Noel Felongco | |
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| Lead Convenor of National Anti-Poverty Commission | |
| Assumed office October 31, 2018 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Liza Maza |
| Chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor | |
| In office February 1, 2018 – October 31, 2018 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Terry Ridon |
| Succeeded by | Alvin Feliciano |
| Undersecretary of Environment and Natural Resources for Solid Waste Management and Local Government Units Concerns | |
| In office November 16, 2016 – February 1, 2018 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Benny Antiporda |
| Commissioner of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Member of the Cotabato City Council | |
| In office 1998–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Noel Kinazo Felongco Davao City, Philippines |
| Political party | Partido Demokratiko Pilipino |
| Alma mater | Notre Dame University |
| Occupation | Professor, Government official |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Noel Kinazo Felongco is aFilipino lawyer and government official who currently serves as the Lead Convenor of theNational Anti-Poverty Commission of thePhilippines under theDuterte administration since October 31, 2018. He previously served as a chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor and as an undersecretary of theDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).[1]
Felongco grew up inNorala,South Cotabato andCotabato City where he graduated with a bachelor's degree onphilosophy andlaw atNotre Dame University.[2] He was admitted to thePhilippine Bar on March 14, 1994.[3]
Felongco started as a president of theCentral Visayas chapter ofPartido Demokratiko Pilipino–Laban ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) and later on as a two-term councilor of Cotabato City from 1998 to 2004.
From 2008 to 2010, he was tapped to serve as one of the commissioners of theNational Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) under the administration of thenpresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo.[1]
On November 16, 2016, he was appointed by President Duterte to serve as the Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management and Local Government Units Concerns in DENR. He was later appointed as the Chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP).[4][5]
He was appointed as the Lead Convenor of theNational Anti-Poverty Commission on October 31, 2018, replacingLiza Maza who resigned on August 20, 2018.[6][7][8]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Terry Ridon | Chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor 2018–2018 | Succeeded by Alvin Feliciano |
| Preceded by | Lead Convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (Philippines) 2018–present | Incumbent |
