Ciriaco Gato | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Batanes Lone District | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Henedina Abad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ciriaco Bayaras Gato, Jr. (1959-11-16) November 16, 19591 Sabtang, Batanes, Philippines2 |
| Party | NPC (2018–present) |
| Spouse | Jade Bañez Gato |
| Children | 2 |
| University of the Philippines Manila (MD) | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Doctor |
Ciriaco "Jun" Bayaras Gato, Jr. (born November 16, 1959) is a Filipino physician and politician and who has been serving as the representative for Batanes's at-large congressional district for the Philippine House of Representatives under the Nationalist People's Coalition party.3 In the 2019 elections, he beat Liberal Party's Butch Abad by 238 votes, winning the election.4
Electoral history
| Year | Office | Party | Votes received | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | P. | Swing | |||||
| 2019 | Representative (Batanes) | NPC | 3,367 | 35.34% | 1st | N/a | Won | |
| 2022 | 3,872 | 33.92% | 1st | -1.42 | Won | |||
| 2025 | 7,380 | 66.10% | 1st | +32.18 | Won | |||
References
References
- "Certificate of Candidacy for member, house of representatives - Ciriaco Gato" (PDF). comelec.gov.ph.
- Alcantara, Nathan (2019-06-08). "Newbie politico a physician seeking to cure Batanes' ailments". Inquirer. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- CEDTyClea (2022-10-12). "House targets to pass 3 priority bills on health by yearend". BusinessWorld Online. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- Fonbuena, Carmela (2019-05-15). "Butch Abad loses congressional bid in Batanes". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2024-07-24.