Del R. De Guzman
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Del Reyes De Guzman is a Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

 politician. He is the current Mayor of Marikina City
Marikina City
Marikina, officially the City of Marikina, known as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines, was former capital of the province of Manila during the declaration of Philippine Independence and one of the sixteen cities within the Manila Metropolitan Area. Marikina is part of Eastern Manila District of...

 and was a Philippine Congress
House of Representatives of the Philippines
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 Legislator for the 2nd District of Marikina City
Marikina City
Marikina, officially the City of Marikina, known as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines, was former capital of the province of Manila during the declaration of Philippine Independence and one of the sixteen cities within the Manila Metropolitan Area. Marikina is part of Eastern Manila District of...

. He was also the chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture (Philippine Congress).

Education

Del had his elementary education at H. Bautista Elementary School, secondary at Roosevelt College, Lamuan, Marikina City and his college degree at the University of the East, Manila.

Del de Guzman was the Vice Mayor for the City of Marikina from 1992-2001. He was the Vice Mayor of then Mayor Bayani Fernando
Bayani Fernando
Bayani Flores Fernando is the former Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority .He has announced his intention to run for President of the Philippines in the 2010 election. However, after talks with Richard Gordon, he agreed to slide as Vice President for Gordon's newly-established...

. He was also Municipal Councilor from 1988-1992.

He recently attended a graduation ceremony of Jehoshua High School as a guest speaker and discussed about some of the Philippines' problems.

House of Representatives

In May 2001, He was elected in the Philippine Congress
House of Representatives of the Philippines
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 to represent the Lone District of Marikina. He served the post from May 2001 - May 2007.

Upon the creation of the 2nd District of Marikina City
Marikina City
Marikina, officially the City of Marikina, known as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines, was former capital of the province of Manila during the declaration of Philippine Independence and one of the sixteen cities within the Manila Metropolitan Area. Marikina is part of Eastern Manila District of...

 through Republic Act No. 9364, of which he was the principal author, he ran again under the administration and won in May 2007. He was thus the first congressman of the said district.

Authored Laws

Republic Act No. 9289
An Act Converting the Marikina Institute of Science and Technology into the Marikina Polytechnic College, Defining its Powers, Functions and Duties, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9290
An Act Promoting the Development of the Footwear, Leather Goods and Tannery Industries, Providing Incentives Therefor and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9432
An Act Amending R.A. 8996, entitled 'An Act Granting the End-Time Mission Broadcasting Service, Inc. a Franchise to Construct, Install, Establish, Operate and Maintain religious, Educational and Non-Commercial Purposes Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations Anywhere in Luzon'

Republic Act No. 9364
An Act Amending Sections 10 and 53 of R.A. 8223, Otherwise Known as the Charter of the City of Marikina for the Purpose of Providing Two (2) Congressional Districts for the City of Marikina and Amending the Composition of the City Council of Marikina

Republic Act No. 9419
An Act Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center from One Hundred Fifty (150) to Three Hundred (300) Beds and Appropriating Funds Therefor

Republic Act No. 9424
An Act Creating Four (4) Additional Metropolitan Trial Court Branches in the City of Marikina, National Capital Region, Amending for the Purpose Section 27 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise Known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, as Amended and Appropriating Funds Therefor

Republic Act No. 9431
An Act Creating a Barangay to be Known as Barangay Tumana in the City of Marikina, Metro Manila

Republic Act No. 9432
An Act Creating a Barangay to be Known as Barangay Fortune in the City of Marikina, Metro Manila

Republic Act No. 9431
An Act Strengthening the Workers' Constitutional Right to Self-Organization, Amending for the Purpose P.D. No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines

See also

  • Marikina City
    Marikina City
    Marikina, officially the City of Marikina, known as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines, was former capital of the province of Manila during the declaration of Philippine Independence and one of the sixteen cities within the Manila Metropolitan Area. Marikina is part of Eastern Manila District of...

  • House of Representatives of the Philippines
    House of Representatives of the Philippines
    The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...

  • Legislative districts of Marikina City
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