// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Felimon Espares? A Spare person.
Felimon Espares | |||||||||||||
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the Coop-NATCCO party-list | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sabiniamo Canama | ||||||||||||
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| Born | Felimon Mondia Espares August 3, 1965 | ||||||||||||
| Party | Coop-NATCCO (2022-present) | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Antique (Education) | ||||||||||||
Felimon Mondia Espares (born August 3, 1965) is a respresentative in the House of Representatives of the Philippines for the Coop-NATCCO partylist.
Early life
[edit]Felimon Mondia Espares was born on August 3, 1965, in Barbaza, Antique.[1] In 1988, he graduated from the University of Antique. He gained a degree in Education, majoring in Mathematics. In 1992, he became a teacher in a high school. In 2000, he gained the Youngest Coop Manager award from the Visayas Cooperative Development Center. In 2007, he was recognized as an outstanding alumnus by the University. In 2012, he was declared as the Regional Outstanding Coop Leader by the Cooperative Development Authority.[2]
Political career
[edit]Espares was the first nominee of the Coop-NATCCO partylist. In the 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Coop-NATCCO gained 30th place with 346,341 votes, 0.94 percent of the votes.[3] Since Espares was the first nominee, he gained a seat in the 19th Congress of the Philippines.[4] In his term, he principally authored 108 bills and co-authored 76 bills. He is the chairperson of the Philippine House Committee on Ethics and Privileges.[5] On September 4, 2024, he told the Department of Energy to make sure that upcoming power plants are accessible to the transmission grid.[6] Espares is the first nominee of the Coop-NATCCO partylist in the 2025 Philippine House of Representatives party-list election.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "119. COOP-NATCCO" (PDF). Commission on Elections. October 29, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ↑ Argosino, Faith (December 10, 2022). "Know the Party List Rep: Felimon Espares, COOP-NATCCO Partylist". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ↑ "FINAL, OFFICIAL RESULTS: 2022 party list election | Philippines". Rappler. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Felimon Espares". Rappler. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Hon. Espares, Felimon M." Congress of the Philippines. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ↑ Quismorio, Ellson (September 4, 2024). "ERC, DOE's failure to ensure power plants' access to grid raised in House hearing". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 8, 2025.