Jose Cabrera Montemayor Jr. (born February 17, 1962) is a Filipino

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, and

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. He is known for his career in medicine and law, as well as his involvement in politics, particularly his candidacy in the

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and the

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Early life

Montemayor was born in

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on February 17, 1962. He studied his elementary education at the Santo Tomas Elementary School from 1968 to 1974. He attended his secondary education at the

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National Colleges. Montemayor went to the

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, receiving the Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, and the Doctor of Medicine degrees. Additionally, he earned a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), passing the Philippine Bar Examination to become a lawyer.

Career

Montemayor currently works as the Legal Counsel and Legal Officer of the

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, the Consultant in Internal Medicine and Clinical Cardiology at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute. He worked as a Consultant in Clinical Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology of the St. Luke's Medical Center of the

. He worked as a professor of Law at the

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. He also worked as a professor at the Palawan State University, a faculty member for the University of Manila.

Political runs

2007 congressional run

He ran as a representative for

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in the

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under the

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. He opposed

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. According to the ''GMA Network'', he waged a "lonely battle" against Arroyo, riding in a vehicle without any campaign banners. Arroyo stated that he was "practically unopposed". A survey showed that four percent of voters voted for Montemayor. According to a newspaper, he was likely to vote for the impeachment of

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. Montemayor lost with 10,490 votes.

2022 presidential run

He ran for president on the

under the Democratic Party of the Philippines. He held a proclamation rally in

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on February 9, with prayer songs. During a 2022 debate between presidential candidates, Montemayor falsely claimed that COVID-19 vaccines expose people to infection, citing a non-existent study. Montemayor said that "He will protect the rights of the OFW (

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) and he will provide legal and medical assistance to the workers". Montemayor says that he will remove the Operation Tokhang (Tokhang meaning "knock and plead" in Cebuano) because of certain instances of

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, he says that he will address the issue some other way. He lost, gaining the lowest votes, receiving 60,592 votes or 0.11% of the votes. Montemayor only spent P100,000 from his pocket without any donations.

2025 Senate run

He ran for senator in

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, but lost, placing 52nd.

Other runs

In the 2001 Philippine gubernatorial elections, he ran independently for the

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. He ran against

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. He ran in the

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as an independent candidate for governor of Pampanga. He lost with 4,693 votes. In the

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, he filed his certificate of candidacy, eventually being declared as a nuisance candidate.

References

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