Feliciano Belmonte
Mayor, Quezon City |
Feliciano Belmonte |
Full Name: |
Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.filipinofirst.org |
Date of Birth: |
October 2, 1936 |
Nickname: |
Sonny |
Political Party: |
Lakas-CMD |
Hometown: |
Quezon City, Philippines |
Occupation: |
Lawyer |
Religion: |
United Church of Christ |
Spouse: |
Betty Go Belmonte (deceased) |
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Educational Attainment |
| Elementary School: |
St. Louis School, Baguio |
1948 |
| High School: |
San Beda College |
1952 |
| College: |
Lyceum of the Philippinesfilipinofirst.org |
1960 |
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Government Service |
| Presidential Staff Assistant |
Office of the President |
1962-1965 |
| Chairman |
Commercial Bank of Manila |
1986-1987 |
| Member |
Board of Directors, San Miguel Corporation, Philippine Long Distance Co. Inc. |
1986-1992 |
| Chairman |
National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines |
1986-1992 |
| President |
The Manila Hotel Corporation |
1986-1992 |
| President and General Manager |
Government Service Insurance System |
1986-1992 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
Philippine Air Lines |
1991-1992 |
| Representative |
4th district, Quezon City |
1992-2001 |
| Mayor |
Quezon Cityfilipinofirst.org |
2001-present |
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Private Sector Work Experience |
| Reporter |
The Manila Chronicle |
1953-1958 |
| Lawyer |
Private practice |
1966-1986 |
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| Net Worth |
P 132.5 Million (based on 2002 SALN)filipinofirst.org |
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| Notes |
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Stanvac Journalism Awardee in 1957filipinofirst.org |
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Gintong Ama Awardee in 1993 |
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Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club of Manila |
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Model Filipino Awardee of the World Family Institute in 1994 |
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Named Outstanding Congressman of the 9th, 10th and 11th Congress |
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Served as House Minority leader and House Speaker of the 11th Congress, the first to accomplish such feat |
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One of the principal co-authors of the General Appropriations Act (R.A. 7845, 8174, 8250 and 8522) and the Salary Standardization Law. |
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Lead prosecutor in the impeachment trial of President Joseph Estrada |
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As Mayor of Quezon City, the city became the first to computerize revenue collection and assessment functions, the first to grant to barangays full fiscal control over their share of real property tax collections the first to institutionalize city-wide citizen participation in governance thru the City Development Council, the first Urban Center to implement the Solid Waste Management Act and use the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) as biogas-reduction strategy and revenue generation mechanism from waste, the first LGU to manage an advanced computer training center, and the first to enact a Gender and Development Code for the protection of women and children |
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Under his governance, Quezon City was recipient of various awards such as the 2003 Gawad Galing Pook Award for Effective Fiscal Management, the 2005 Gawad Galing Pook Award for Outstanding Government Program, the “Most business-friendly city” award for 2003, 2004 and Hall of Famer in 2005 by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, DILG Model of Good Governance citation, 2003 Livable Community Award by the Metrobank Foundation, and the 2003 Kabalikat sa Pabahay Award for the Local Government Unit with the Most Number of Community Mortgage Programs |
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Named Most Outstanding City Mayor of the Philippines in 2003 |
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Named Outstanding Alumni of the Lyceum of the Philippines |
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Benedictine Centennial Awardee from San Beda College |
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Named the Outstanding Filipino in Government Service of the Philippine Jaycees and Insular Life Philippines in 2002filipinofirst.org |
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Huwarang Pilipino Awardee for Local Governance (Huwarang Pilipino Foundation) |
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Awarded CEO Excel Awards for Communications Excellence in the Government Sector in 2006 |
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