Vice Governor Harold Imperial Preceded by Romeo Salalima Succeeded by Post abolished Spouse Francia Salceda | Role Filipino Politician Preceded by Fernando V.Gonzalez Name Joey Salceda | |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Residence Legazpi, Albay, Philippines | ||
Albay gov joey salceda on zerocasualty making zerocasualty a reality
José María Clemente "Joey" Salceda (born October 26, 1961) is a Filipino politician and the current Representative of Albay's 2nd District in the Philippine House of Representatives. He previously served as governor of Albay province in the Philippines. Prior to that, he was a three-year term representative of the Third District of Albay and was appointed as Presidential Chief of Staff on February 10, 2007 after the resignation of Michael Defensor before he himself resigned on March 29, 2007 to pursue his gubernatorial bid in his province. He was member of the one of two dominant parties known as the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi), although it was known that he ran for governor and won as an independent in the 2007 elections. In 2010, he left Lakas-Kampi-CMD and joined the Liberal Party and became the party's Bicol regional chair.
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- Albay gov joey salceda on zerocasualty making zerocasualty a reality
- Ph socialgood summit 2013 speech of gov joey salceda
- Personal life
- Political career
- Criticisms
- References
In 2016, Salceda, who will run as Representative of the 2nd District of Albay in the elections, has decided to bolt out of the Liberal Party and resigned as the party's chairman for Bicol to support the presidential candidacy of Grace Poe.
Ph socialgood summit 2013 speech of gov joey salceda
Personal life
Joey Salceda is the son of former Polangui, Albay Mayor Jesus Salceda, Sr. He has a brother named Jesus "Jesap" S. Salceda, Jr., who is the incumbent Board Member of the Provincial Government of Albay. He is single and he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1982 (1981 in some sources) and received his master's degree in Business Management at the Asian Institute of Management. At the Ateneo de Manila University, former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was his economics professor while President Benigno Aquino III was his classmate.
Political career
Prior to his stint in the House of Representatives, Salceda was a Congressional Fellow to the late Speaker Ramon Mitra and Chief of Staff to the late Senator Raul Roco. He was voted by foreign fund managers in Asiamoney's Annual Survey as "Best Analyst" in 1995 and "Best Economist" for four consecutive years from 1993 to 1996. Salceda brought to Congress a wealth of experience from the financial markets and the field of economics.
During his term of office, he was able to enact three important measures. He was the principal sponsor and co-author, respectively, of Republic Act No. 8751 or the Countervailing Duty Act, Republic Act No. 8752 or the Anti-Dumping Duty Act, and Republic Act No. 8800 or the Safeguard Measures Act. These measures are critical in allowing the country realize the full benefits of its membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and at the same time protect domestic farmers.
Salceda was also fondly regarded as the "Founding Father of Ligao City" after his successful sponsorship of the measure converting the municipality of Ligao into a component city under Republic Act No. 9008.
In recognition of his economic expertise, he held several key positions in the 11th Congress, a rare feat for a neophyte congressman. He served as Chairman of the Committee on Trade and Industry and vice chair of the Committees on Ways and Means and Economic Affairs. He was the lone Lower House representative to the Coordinating Council for Private Sector Participation or CCPSP (formerly the Coordinating Council of the Philippines Assistance Program or CCPAP).
Before joining the legislature, Salceda was the Research Director of UBS Warburg (a division of Swiss Bank Corporation). While with UBS, he was voted among the top five analysts in a 1996 survey of Philippine fund managers. He also served as Research Director of Barings Securities Phils. (now ING Group) for five years. During his term, the Barings research team was voted number one in 12 international surveys of fund managers. He also garnered several awards for his distinguished performance in the field of financial markets research.
On January 18, 2008, Salceda and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Estrella Alabastro relaunched one of the country's four P 18-million upper-air receiving equipment in Albay. The other upper-air receiving stations are in Laoag City, Cebu, and Tanay, Rizal.
Criticisms
In 2008, Sandra Cam, known for exposing illegal gambling activities, accused Salceda of accepting protection money from jueteng operations. Responding without directly addressing Cam's allegations, Salceda directed Albay's police chief, Senior Superintendent Joel Baloro, to liaise with the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to halt the small town lottery (STL) in Albay amid suspicions it served as a cover for jueteng. Baloro reported the absence of organized jueteng in the region but mentioned ongoing investigations into whether STL was indeed being exploited as a facade for the illegal gambling scheme.