Jacinto "Jing" Villegas Paras (born September 11,1953) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is a member of the Cabinet of the Philippines and Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs of former President Rodrigo Duterte with the rank of Secretary.[1][2]
He also sat as Chairman of the Board of the Philippine National Oil Company from 2008 to 2010,as President and CEO of World Spices International Cuisine Inc. from 2011 to 2017,and Legal Adviser of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption from 2016 to 2017.[1]
He was elected as member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2007. As Representative,he was Chairman of the Special Committee on Food Security from 1998 to 2001,Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Communications from 2001 to 2007,Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Franchises from 1998 to 2007.[1]
He also served as Undersecretary of the Department of Labor and Employment before being appointed as Undersecretary of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.[1][5] He sparked controversy after it was exposed,with photo evidences,that he was conspiring with then-Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II to imprison Senator Risa Hontiveros using false charges. Media captured Aguirre texting instructions to 'expedite' cases through Paras,a tactic previously used to arrest Senator Leila de Lima. Despite public backlash and evidence presented in the Senate,Aguirre and his team still pursued and filed the false charges against Hontiveros.[6]
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