Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado
Office:Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Bulacan's 1st district
Term Start:June 30, 2016
Term End:June 30, 2022
Predecessor:Victoria Sy-Alvarado
Successor:Danilo Domingo
Birth Date:1983 1, mf=yes
Birth Name:Jose Antonio Reyes Sy-Alvarado
Birth Place:Hagonoy, Bulacan, Philippines
Nationality:Filipino
Party:PDP - Laban (2021 - present)
Otherparty:NUP (2018 - 2021)
Liberal (2015 - 2018)
Nickname:Jonathan, Kuya Jose
Father:Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado
Mother:Victoria Sy-Alvarado
Alma Mater:San Beda College
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Businessman

Jose Antonio Reyes Sy-Alvarado (born January 7, 1983) is a Filipino politician and businessman who last served as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 1st district of Bulacan from 2016 to 2022.

Education

Sy-Alvarado earned a degree of Business Management major in Entrepreneurship at San Beda College.[1]

Political career

Congressional stint (2016-2022)

Sy-Alvarado ran for a Congress seat for the First district of Bulacan in the 2016 elections under the then-ruling Liberal Party. He succeeded his mother Victoria Sy-Alvarado. He was reelected for second term in 2019 under the National Unity Party.

During his term, he became the owner and backer of the Bulacan Kuyas, a basketball team that played in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.

Sy-Alvarado, then chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, is one of the 70 representatives who voted to deny the ABS-CBN franchise on July 10, 2020.[2] Due to the changes under new House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, he was removed as the Good Government panel chair.[3] In January 2021, he was announced to be part of the new bloc "BTS sa Kongreso" (named after the K-pop boy band group BTS of South Korea), a coalition group formed by Taguig–Pateros Representative and former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano during the 18th Congress.[4]

Sy-Alvarado ran for third and final term in 2022 but lost to former Malolos Mayor Danilo "DAD" Domingo.[5]

Personal life

Jose Antonio is the son of politicians Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado, who also served as the Governor of Bulacan from 2010 to 2019, and Victoria Sy-Alvarado, whom he succeeded as Representative of Bulacan's 1st congressional district after serving 3 terms from 2007 to 2016. He has 6 more siblings including Maria Rosario S. Mendoza, who currently serves as the vice mayor of Hagonoy, Bulacan.

Prior to serving in Congress, he once involved in a car accident which almost killed him.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Jonathan Sy-Alvarado: the Bedan Pride. July 13, 2014. July 10, 2022. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. News: House leader on ABS-CBN hearings: We’re one-sided? That’s fake news. July 1, 2020. Neil Arwin. Mercado. INQUIRER.net.
  3. News: Sy-Alvarado out as House good government panel chair as changes under Speaker Velasco continue. November 25, 2020. RG. Cruz. ABS-CBN News.
  4. News: Luci-Atienza . Charissa . January 16, 2021 . January 30, 2022 . Ok for Defensor to join Cayetano-led BTS sa Kongreso, says Rep. Romualdez . en . Manila Bulletin .
  5. News: Political dynasty' in Bulacan falls. Manila Times. May 13, 2022. Frederick. Silverio.
  6. News: Gov Alvarado’s son survives car crash. February 28, 2016. Manila Times.