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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Morales and the surname or paternal family name is Martinez.
Eric Martinez
Official portrait, 2022
Member of the House of Representatives from Valenzuela's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 30, 2016
Preceded byMagi Gunigundo
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
December 7, 2020 – June 30, 2022
SpeakerLord Allan Velasco
Vice Mayor of Valenzuela
In office
June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016
MayorWin Gatchalian (2007–2013)
Rex Gatchalian (2013–2016)
Preceded byAntonio Espiritu
Succeeded byLorie Natividad-Borja
Member of the Valenzuela City Council from the 2nd district[1]
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2007
Personal details
Born
Eric Morales Martinez

(1972-05-03) May 3, 1972 (age 52)
Manila, Philippines
Political partyIndependent (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations		PDP (2016–2024)
Liberal (2010–2016)
NPC (2007–2010)
Lakas–CMD (until 2007)
SpouseKatherine Martinez[2]
Residence(s)Valenzuela, Philippines
EducationNotre Dame of Greater Manila
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas (BSBA)
OccupationPolitician

Eric Morales Martinez (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈɛrik mɔˈralɛs mɐrˈtinɛs]; born May 3, 1972) is a Filipino politician who is currently a member of House of Representatives from Valenzuela's 2nd district since 2016 and he was the House Deputy Speaker for 18th Congress from 2020 to 2022.

Personal life

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Martinez was born in Sampaloc, Manila on May 3, 1972.[3] He was president of Liturgy of Music of National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in 1995 and a music teacher at St. Patrick School from 1997 to 1998. He also became Board of Director of Philippine National Red Cross of Valenzuela Chapter. He attained Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at University of Santo Tomas and both primary and secondary education at Notre Dame of Greater Manila.[4]

Political career

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Martinez first served in Barangay Marulas, Valenzuela as member of Sangguniang Kabataan from 1993 to 1997 and as barangay kagawad from 1997 to 2001. He was later elected councilor of Valenzuela from the 2nd district in 2001, serving for two terms until 2007.

Vice Mayor

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In 2007, Martinez won his first term as Vice Mayor of Valenzuela City as a member of Lakas–CMD, together with re-elected mayor Win Gatchalian. In 2010, Martinez sought for his second term as vice mayor, this time as a member of Liberal Party, after Lakas–Kampi–CMD (the successor of Lakas–CMD) nominated Marcelino Morelos as the vice mayoralty candidate instead of him.[5] Morales was later re-elected. In 2013, he ran again for his third term as vice mayor of the city while former mayor Win Gatchalian ran as representative of Valenzuela's 2nd district because he is unable to run for the position once more due to being term limited. Instead, his brother Rex Gatchalian won 2013 Valenzuela local elections as mayor of the city.

Representative for the 17th to 19th Congress

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17th Congress

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On 2016, Martinez was elected for his first term as representative for Valenzuela's 2nd district representative.[3]

18th Congress

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On 2019, he was re-elected representative for Valenzuela's 2nd district representative, defeating his predecessor Magi Gunigundo.[6]

On July 10, 2020, Martinez voted to reject the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN together with Valenzuela's 1st district representative Wes Gatchalian and 68 other congressmen.[7] On October 6, 2020, Martinez was removed as chairman of the House committee on youth and sports development.[8]

19th Congress

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On 2022, Martinez sought re-election for his third and last term as Valenzuela's 2nd district representative. His candidacy received endorsement from President Rodrigo Duterte.[9][10] He was re-elected to his third term in 2022, beating former representative Magi Gunigundo once again.[11]

Senate bid

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Upon being term-limited as representative, Martinez filed his candidacy to run in the 2025 Senate election as an independent.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Eric Martinez". eboto.ph. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Martinez files COC for reelection". journalnews.com.ph. October 7, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Eric Martinez". Rappler. Archived from the original on February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "Hon. Eric Morales Martinez". Government of Valenzuela City. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Serquiña, Mariel Celine (February 2, 2025). "Political butterfly? Martinez says he was replaced as official bet". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  6. ^ "Valenzuela's Martinez widens lead in survey". POLITIKO. Prage Management Corporation. March 6, 2022. Archived from the original on February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025. In the 2019 elections, Martinez won by almost 70,000 vote-margin against former Rep. Magtanggol Gunigundo.
  7. ^ "List of lawmakers who voted for and against ABS-CBN franchise renewal". Philippine Congress. July 10, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  8. ^ Mercado, Neil Arwin (October 6, 2021). "House shakeup continues: 3 panel chairs removed from posts". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Duterte endorses Martinez bid as Valenzuela solon". Manila Standard. April 26, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "Valenzuela solon Martinez trounces foe in reelection bid". Manila Bulletin. May 12, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 Valenzuela City Local Elections". Rappler. May 13, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  12. ^ de Leon, Dwight (October 8, 2024). "COC filing day 8 recap: Duterte's penchant for drama again as his bets beat the deadline". Rappler. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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