Alfredo Paolo Dumlao Vargas III (born October 24, 1979), professionally known as Alfred Vargas, is a Filipino politician, actor, and model serving as the representative of Quezon City's 5th district since 2013. He previously served as a city councilor from the 2nd district of

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from 2010 to 2013. As an actor, he is known for his portrayal of Aquil and Amarro in the '' Encantadia'' franchise.

Biography and Career

Vargas was born on October 24, 1979, in

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to Alfredo "Freddieboy" Vargas, Jr. and Atty. Susana Dumlao-Vargas. He graduated in A.B. Management Economics in

Ateneo de Manila University , mottoeng = Light in the Lord , type = Private, research, non-profit, coeducational basic and higher education institution , established = December 10, 1859 , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic (Jesuits) , academic_aff ...

. For his graduate studies, he went to the

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and earned his master's degree in Public Administration. He is currently the Representative of the 5th District of Quezon City. He has passed 17 Republic Acts including RA 10931 Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, RA 10645 mandating PhilHealth coverage for all senior citizens, RA 10747 Rare Diseases Act of the Philippines. He constantly campaigns for vulnerable sector such as Persons With Disabilities and cancer patients. Likewise, he is known to push for traffic alleviation through Point-to-Point or P2P methods. As an actor, he started his career as a member of

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(formerly Star Circle) acting workshop Batch 10. From there, he had his TV role in the drama soap opera, Pangako Sa'yo, from the same network. But this Ateneo de Manila graduate was acting in theatre long before the talent scouts lured him into television. His breakthrough role came in the film ''Bridal Shower''. After this, Vargas moved to the

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where he featured in three shows in Philippine television: the daytime drama series, ''Daisy Siete'', the fantasy series, '' Encantadia'' (as Aquil), and its prequel series '' Etheria'' (as Amarro, Aquil's father). He played the leading role on the GMA daytime series '' Muli'', opposite the Malaysian actress Carrie Lee and Marian Rivera as well as being part of the cast of ''

Impostora ''Impostora'' (International title: ''The Impostor'' / ) is a 2007 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Maryo J. de los Reyes, it stars Sunshine Dizon and Iza Calzado. The series is loosely based on a 1993 Ph ...

'' in 2007. In 2008, he worked again with Marian Rivera in '' Dyesebel''. He is also part of the upcoming installment of '' Una Kang Naging Akin'' co-starring Angelika dela Cruz, in which he plays "Ronnie". His most recent movie projects include ''Status: Single'' and '' When I Met U''. He is set to do an indie film, ''Amamanhig''. In 2009, he appeared in '' All About Eve'' where he is reunited with his

castmates Sunshine Dizon,

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, and Mark Anthony Fernandez. He then made a villainous turn when he played the pirate captain Lima Wong in ''

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''. He went on to play "Gabriel" in '' Darna'' but had to leave the series as he applied for candidacy for councilor. In 2010, Alfred Vargas was reappearing in "Darna", becoming a successful reporter. In December 2010, he returned to ABS-CBN and did projects for the network without contract as he was a public servant serving and cannot be exclusive. In January 2017, he returned to his home network

and it will serve as Vargas comeback project after being on a hiatus for 2 years. This led to a familiar role as "Amarro", the father of Aquil in Encantadia's remake. He was working on a GMA soap opera, which turned out to be '' Kambal, Karibal'' while still balancing his congressional work.

Politics

In Quezon City local elections for District 2 on May 10, 2010, he was elected city councilor, with the second-highest number of votes in the district. Vargas won for the

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, due to reapportioning from 2nd district to newly created 5th district of

which consist parts of Novaliches area, under the

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( LP/ NP/ NPC/ NUP) coalition. His opponents were former old 2nd district Representatives Annie Rosa Susano (of Lakas) and Dante Liban (of the United Nationalist Alliance). In 2016, Vargas ran for another term unopposed. He garnered 85% of the votes, a very high statistic considering he was an unopposed candidate. In 2017, he left the

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for

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, the ruling party under President

Rodrigo Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson ...

. In

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, Vargas was reelected under the local ticket of Hugpong ng Pagbabago, defeating 4 other candidates. Being term-limited, Vargas ran for councilor and switched places with his brother, councilor Patrick Michael Vargas, in

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. They both won in the elections.

House Committee and Memberships

Republic Acts

Serving two terms as a Congressman of District 5, Quezon City, Rep. Alfred Vargas was able to pass 17 Republic Acts:

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards

As a public servant, Congressman Alfred Vargas garnered the following awards: *2013 MWWF Gintong Palad Award for Public Service *Dekada Awardee, Gallery of Distinction, Golden Screen Awards *Most Outstanding City Councilor, Manuel L. Quezon Bantayog Award, 2013 *Most Outstanding Councilor, Manuel L. Quezon Bantayog Award, 2012 *Special Award for Excellence in Public Service for 2012, Aliw Awards Foundation, Inc. *Gintong Kabataan Award, Bulacan Outstanding Youth Achievement Award, 2008 *Outstanding Surigaonon Award for Theater and Arts, Rotary Club, 2007 He won the following as an actor: *Best Actor, 10th Golden Screen Awards for ''Supremo *Eastwood Walk of Fame Award, 2012 *Huwarang Artista sa Larangan ng Serbisyo Publiko, Famas Awards, 2012 *Dangal ng Lipi Award, 2010 Best Actor, MTRCB, 2010 *Best Actor Nominee, Gawad Urian Awards, 2010 *Top 10 Bachelors of 2007, Cosmopolitan Magazine *Breakthrough Performance by an Actor, Golden Screen Awards, 2004 *2nd Golden Screen Entertainment TV Awards of Enpress – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama series for ''Encantadia'' (nominated, tied with Pen Medina) *Gawad Urian – Best Supporting Actor for ''Bridal Shower'' (nominated) *Golden Screen Award – Breakthrough Performance by an Actor for ''Bridal Shower'' (won) *2012 35th Gawad Urian Awards – Best Actor (''Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktor'') for ''Teoriya'' (nominated)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vargas, Alfred 1981 births Living people Ateneo de Manila University alumni Filipino male film actors Filipino male television actors Filipino male models People from San Juan, Metro Manila Star Magic ABS-CBN personalities GMA Network personalities Filipino actor-politicians People from Quezon City Male actors from Metro Manila Quezon City Council members Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Quezon City