Eric Yap

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We are saddened that Senator Pacquiao came and just questioned Congressman Yap’s presence in Benguet. It should not need emphasis but for Senator Pacquiao’s informed realization, Congressman Yap is our own. He was adopted by us. He is one of us.

Mayors of the Municipalities of Benguet, Statement of Support for Cong. Eric Yap [38] [40]

Committee assignments and House positions

Yap served on the following House committees and in the following House positions.

Congressman of Benguet

Yap was elected as Representative for Benguet's lone congressional district by a landslide over his closest rival, Itogon mayor Victor Palangdan in the 2022 May elections. [36]

In the 2025 elections, another landslide victory for Yap was recorded with 144,093 votes, although his proclamation was suspended due to a disqualification complaint [41] regarding his citizenship which was dismissed for lack of evidence in June 2025. [42]

Personal life

Yap is a close friend of Paolo Duterte. [43] [44] [45] He resides in Alphaland Baguio Mountain Lodges in Loacan, Itogon, Benguet, [46] a luxury master-planned development owned by the same company that runs Balesin Island Club. [47]

Yap was a judge at the finals night of Miss Universe Philippines 2020, the pageant's first edition. [48]

References

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  44. Yap, DJ (March 4, 2020). "Palace: Duterte won't interfere in House rivalry". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020. Rep. Eric Yap of the ACT-CIS party list, a close friend of the President's son, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte.
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  48. "Harry Roque, Eric Yap among Miss Universe Philippines 2020 judges". Rappler. October 24, 2020. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
Eric Yap
Rep. Eric Yap (20th Congress).jpg
Official portrait of Yap during the 20th Congress
Rightfully Elected Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Benguet
Assumed office
June 30, 2022
Caretaker: January 20, 2020 – June 30, 2022