Dennis "Delta" Garcia Pineda (born May 6, 1974) is a Filipino politician, basketball head coach and businessman from the province of Pampanga in the Philippines. He currently serves as the Governor of Pampanga. He was a former Vice Governor of the province in the past years, and he was elected in 2019 as the 33rd Governor of the province. Previously, he served as the mayor of Lubao from 2001 until 2010.

Coaching career

In sport, he is also the head coach of various Pampanga-based basketball teams, most notably, the

Pampanga Giant Lanterns The Pampanga Giant Lanterns, also known as the Pampanga G Lanterns, are a professional basketball team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and the Pilipinas Super League (PSL). The team is owned by ADG Group of Companies. with t ...

of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. In 2023, he brought the Giant Lanterns to their first MPBL Finals appearance, and later, their first MPBL championship.

Personal life

Pineda is the son of former governor and now-vice governor

Lilia Pineda Lilia Paule Garcia Pineda (born February 21, 1951), also known as Nanay Baby, is a Filipina politician who has been serving as Vice Governor of Pampanga under her son Dennis Pineda since 2019. She previously served as Governor of the province f ...

and businessman Rodolfo "Bong" Pineda. He is married to Yolanda "Yolly" Miranda and has four children.

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Province of Pampanga
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