CONG. JOSE FRANCISCO ‘KIKO’ BENITEZ
Trustee HON. JOSE FRANCISCO “KIKO” BANTUG BENITEZ, Ph.D. is the Representative of the Third District of Negros Occidental. He is the Chairperson of the Committee on Housing and Urban Development, and Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts. He was also appointed director general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on August 16, 2024. Congressman Benitez has been championing bills that promote new development paradigms that balance the imperatives of social equity, economy and ecology, and aim to harness technological innovations to ensure sustainable economy. He authored bills to address the country’s housing needs; accelerate the digital transformation of our economy, and bureaucracy; adapt our education system to the changing world; strengthen creative industries; promote blue economy, circular economy, food security, and sustainable urbanization, to name a few. Congressman Benitez earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in comparative literature (minor in Southeast Asian studies) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his B.A. in comparative literature (summa cum laude) and English (cum laude) from Cornell University. |
Atty. Lorenzo “Erin” R. Tañada III Edicio G. De La Torre Teodoro B. Baguilat Jr. Rebecca L. Malay Marlon P. Palomo Raymundo C. Agaton Jr. Dionesio T. Alave Jr. Dennis B. Batangan Jose Francisco ‘Kiko’ Benitez Raul Roi B. Borejon Marie Lisa M. Dacanay Tirso A. Martirez Juan Paolo T. Villonco Raul C. Rivera Crispin Q. Tria |
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Phone: 63-2-83724989
Address: 56 Mother Ignacia Street corner Dr. Lazcano Street, Quezon City, Philippines 1103