Greg G. Gasataya | |
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Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Bacolod's at-large district | |
Assumed office June 30, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Bing Leonardia |
Acting Mayor of Bacolod | |
In office November 16,2015 –February 15,2016 | |
Vice Mayor | El Cid Familiaran |
Preceded by | Monico Puentevella |
Succeeded by | Bing Leonardia |
Vice Mayor of Bacolod | |
In office June 30,2013 –June 30,2016 | |
Mayor | Monico Puentevella |
Preceded by | Jude Thaddeus Sayson |
Succeeded by | El Cid Familiaran |
Member of the Bacolod City Council | |
In office June 30,2001 –June 30,2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Greg Gelvosa Gasataya November 19,1970 Bacolod,Philippines |
Political party | NPC |
Residence(s) | Bacolod,Negros Occidental |
Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Broadcast Journalist |
Website | www |
Greg Gasataya is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative of the Lone District of Bacolod since 2016. [1]
Greg Gasataya was born as the eldest son to Rodrigo Gasataya,a jeepney driver,and Thelma Gelvosa,a church worker on November 19,1970,in Bacolod,Philippines. [2]
Gasataya graduated from the West Negros College for his elementary education in 1984 and as valedictorian from the Maranatha Christian School for his secondary education in 1988. [2]
In 1988,Gasataya entered the University of the Philippines Diliman,earning a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. [3]
In 2009,he finished his Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts from the Philippine Women's University. Gasataya also earned a Master's in Public Management from the Sultan Kudarat State University in 2011. [4]
Gasataya worked as a broadcast journalist,first as a reporter,then as anchorman,for Bombo Radyo Philippines prior to his entry into the political arena. [5]
On the 2001 Philippine general election,Gasataya successfully ran for the position of City Councilor of Bacolod City,ranking ninth among the candidates. [6]
The 2004 Philippine general election saw Gasataya lead the candidates on a successful re-election campaign as Bacolod City Councilor. During his term as City Councilor,Gasataya was chairman of the SP Committees on Education and Fire,Natural Disasters and Calamities. [6]
Gasataya once again lead the candidates for his third and final run as Bacolod City Councilor during the 2007 Philippine general election. [6]
After taking a break from politics from 2010 to 2013,Gasataya returned to the political scene and was elected as the Vice Mayor of the City of Bacolod during the 2010 Philippine general election. [7]
The Department of the Interior and Local Government implemented the 90-day suspension order issued by the Sandiganbayan on Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella in connection with the graft case filed against him during his time as congressman. [8]
With Puentevella’s suspension,the DILG appointed Gasataya and Councilor El Cid Familiaran as acting mayor and vice mayor,respectively. [9]
In 2016,Gasataya ran as the representative of the Lone District of Bacolod under the Nationalist People's Coalition and won. [6]
Gasataya now serves his third term as representative of the Lone District of Bacolod during the 19th Congress. [10]
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