Hilario Davide III
Hilario "Junjun"[1] Perez Davide III (born August 25, 1964) is a Filipino politician and lawyer who is the incumbent vice governor of Cebu. He served as a governor of Cebu Province from 2013 to 2019. He is the son of former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr.
Hilario Davide III | |
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.jpg.webp) Davide in 2013 | |
| Vice Governor of Cebu | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2019 | |
| Governor | Gwendolyn Garcia |
| Preceded by | Agnes Magpale |
| Governor of Cebu | |
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2019 | |
| Vice Governor | Agnes Magpale |
| Preceded by | Gwendolyn Garcia |
| Succeeded by | Gwendolyn Garcia |
| Councilor of Cebu City | |
| In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hilario Perez Davide III August 25, 1964 Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | BAKUD (2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Party (2004–2019) |
| Relations | Hilario Davide Jr. (father) Hilario P. Davide Sr. (grandfather) |
| Residence | Cebu City |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman University of San Carlos |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer businessman |
Early life
Born in Cebu City on August 25, 1964 to former Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. and Virginia J. Perez-Davide, both public servants.[1]
Educational background
Junjun finished elementary at the Sacred Heart School for Boys in 1977 and completed high school at the University of the Philippines in the Visayas – Cebu campus in 1981. He then took up Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at University of the Philippines – Diliman, Quezon City where he graduated in 1991. In 1995, he obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of San Carlos.[1]
Political life
Councilor of Cebu
Davide served as councilor of Cebu City from 2004 to 2010.[2]
Governor (2013 - 2019)
Leading their opponents by more than 160,000 votes, lawyer Hilario Davide III and Acting Governor Agnes Magpale were proclaimed governor and vice governor on May 13, 2013.[3]
The final and official count showed Davide with 654,054 votes, while Representative Pablo John Garcia got 490,148.
Davide led by 163,906, three years after he lost his first gubernatorial campaign to the then reelectionist Governor Gwendolyn Garcia by more than 96,000 votes.
Vice Governor (2019 - present)
After serving two terms as Governor of Cebu Province, Junjun Davide bid for Vice Governor under the Liberal Party / Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) alliance whose official Governor candidate is Agnes Magpale. [4] Magpale lost to Gwen Garcia of PDP-Laban / One Cebu.
Junjun Davide won against Daphne Salimbagon. In honor of the partnership established with Magpale and the BAKUD party of northern Cebu, Davide takes oath as Vice Governor before former Vice Governor Magpale.[5]
To ensure peace and continuous development to Cebu province, the former Governor now Vice Governor Davide turns over 27 sets of capitol documents to then governor-elect Gwendolyn Garcia in a formal turn-over on June 2019.[6] Despite coming from different political groups, Vice Governor Davide vows to support Governor Garcia's agenda for Cebu.[7]
References
- "Hilario Davide III Biography - PeoPlaid Profile, Vice Governor". PeoPlaid. December 21, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- "Know Your Candidates: Hilario Davide III". Y101FM. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- Macaraig, Ayee (May 17, 2013). "LP's Davide beats Garcia for Cebu governor". Rappler. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- Abatayo, Rosalie O. (October 16, 2018). "The sudden switch: Magpale to run for Cebu governor". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- Abatayo, Rosalie O. (June 30, 2019). "Davide takes oath as vice governor before Magpale". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- Abatayo, Rosalie O. (June 28, 2019). "Davide officially turns over Capitol to Gwen". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- Abatayo, Rosalie O. (May 16, 2019). "Davide vows to 'support' Gwen's agenda for Cebu". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved October 13, 2020.