Michael John "Jack" Roy Duavit (born February 20, 1970) is a Filipino politician, businessman and former
audio engineer
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who is serving as the
representative of
Rizal's 1st congressional district
Rizal's 1st congressional district is one of the four congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Rizal (province), Rizal. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the ...
since 2016, and previously from 2001 to 2010. He has served as a party leader of the
Nationalist People's Coalition
The Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) is a conservatism, conservative political party in the Philippines which was founded in 1992 by presidential candidate Danding Cojuangco.
History
Formation
In 1990, amid political and economic unce ...
(NPC) since the 2000s. Duavit was elected to the board of directors at
GMA Network
GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), ...
in 2015.
Early life
Duavit was born on February 20, 1970. He is the youngest son of former
Rizal 1st District representative
Gilberto Duavit Sr. and Vilma Roy. He is also the brother of former Rizal 1st District representative Joel Duavit,
GMA Network
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president and CEO
Gilberto Duavit Jr., and Judith Duavit-Vasquez. Duavit graduated from his primary education from
Xavier School
Xavier School ( zh, s=光啓学校, t=光啓學校, p=Guāngqǐ Xúexìao, poj=Kong-khé Ha̍k-hāu; also referred to by its acronym XS) is a private, Catholic, college preparatory school run by the Catholic Order of the Society of Jesus. It ...
, and his secondary education from the
Ateneo de Manila.
In
De La Salle University
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, he earned his Bachelor of Science and Commerce major in Marketing Management.
He also held a Recording Arts Engineering Degree at
Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts Management Information Technology Program.
Business career
In his early career, he was the chairman, president and CEO of MRD Holdings & Investments. He was also the chairman and managing director of Puresound Trading, Inc.
Duavit managed as director for several private institutions, such as GMA Network Inc., Vigil Inc.,
Citynet Television, Inc., Rosmar Holdings, Inc.
GMA New Media, Inc., and Social Investments Fund at Group Management & Development, Inc. Duavit was also the trustee of
GMA Foundation, Inc., and Guronasyon Foundation, Inc.
Political career
A native of
Binangonan
Binangonan, officially the Municipality of Binangonan (), is a municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 313,631 people.
A thriving fish port and fishing industry is found in Binan ...
, Rizal, Duavit ran in the 2001 local elections for the position of district representative for the 1st District of Rizal under the
Nationalist People's Coalition
The Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) is a conservatism, conservative political party in the Philippines which was founded in 1992 by presidential candidate Danding Cojuangco.
History
Formation
In 1990, amid political and economic unce ...
and eventually won the seat.
During his first full term, he served as the vice chairman of the
House Committee on Economic Affairs,
House Committee on Appropriations, and
House Committee on Trade and Industry.
While on office, he received awards such as the "Youngest Delegate to represent a Major Political Party (NPC) from the First Philippine Political Parties Conference" and being voted as one of the "Top 20 New Congressman".
In the
2016 local elections, he again ran for the position of district representative for the 1st District of Rizal after being term-limited. Duavit managed to beat former
Philippine Airlines
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Philippine ...
president Avelino Zapanta and
PDP-Laban
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP, ) is a Populism, populist List of political parties in the Philippines, political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was previously known as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–L ...
candidate Willfrido Naval.
In the
2019 local elections, he ran for his fifth term, going against
PDDS candidate Catalino Dazo. He won a landslide victory against him.
In 2020, after
Alan Peter Cayetano
Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano ( Tagalog pronunciation: ajɛˈtano born October 28, 1970) is a Filipino lawyer, diplomat, and politician serving as a senator since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2017. He was the Senate Minority Leader from 2 ...
lost the speakership, he was replaced by Jack Duavit as the caretaker of the
first congressional district of
Camarines Sur
Camarines Sur (; ), officially the Province of Camarines Sur (Central Bikol language, Bikol: ''Probinsya kan Habagatan na Camarines''; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region on Luzon. Its ca ...
. Duavit took over the post left by the late Camarines Sur congresswoman
Marissa Andaya who died of cancer in July 2020.
In 2021, Duavit was asked by the Nationalist People's Coalition to reach out to his party mates, concerning that the
cha-cha initiative is only limited to the economic provisions of the Constitution. Duavit said that the limitation in owning mass media under cha-cha will be removed and told that the limitations were outdated for the modern world. Duavit also added that cha-cha will also allow foreigners to own public utility companies. Though Duavit clarified that it is not allowed to completely remove the restrictive economic provisions under the constitution, that version of cha-cha will only insert the quote “unless otherwise provided by law” on the economic provisions.
In the
2022 local elections, he ran for his sixth and final term. He is one of the only two candidates that are unopposed for a congressional seat in the whole province. After the 2022 elections, Duavit and his fellow party members supported the speakership of
Martin Romualdez
Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez (, born November 14, 1963) is a Filipino businessman, lawyer, and politician who has served as the 24th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, speaker of the House of Representatives since 2 ...
.
In his second full term, Duavit is one of the vice chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and a member of the
Ways and Means, Trade and Industry,
Basic Education
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), basic education comprises the two stages primary education and secondary education, lower secondary education.
Universal basic education
Basic education featured heavi ...
, Economic Affairs,
Banks and Financial Intermediaries,
Information and Communications Technology
Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals) and computer ...
,
Public Works and Highways and
Southern Tagalog Development house committees.
On February 5, 2025, Duavit was among the 12 NPC members who did not sign the
impeachment complaint against
vice president
A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...
Sara Duterte
Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio (, ; born May 31, 1978), commonly known as Inday Sara, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is the 15th and current vice president of the Philippines. She is the third female vice president (after Gloria Macap ...
.
Electoral history
References
External links
Rizal One
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1970 births
Living people
21st-century Filipino politicians
De La Salle University alumni
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Rizal (province)
Nationalist People's Coalition politicians
People from Binangonan
Politicians from Rizal (province)