Niel Tupas Jr.

Niel "Junjun" Causing Tupas Jr. is a Filipino lawyer and politician.[1]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Causing and the surname or paternal family name is Tupas.
Niel Tupas Jr.
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Iloilo's Fifth District
In office
June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016
Preceded byRolex Suplico
Succeeded byRaul Tupas
Personal details
Born
Neil Causing Tupas Jr.

(1970-07-03) July 3, 1970
Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse(s)Yvonne Angeli Lee-Tupas
ParentsNiel Tupas Sr.
Myrna Causing
ProfessionPolitician

Political life

Tupas served as the Representative of the 5th District of Iloilo and a member of the Philippine Judicial and Bar Council(JBC).[2] He is a member of Liberal Party under the leadership of former President Benigno Aquino III. He was also the Chairman of the Committee on Justice in the House of the Representatives. He was one of the prosecutors in the Impeachment Trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona.

Education

Tupas graduated from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1998. He graduated in the top 20 of his batch. After graduating from law school, he promptly took the bar exams for the first and only time in September 1998 and successfully passed it with a strong general average of 83.05 per cent. During the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, he displayed his legal prowess as a litigation lawyer having been trained in the craft during his stint with the Belo Gozon Elma Asuncion & Lucila Law Offices in Makati. He obtained his degree in B.A.Political Science from the University of the Philippines, Diliman in 1993 and graduated magna cum laude. He was a consistent university scholar and was a member of the Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society.

Professional life

After passing the bar, he worked as an associate lawyer at the Belo Gozon Elma Parel Asuncion & Lucila Law Offices in Makati specializing in litigation and labor law. He was then promoted junior partner before he left the law firm to seek public office in 2004.

Political career

He was elected No. 1 Board Member of the 5th District of Iloilo in 2004. Also in 2004, he was elected President of the National Movement of Young Legislators (NMYL), Western Visayas Chapter (RegionVI). He was elected Congressman of the 5th District of Iloilo in 2007 and was re-elected in 2010 and 2013.

Chief Justice Corona Impeachment

He has been assigned to be lead prosecutor for the impeachment of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona.[3] Trial started on January 16, 2012 and ended May 29, 2012. Despite his poor performance as lead prosecutor and constant fishing of evidence, an overwhelming majority of the senators voting 20-3, impeaching the former Chief Justice for when he was found guilty of "committing culpable violation of the Constitution and betraying the public trust." [4]

Personal life

He is the husband of Atty. Yvonne Angeli Lee Tupas. He is the son of former Iloilo governor Niel Tupas Sr., brother of Barotac Viejo mayor Niel Tupas III, and brother of Iloilo City councilor Lex Tupas.

References
  1. Palisada, Stanley (29 April 2010). "2010 Elections: The Visayas in full swing (Part 2 of 3) » Iloilo's explosive polls". ABS-CBN News.
  2. JBC releases shortlist of Supreme Court nominees
  3. "[Updated] Who will argue what in CJ's impeachment trial? - Rappler". rappler.com. 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  4. "Historic impeachment trial ends gov't career of Renato Corona". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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