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1. 18 th Congress of the Philippines Deogracias Victor Savellano

2. Deogracias Victor Savellano Deogracias Victor "DV" Barbers Savellano  (born November 25, 1959) is a Filipino politician who last served as a member of the House of Representatives for  Ilocos Sur 's  1st district  from 2016 to 2022. He was also one of the Deputy Speakers of the  House of Representatives  from 2019 to 2022.

3. Education and personal life Savellano was born in  Cabugao ,  Ilocos Sur  in 1959. [1]  He is the son of Virginia Barbers, and the former Mayor of Cabugao [2]  and former Chairman of the  Commission on Elections  (COMELEC) Victorino Savellano . [1]  His sister, Reina, operates Victorino's Restaurant in  Quezon City , along with  Heny Sison .

4. He earned a bachelor's degree in  economics  at  University of the Philippines . [1] [3]  He also studied at  California ,  United States , where he obtained his master's degree. He married actress  Dina Bonnevie  in 2012 and the stepfather of Danica Sotto- Pingris and  Oyo Boy Sotto . [4]  Both of them met each other in a film  Hanggang Saan , Hanggang Kailan  in 1991.

5. Political career Savellano entered politics as the Vice Mayor of Cabugao from 1981 to 1987. [1]  He was also the 2-term Governor of Ilocos Sur in 1992, as well as from 2001 to 2004 and again from 2007 to 2010. [1] [3]  He also served as the Vice Governor of the same province from 1988 to 1992, and again from 2010 to 2016.

6. He was first elected a member of the  House of Representatives  for  Ilocos Sur's 1st congressional district  in the  2016 election . He was re-elected in  2019 . He was defeated by  Ronald Singson  in  2022 election , Singson received 99,376 votes while Savellano received 73,503 votes. On 13 August 2019, Savellano was appointed one of the  Deputy Speakers  of the House of Representatives.

7. Controversy In October 2013, Savellano was charged for corruption allegations, along with  Luis Singson , who also served as the Governor of Ilocos Sur. [6]  Both of them were harshly criticised for reallocation of the usage of public funds for undefined projects, which is the breach of Republic Act No. 3019. [6] On July 10, 2020, Savellano is one of the  70 representatives who voted to "yes" to deny the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN .

8. References   " Deogracias Victor Savellano Biography" . 2 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2021. ^   "G. R. No. 151783 - July 8, 2003" . 8 July 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2021. ^  Jump up to: a   b   c   d   "Personal Profile of GOV. DEOGRACIAS VICTOR B. SAVELLANO" . October 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2021. ^   "Dina not just 'another politician's wife'" . 10 June 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2021. ^   "Vilma Santos among 22 deputy speakers" . 15 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2021. ^  Jump up to: a   b   "2 Ilocos Sur ex-governors face graft charges in Sandiganbayan" . 7 October 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2021. ^   Perez-Rubio, Bella (July 10, 2020).  "List of lawmakers who voted for and against ABS-CBN franchise renewal" .  Philstar.com . Retrieved July 22, 2020.