Carl Cari

Carl Cari
Carl Cari
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's 5th District
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 30, 2019
Preceded by	Jose Carlos "Boying" L. Cari
Ex-Officio Member of the Baybay City Sangguniang Panglungsod
	In office; June 30, 2018 – June 30, 2019
Preceded by	Mandy G. Muñez
Succeeded by	Philip L. Siu
	In office; June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013
Preceded by	Gualberto B. Pical, Jr.
Succeeded by	vacant
President of the Baybay City Liga ng mga Barangay
	In office; June 30, 2018 – June 30, 2019
Preceded by	Mandy G. Muñez
Succeeded by	Philip L. Siu
President of the Baybay City Sangguniang Kabataan Federation
	In office; June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010
Preceded by	Gualberto B. Pical, Jr.
Succeeded by	vacant
Personal details
Born	Carl Nicolas Cellona Cari; July 4, 1992
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas[1]
Mother	Margarita C. Cari
Father	Jose Carlos "Boying" L. Cari
Education	Mapúa University (BS)

Carl Nicolas Cellona Cari (born July 4, 1992) is a Filipino politician. He is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives, serving as the current representative of the Fifth District of Leyte. He is a son of the former representative the Fifth District of Leyte, Jose Carlos "Boying" Cari, and the current mayor of Baybay City, Leyte and the late Margarita C. Cari.

Cari graduated from the Mapúa University with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering. Prior to being elected as a member of the House of Representatives, he served as President of the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation (2007-2010) and as President of the Liga ng mga Barangay of the City of Baybay.

At 26,[2] Cari was elected to succeed his father as the representative of the Fifth District of Leyte. As a member of Congress, he serves as a member of the House Committees on Appropriations, Basic Education and Culture, Visayas Development, Youth and Sports Development, among others.[3][4]

Education

Cari, a resident of Barangay Candadam in Baybay City, Leyte, went through elementary education in the ViSCA Foundation Elementary School (VFES). He graduated from VSU Integrated High School, formerly known as VSU Laboratory High School (VSULHS). On May 25, 2017, he graduated with a degree of Bachelor in Science in Manufacturing Engineering from Mapúa University, which then was known as the Mapúa Institute of Technology.

Congressional career

Elections

Cari's father, Jose Carlos "Boying" L. Cari, then on his third term as representative of the Fifth District of Leyte, was term-limited. On October 17, 2018, he Carl Cari filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC)[5] for the position, running against Marilou Baligod of the Nationalist People's Coalition who ran in the past for the position of City Mayor of Baybay against Cari's grandmother, Carmen L. Cari. In an interview, the young Cari said it was his personal decision to run for Congress and that he was not influenced to run for office.[2]

Cari (center) with his father and outgoing Leyte's Fifth District Representative (left) and grandmother and outgoing Baybay City Mayor (second from left)

Running under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, Cari won the election by 66.86%. All local candidates in Baybay City under the same party, including his father who ran for City Mayor, won. He was then proclaimed by the Provincial Board of Canvassers on May 15, 2019.[6]

18th Congress

On June 30, 2019, Cari was sworn into office.[7] Voting for Cayetano, he is a member of the majority block in the House. Cari is also a member of the Millenials Club in the House of Representatives, along with his partymate Faustino "Inno" Dy, Nacionalista's Breaden John Biron, NUP's Bai Rhian Sakaluran, among others.

Since taking his oath of office, Cari has filed bills on establishing Junior High Schools in Barangays Punta[8] and Maganhan,[9] a multi-species marine breeding farm and hatchery,[10] a National Academy for Sports,[11] and an additional Regional Trial Court[12] in Baybay City. He has proposed the Fallen Heroes Scholarship for the Youth Act or the Caring Act of 2019, a bill that covers qualified immediate dependents of firefighters, police officers, and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in their education.[13] He has also advocated for the vaccination of all students in public and secondary schools who had never received or had incomplete vaccinations by filing the Vaccinate All Children Act of 2020.[14]

Cari is among the principal authors of the Malasakit Centers Act. The neophyte member of Congress is also among the principal authors of measures approved by the House, including the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act,[15] the Philippine Indigenous Games Preservation Act,[16] and a bill declaring the balangay as the national boat.[17]

Committee assignments

Currently in the 18th Congress, he is a member of the following House Committees:[3]

Accounts (since August 7, 2019)[18]
Agriculture and Food (since August 5, 2019)[19]
Appropriations (since August 13, 2019)[20]
Basic Education and Culture (since July 31, 2019)[21]
Flagship Programs and Projects (since December 18, 2019)[22]
Labor and Employment (since August 13, 2019)[23]
People Participation (since November 11, 2019)[24]
Population and Family Relations (since August 13, 2019)[25]
Public Works and Highways (since August 7, 2019)[26]
Rural Development (since August 13, 2019)[27]
Visayas Development (since August 14, 2019)[28]
Youth and Sports Development (since August 6, 2019)[29]

Electoral history

Leyte's Fifth Legislative District Representative election, 2019[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PFP	Carl Cari	123,572	66.86%
	NPC	Marilou Baligod	60,395	32.68%
	Independent	Baldomero Falcone	858	0.46%
Total votes			184,825	100.00%

References

External links

Political offices
Preceded by Jose Carlos "Boying" L. Cari	Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's Fifth District June 30, 2019 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Mandy G. Muñez	Ex-Officio Member of the Baybay City Sangguniang Panglungsod June 30, 2018 – June 30, 2019	Succeeded by Philip L. Siu
Preceded by Gualberto B. Pical, Jr.	Ex-Officio Member of the Baybay City Sangguniang Panglungsod June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013	Succeeded by vacant
Preceded by Mandy G. Muñez	President of the Baybay City Liga ng mga Barangay June 30, June 30, 2018 – June 30, 2019	Succeeded by Philip L. Siu
Preceded by Gualberto B. Pical, Jr.	President of the Baybay City Sangguniang Kabataan Federation June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010	Succeeded by vacant

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[congress2-3] "House of Representatives". congress.gov.ph. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[4] ttps://www.facebook.com/CariCarlC/about/

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[8] ttp://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/basic_18/HB03608.pdf

[9] ttp://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/basic_18/HB03609.pdf

[10] ttp://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/basic_18/HB05302.pdf

[11] ttp://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/basic_18/HB05462.pdf

[12] ttp://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/basic_18/HB03609.pdf

[13] ttp://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/basic_18/HB04632.pdf

[14] ttp://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/basic_18/HB05993.pdf

[15] ttp://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/third_18/HBT4664.pdf

[16] ttp://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/third_18/HBT6192.pdf

[17] ttp://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/third_18/HBT4953.pdf

[18] ttp://congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?id=0501

[19] ttp://congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?id=E505

[20] ttp://congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?id=0504

[21] ttp://congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?id=C501

[22] ttp://congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?id=J502

[23] ttp://congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?id=0521

[24] ttp://congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?id=0527

[25] ttp://congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?id=0512

[26] ttp://congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?id=0530

[27] ttp://congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?id=0533

[28] ttp://congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?id=I502

[29] ttp://congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?id=0543

[30] "#PHVote 2019: 5th District, LEYTE Member, House of Representatives Race". ph.rappler.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.