David Catarina Suarez (born January 25, 1977) is a Filipino politician. He is the incumbent Representative of the 2nd District of Quezon in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He previously served as governor of Quezon from 2010 to 2019, vice governor of Quezon from 2004 to 2007, and councilor of Unisan from 2001 to 2004.
Suarez is the youngest child of former Quezon Governor Danilo Suarez and former Quezon's 3rd District Representative Aleta Suarez. [1] [2]
He attended the University of Asia and the Pacific where he attained a degree in Bachelor of Arts, specializing in Economics, Philosophy and Politics. He also had training in other educational institutes at the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he had a short course on Local Legislation and on Local Governance and Public Management. He also finished a training on Public Administration at the International Academy for Leadership in Gummersbach, Germany. [2]
Suarez was elected as a Municipal Councilor of Unisan, Quezon, a post which he served from 2001–2004. He also served as the President of Philippine Councilor's League Quezon Federation, a post which he was elected to also from 2001–2004. From 2004–2007, Suarez served as the Vice Governor of Quezon province. At the Department of Environment and Natural Resources from 2007–2009, Suarez was Assistant Secretary who was tasked to oversee the River Basin Control Office, while he also served as Program manager of the government body for South Luzon. [2]
Suarez was elected as Governor in 2010; he was re-elected in 2013 and in 2016. [2] [3] In 2018, he transferred his residence to Tiaong. [4]
In 2019, he was elected representative of the 2nd district of Quezon. He was reelected in 2022 and re-joined Lakas–CMD ahead of the 19th Congress. [5] [6] On January 29, 2024, Suarez was named as a Deputy Speaker, replacing Ralph Recto, who had left the House to become Finance Secretary. [7]
He is married to ALONA Partylist Representative Anna Marie Villaraza-Suarez, with three children; Athalia Marie, Amalia Marie and David Sebastian.
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nacionalista | David Suarez | 207,836 | 52.93 | |
NPC | Proceso Alcala | 173,639 | 44.22 | |
Reporma | Antonio Punzalan | 6,038 | 1.54 | |
Independent | Abigail Jashael Bagabaldo | 3,129 | 0.80 | |
Independent | Alejandro Nebu | 2,026 | 0.52 | |
Total votes | 392,668 | 100.00 | ||
Nacionalista hold | ||||
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nacionalista | David Suarez | 171,903 | ||||
Liberal | Proceso Alcala | 120,998 | ||||
Aksyon | Amadeo Suarez | 2,699 | ||||
PFP | Boyet Masilang | 3,957 | ||||
DPP | Christian Señeres | 1,076 | ||||
Margin of victory | ||||||
Rejected ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Nacionalista gain from PDP–Laban | ||||||
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
NUP | David Suarez | 744,796 | 97.10 | |
LM | Teodorico Gonzales | 7,486 | 1.00 | |
Independent | Rolando Merano | 6,864 | 0.90 | |
Independent | Danny Pasatiempo | 4,093 | 0.50 | |
Independent | Reynolfo Raquepo | 3,946 | 0.50 | |
Margin of victory | 763,239 | 100.00 | ||
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 763,239 | 100.00 | ||
NUP hold | ||||
2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
NUP | David Suarez | 279,372 | 48.48 | |
Liberal | Irvin Alcala | 244,600 | 42.44 | |
Independent | Rolando Merano | 1,992 | 0.35 | |
Margin of victory | 34,772 | 6.03% | ||
Invalid or blank votes | 50,327 | 8.73 | ||
Total votes | 576,291 | 100.00 | ||
NUP hold | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lakas–Kampi | David Suarez | 397,858 | 53.84 | |||
Liberal | Rafael Nantes | 333,292 | 45.11 | |||
Independent | Rolando Rafa | 2,532 | 0.34 | |||
Independent | Hobart Dator, Jr. | 2,459 | 0.33 | |||
PGRP | Eduardo Cuenca | 1,218 | 0.16 | |||
Independent | Buenaventura Pumarega | 853 | 0.12 | |||
Independent | Glaceria Sta. Maria | 695 | 0.09 | |||
Total votes | 738,907 | 100.00 | ||||
Lakas–Kampi gain from Liberal | ||||||
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