Gerville Luistro | |
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![]() Luistro during the 19th Congress | |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Batangas' 2nd District | |
Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Raneo Abu |
Personal details | |
Born | Gerville Abanilla Reyes October 3,1975 Mabini,Batangas,Philippines |
Political party | Lakas–CMD (from 2022) [1] |
Other political affiliations | NPC (until 2022) [2] [3] |
Spouse | Noel Luistro |
Alma mater | University of Batangas (JD) [4] |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Abanilla Reyes-Luistro [5] (born October 3,1975) is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as the representative of Batangas's 2nd congressional district since 2022. [6]
Luistro was born on October 3,1975,in Mabini,Batangas,Philippines. [7]
Luistro completed her undergraduate studies in liberal arts-commerce at the University of Batangas (UB) and she pursued a law degree at the same institution. [5] She passed the Bar Examinations in 2002. [4]
While studying law at UB,Luistro was a full-time professor at Lyceum of Batangas and was executive assistant to Hernando Perez,then justice secretary and UB president. [5]
After passing the Bar exam,Luistro worked as a confidential agent for the Bureau of Immigration and served as a consultant for the Department of Justice’s Witness Protection Program. She eventually became a State Counsel,where she was tasked with handling various legal cases for the government. [5]
Luistro's expertise in handling high-profile cases led to her appointment as head of the investigation team of the Special Presidential Task Force during the Arroyo administration. She oversaw investigations into the tax credit scam. [5]
Luistro was appointed as the municipal administrator of Mabini,Batangas by its then mayor Rowell Sandoval. [5] She continued holding the position during the mayorship of her husband Noel Luistro. [8]
In 2022,Luistro ran for representative of the 2nd district of Batangas under the Nationalist People's Coalition and won. [2] [3] She defeated the daughter of outgoing representative Raneo Abu,Reina Abu of Nacionalista Party and Nicasio "Nick" Conti of the PDP-Laban. [9] She switched party from Nationalist People's Coalition to Lakas–CMD before the start of the 19th Congress. [1] [3]
Luistro is a member of the Quad Committee which organized a House inquiry on the war on drugs of former President Rodrigo Duterte [10] [11] [12] and the alleged link of dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo to alleged illicit activities of Philippine offshore gaming operators. [13]
Gerville Luistro is married to Noel Luistro,the former mayor of Mabini. [4]