| Noel Felongco | |
| Office: | Lead Convenor of National Anti-Poverty Commission |
| Term Start: | October 31, 2018 |
| President: | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Predecessor: | Liza Maza |
| Office2: | Chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor |
| Predecessor2: | Terry Ridon |
| Successor2: | Alvin Feliciano |
| Term Start2: | February 1, 2018 |
| Term End2: | October 31, 2018 |
| President2: | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Office3: | Undersecretary of Environment and Natural Resources for Solid Waste Management and Local Government Units Concerns |
| Predecessor3: | Position created |
| Successor3: | Benny Antiporda |
| Term Start3: | November 16, 2016 |
| Term End3: | February 1, 2018 |
| President3: | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Office4: | Commissioner of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples |
| Term Start4: | 2008 |
| Term End4: | 2010 |
| President4: | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Office5: | Member of the Cotabato City Council |
| Term Start5: | 1998 |
| Term End5: | 2004 |
| Birth Name: | Noel Kinazo Felongco |
| Birth Place: | Davao City, Philippines |
| Occupation: | Professor, Government official |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Alma Mater: | Notre Dame University |
| Party: | Partido Demokratiko Pilipino |
Noel Kinazo Felongco is a Filipino lawyer and government official who currently serves as the Lead Convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission of the Philippines under the Duterte administration since October 31, 2018. He previously served as a chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor and as an undersecretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).[1]
Felongco grew up in Norala, South Cotabato and Cotabato City where he graduated with a bachelor's degree on philosophy and law at Notre Dame University.[2] He was admitted to the Philippine Bar on March 14, 1994.[3]
Felongco started as a president of the Central Visayas chapter of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Laban ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) and later on as a two-term councilor of Cotabato City from 1998 to 2004.
From 2008 to 2010, he was tapped to serve as one of the commissioners of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) under the administration of then president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.[1]
On November 16, 2016, he was appointed by President Duterte to serve as the Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management and Local Government Units Concerns in DENR. He was later appointed as the Chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP).[4] [5]
He was appointed as the Lead Convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission on October 31, 2018, replacing Liza Maza who resigned on August 20, 2018.[6] [7] [8]