ABOUT

WES Gatchalian

Website	www.wesgatchalian.com
Facebook Fan Page	https://www.facebook.com/WESGatchalian
Date of Birth	11 August 1980  (41 years old)
Nationality	Filipino
Religion	Christian
Civil Status	Married
Spouse	Tiffany Princess C. Gatchalian

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

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2013	UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE (NCPAG) Manila, Philippines. Executive Course on Legislation.
2003-2004	LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY London, United Kingdom. Masters (MA) degree in Management
2000- 2003	OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY Oxford, United Kingdom. BA Honours Degree / DipHE Business and Operations Management Second Class, Second Division.
1999- 2000	BRYANT COLLEGE Rhode Island, USA. BA Business Administration
1995- 1999	XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL Manila, Philippines Secondary School Diploma

GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND

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Elected as the 27^th City Mayor of Valenzuela City (2022 to present)

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18^th CONGRESS

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Representative for the First District of Valenzuela
House of Representatives

DEPUTY SPEAKER (since 7 December 2020)

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS (up to 7 December 2020)

Chairman	Committee on Trade and Industry
Vice Chairman	Committee on Transportation
Membership	Committee on Banks and Financial Intermediaries Committee on Foreign Affairs Committee on Government Enterprises and Privatization Committee on Information and Communication Technology Committee on Interparliamentary Relations and Diplomacy Committee on Legislative Franchise Committee on Metro Manila Development Committee on Ways and Means Defeat COVID-19 Ad Hoc Committee, Social Amelioration Cluster

17^th CONGRESS

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Representative for the First District of Valenzuela
House of Representatives

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

Membership

Commission on Appointments (CA)     * Committee Chairmanship:       – Committee on Trade and Industry       – Committee on Accounts       – Committee on Science and Technology Committee on Economic Affairs Committee on Natural Resources Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs Committee on Transportation Committee on Tourism Committee on Metro Manila Development Committee on Legislative Franchises

16^th CONGRESS

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Representative for the Alay Buhay Partylist
House of Representatives

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

Chairman	Committee on Youth and Sports Development
Vice Chairman	Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development Committee on the XXXI Summer Olympic Games
Membership	Committee on Cooperatives Development Committee on Economic Affairs Committee on Population and Family Relations

PREVIOUS PRIVATE SECTOR BACKGROUND

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Waterfront Hotels and Casinos, Manila, Philippines

• Assistant to the President

The Wellex Group., Pasig City, Philippines

• Vice President for Investments and International Affairs

Wellex Industries Inc., Pasig City, Philippines

• President and CEO
• Listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange

Wellex Petroleum Inc., Pasig City, Philippines

• President and CEO

Wellex Mining Corporation, Pasig City, Philippines

• President and CEO

NPC Alliance Corporation, Makati City/ Province of Bataan, Philippines

• Board of Director

Metro Alliance Holdings and Equities Corp., Makati City, Philippines

• Executive Vice-President
• Listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange

Forum Pacific Incorporated, Pasig City, Philippines

• Director
• Listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange

The Shipowners Mutual, Minories, London

• Management Trainee
• Protection & Indemnity association for vessels worldwide.

Lloyds of London, Lime Street, London

• Management Trainee

PCI Bank, Pasig City, Philippines

• Management Trainee- Leasing and Finance

SOCIAL AFFILIATION

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• National People’s Coalition (NPC)
• Alay Buhay Community Development Foundation, Board of Trustee
• WES Youth Movement, Founder, and Chairman
• JCI Valenzuela
• JCI Manila
• Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCCI)
• Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)
• Philippine-Russia Business Council (PCCI)
  
• Philippine-Iran Business Council (PCCI)
  
• Makati Business Club
  
• Hotel-Restaurant Association of the Philippines
  
• Philippine Hotel Federation
• Jesus Our Life Christian Ministry