Guest of Honor and Speaker’s Profile: Hon. Jesus Crispin Remulla
Profile of Department of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, a Cavite lawyer and former legislator and governor.
Jesus Crispin Catibayan Remulla is known to be a force to be reckoned with. Coming from a family of politicians, this Caviteño has since shown excellence in the field of law.
Secretary Remulla finished his primary studies at the De La Salle in Taft Avenue, his secondary at the Ateneo de Manila High School, his pre-law Bachelor of Arts Major in Political Science at the University of the Philippines, and his Bachelor of Laws (Ll. B) also at the University of the Philippines. He was on the top 17 when he took the Bar in 1987, and to the top 20 spot on his Career Executive Service Board Examination.
He began his law career as a private practitioner, being a Senior Partner at the Remulla and Associates Law Office, before moving on to be a Provincial Board Member for the Provincial Government of Cavite while being a Consultant and Provincial Coordinator for the MMDA on the Carmona Landfill Project. He became Assistant Secretary at the Office of the President from 1998 until 2001; then became the Chief of Staff of Senator Luisa Ejercito Estrada from 2002 to 2003. He served as Cavite 3rd District Representative from 2004 to 2010; Cavite 7th District Representative from 2010 to 2013; Provincial Governor of Cavite from 2016 to 2019; and Cavite 7th District Representative and Senior Deputy Majority Leader from 2019 to 2002 before accepting his current role as Secretary of the Department of Justice.
Among the notable House Measures he has authored in the 18th Congress are: HB05989 – An Act Creating the Department of Disaster Resilience; HB06134 – An Act Mandating Banking Institutions to Strengthen the Financing System for Agricultural, Fisheries and Rural Development in the Philippines; and HB08992 – An Act Promoting the Use of Digital Payments for Financial Transactions of the Governments and all Merchants; and more.
Secretary Remulla has promised President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. that he would remain with him for the entire six-year term, and vowed that the DOJ’s vision to “Uphold the Rule of Law” is implemented.
Curriculum Vitae: Education
Elementary: De La Salle College – 1974
High School: Ateneo de Manila High School – 1979
College: University of the Philippines, A.B. Political Science; LL.B. 1987
Others: Special Business Economic Program – Participant, Center for Research and Communications 1992
Distinctions
College: Class President (1979); 1st Place – Philippine Collegian Editorial Examination; Winning Captain – Political Science Debating Team (1982); Top 6% - U.P. Law Aptitude Examination (94.8%); Class President – Law (1983); Illustrious Fellow – Upsilon Sigma Phi (1985 - 86); 17th Place (85.05%) – Philippine Bar (1987); Top 20 – Career Executive Service Board Examination (86.75%)
Professional Background
Congressman: Representative, 7th District of Cavite; Senior Deputy Majority Leader; Vice-Chairman – Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability; 18th Congress, House of Representatives of the Philippines, June 2019 – Present
Representative, 7th District of Cavite; Deputy Speaker, 15th Congress, July 2010 – June 2013
Representative, 3rd District of Cavite, June 2004 – June 2010
Provincial Governor of Cavite, June 2016 – June 2019
Spokesman: President Joseph E. Estrada, 2001 – 2004
Chief of Staff: Senator Luisa Ejercito Estrada, Senate of the Philippines, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City, August 01, 2002 – December 28, 2003
Assistant Secretary: Director V, Presidential Management Staff, Office of the President, Malacañang Palace, July 09, 1998 – February 14, 2001
Acting Chairman: GCMCC (Gov’t Corp. Monitoring and Coordinating Council)
Partner: Oposa, Remulla and Associates Law Office, 1988 – 1990
Senior Partner: Remulla and Associates Law Office
Provincial Board Member: Provincial Government of Cavite, 1992 - 1995
Consultant and Provincial Coordinator: MMDA – Carmona Landfill Project resulted in building Maguyam Sabutan Road, 1992 – 1994
Spokesman: CALABARZON Investment Mission, Hawain (1992)
President: CALABARZON Provincial Board Members Association
Delegate: CALABARZON Investment Mission, Australia 1994
President’s Diary
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