Jose "Jing" Valeriano Gambito (born July 10, 1953) is a Filipino politician and the current

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of the province of

Nueva Vizcaya Nueva Vizcaya, officially the Province of Nueva Vizcaya (; ; Pangasinan: ''Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Vizcaya''; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital and largest town is Bayo ...

. A member of the

Lakas–CMD Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas, (and known as Lakas–Kampi until 2011) is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to be on the Centre-right politics, centre ...

, he served as the

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twice from 2004 to 2013 and from 2022 to 2023. On May 5, 2023, he was sworn in as the governor upon the death of Carlos M. Padilla. He was elected governor in his own right in the

2025 Philippine general election The 2025 Philippine general election was held on May 12, 2025. During this midterm election, where the winners take office mid-way through the Presidency of Bongbong Marcos, term of President Bongbong Marcos, all 317 seats in the House of Repres ...

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1953 births Living people Lakas–CMD politicians Partido Federal ng Pilipinas politicians People from Nueva Vizcaya Governors of Nueva Vizcaya {{Philippines-politician-stub