Bryan Revilla
Bryan Revilla | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Agimat Partylist | |
| Assumed office July 25, 2022 | |
| President | Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | Title Established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leonard Bryan Bautista Revilla November 22, 1986 Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines |
| Political party | Agimat Partylist |
| Relatives | Bong Revilla (father) Lani Mercado (mother) Jolo Revilla (brother) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Leonard Bryan Bautista Revilla, better known as Bryan Revilla is a Filipino politician and the nominee of Agimat Partylist for the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He is also the son of senator Bong Revilla.
Early life
On November 22, 1986, Bryan Revilla was born in the city of Bacoor, Cavite, to Senator Bong Revilla and Congresswoman Lani Mercado. He has five siblings, including Congressman Jolo Revilla and board member Ramon Vicente Revilla.[1]
Career
Politics
In the 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections, he was a nominee for the Agimat Partylist.[2] Agimat eventually won one seat, which was given to him. In his tenure as representative, he principally authored 240 bills and co-authored 66 bills.[3]
He is part of multiple committees,[3] including:
- Creative Industries — Member for the Majority
- Disaster Resilience — Member for the Majority
- Foreign Affairs - Member for the Majority
- Games And Amusements — Member for the Majority
- Information And Communications Technology — Member for the *Majority
- Land Use — Member for the Majority
- Peace, Reconciliation and Unity — Member for the Majority
- Youth And Sports Development — Member for the Majority
- Rules — Assistant Majority Leader
Revilla supports the labor industry, the health industry, and the economic industry.[4]
Personal life
Revilla has been a victim of food poisoning multiple times, stating that he was "in and out of the hospital" in 2023. He recalled beginning to suffer from a fever while travelling to Manila. His blood was examined by doctors, who found a high level of white blood cells.[5]
On June 24, 2023, Revilla's car caught on fire on Manila's EDSA highway. Nobody was injured, but the fire caused traffic on the highway. Although the event was unexpected by Revilla, he recognized and apologized for the inconvenience that the incident caused, adding that he was "saddened" by the event. He also stated that it was a "reminder to my fellow drivers and enthusiasts to regularly have cars checked for road-worthiness, be vigilant while driving and be responsible road users".[6][7]
References
- ^ Lando, Roy (2023-03-30). "Bryan Revilla". PeoPlaid. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "2022 Party-list elections". Rappler. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ a b "Hon. Revilla, Bryan B." congress.gov.ph. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "Bryan Revilla shares best political advice". Manila Bulletin. 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "Food poisoning sends Bryan Revilla 'in and out' of hospital". Manila Bulletin. 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "Quick-acting police, fire officers become Cong Revilla's 'agimat' during freak vehicular fire". Manila Bulletin. 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ Llemit, Kathleen (2023-06-26). "Bryan Revilla reminds motorists to have cars checked after his car caught fire in EDSA". Philstar. Retrieved 2024-07-11.