the Good Government panel chair.[3] In January 2021, he was announced to be part of the new bloc "BTS sa Kongreso" (named after the K-pop boy band group BTS of South Korea), a coalition group formed by Taguig–Pateros Representative and former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano during the 18th Congress.[4]

Sy-Alvarado ran for third and final term in 2022 but lost to former Malolos Mayor Danilo "DAD" Domingo.[5]

Personal life

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Jose Antonio is the son of politicians Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado, who also served as the Governor of Bulacan from 2010 to 2019, and Victoria Sy-Alvarado, whom he succeeded as Representative of Bulacan's 1st congressional district after serving 3 terms from 2007 to 2016. He has 6 more siblings including Maria Rosario S. Mendoza, who currently serves as the vice mayor of Hagonoy, Bulacan.

Prior to serving in Congress, he once involved in a car accident which almost killed him.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan Sy-Alvarado: the Bedan Pride". Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Mercado, Neil Arwin (July 1, 2020). "House leader on ABS-CBN hearings: We're one-sided? That's fake news". INQUIRER.net.
  3. ^ Cruz, RG (November 25, 2020). "Sy-Alvarado out as House good government panel chair as changes under Speaker Velasco continue". ABS-CBN News.
  4. ^ Luci-Atienza, Charissa (January 16, 2021). "Ok for Defensor to join Cayetano-led BTS sa Kongreso, says Rep. Romualdez". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  5. ^ Silverio, Frederick (May 13, 2022). "Political dynasty' in Bulacan falls". Manila Times.
  6. ^ "Gov Alvarado's son survives car crash". Manila Times. February 28, 2016.
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by Member of the House of Representatives
from Bulacan's 1st district

2016–2022
Succeeded by
Danilo Domingo