• Home
• Politicians
• Rexlon Gatchalian

Rexlon Gatchalian Politician

Rexlon Gatchalian (born January 21, 1979), also known as Rex Gatchalian is the 26th and current Mayor of the Valenzuela and the former Representative of the First District of Valenzuela to the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He is also the younger brother of former mayor and now Representative Sherwin Gatchalian.In 2005, he was elected President of Waterfront Hotels and Casinos, the country's largest Filipino-owned first class hotel operator. In the 2007 elections, the people of the 1st District of Valenzuela City elected Gatchalian as the Representative for the 14th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines, making him one of the youngest members. It was also during his first term as Representative that he was elected as the National Spokesperson for the political party Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC).In the national election of May 2010, Gatchalian was re-elected as Representative of the 1st District of Valenzuela for the 15th Congress by a resounding majority vote of his constituents. He registered the largest electoral margin for the said position in Valenzuela's history. At the age of 31, he became the youngest member of the Commission on Appointments in history, and the only Congressional Representation from the City of Valenzuela to be part of the said powerful institution. He also serves as the Senior Vice-Chairperson for the Congressional Committee on Games and Amusement.