Crispin Diego Remulla

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Georgia Parungao
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Crispin Diego Remulla
Rep. Crispin Diego Remulla (20th Congress).jpg
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cavite's 7th district
Assumed office
February 28, 2023
Children2
Parent
Relatives Dia Maté (niece)
Gilbert Remulla (uncle)
Jonvic Remulla (uncle)
Juanito Remulla Sr. (grandfather)
Abeng Remulla (brother)
Alma mater Ateneo de Manila University (BEc)
University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B.)

Crispin Diego "Ping" Diaz Remulla (born September 28, 1990) is a Filipino politician who has served as the representative for Cavite's seventh district since 2023. Before his election, Remulla served as a member of the Cavite Provincial Board from 2019 to 2023, and as a member of the Indang Municipal Council from 2018 to 2019.

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Early life and career

Remulla was born on September 28, 1990, in the then-municipality of San Juan in Metro Manila. He is one of the sons of Jesus Crispin Remulla. [1] He entered politics in 2018 upon becoming a municipal councilor of Indang, Cavite, from 2018, serving until 2019, when he sought a seat in the Cavite Provincial Board. [2] He was elected, placing first out of four candidates. [3] He was re-elected in 2022. [4]

House of Representatives

Elections

On May 23, 2022, his father, Jesus Crispin, was offered the position of secretary of justice under the incoming administration of then-president-elect Bongbong Marcos. [5] He accepted the position, resigning his rights to the seat before his second consecutive term as a representative began to assume the office, triggering a special election for his seat. [6] As the son of the previous congressman, the younger Remulla was seen as the favorite to win the election. He went on to win, receiving 66.68% of the vote.

Tenure

Remulla was sworn into office at the Batasang Pambansa Complex on February 28, three days following his election. [7] [8] His brother, Abeng, filled the seat he vacated in the Cavite Provincial Board to finish his term expiring on June 30, 2025. [9] [10]

Remulla was re-elected to a full term as representative in 2025. [11]

Personal life

Remulla is married to Georgia Parungao, [12] with whom he has two children. [8]

Like his father, grandfather and uncles, he is an active member of Upsilon Sigma Phi.

References

  1. "Remulla son to run for Cavite representative". politics.com.ph. December 8, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  2. "HAPPIER AND MORE CONFIDENT INDANGEÑOS". Province of Cavite. July 17, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  3. "CAVITE". Halalan 2019. ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  4. "CAVITE". Halalan 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2023 via ABS-CBN News.
  5. Galvez, Daphne (July 27, 2022). "House asks Comelec to fill district post left by Justice chief Remulla". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  6. "Boying Remulla accepts Marcos' offer to head DOJ". CNN Philippines . 2022-05-23. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  7. "Remulla son wins dad Boying's Cavite seat". Manila Standard. February 27, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (February 28, 2023). "DOJ chief Remulla's son takes oath as Cavite representative". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  9. "Remulla's son Abeng designated as Cavite's 7th district board member". ABS-CBN News . March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  10. "NUP designated SOJ Remulla's son Abeng as Cavite board member — Gov. Jonvic". GMA News Online. GMA Integrated News. March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  11. de Leon, Dwight (March 5, 2025). "2025 polls in Cavite: Few competitive races, most dynasties have no contest". Rappler. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  12. Calderon, Rossel (February 26, 2023). "Still a Remulla for Cavite's 7th District". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by Representative, 7th District of Cavite
2023–present
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