Edward Michael Vera Perez Maceda (born October 3, 1970) is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as the

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's 4th district since 2016. Prior to his election as congressman, he was councilor of the same district from 1995 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2016.

Early life and education

Maceda was born on October 3, 1970, the youngest of five sons of

Ernesto Maceda Ernesto "Ernie" Madarang Maceda Sr. (March 26, 1935 – June 20, 2016) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and columnist who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1987 to 1998. He served as Senate President fro ...

and Maria Azucena, popularly known as Marichu Vera-Perez. He has four older brothers,

Emmanuel Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the ...

, Ernesto Jr., Erwin and Edmond. His cousin, Pangasinan's 4th District Representative

Christopher de Venecia Christopher Vera Perez de Venecia (born October 27, 1986), sometimes referred to as Toff de Venecia, is a former child actor, writer, director and a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 4th district of Pangasinan. He is the so ...

, is the son of Marichu's sister

Gina de Venecia Maria Georgina Perez-de Venecia (born February 15, 1949), also known as Gina de Venecia, is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 4th district of Pangasinan. She is the wife of Jose de Venecia, Jr., Speaker of the House of ...

. He finished his grade school and high school at

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. He went to university at

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and finished the AB Journalism in the college of Mass Communication and went to

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where he finished his 4 years of Law. After that, he took the bar exam a year later and passed.

Political career

Manila councilor

As his brother and Councilor Ernesto Maceda Jr. had to continue his study in the United states, he ran for councilor in 1995 serving for three terms from 1995 to 2004. He ran again for councilor in 2007, serving for another three terms until 2016.

Representative from Manila

He ran in

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for the congressional race under

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and won with a total of 46,349 votes defeating Don Juan Bagatsing and Annie Bonoan. On March 8, 2017, Maceda voted against House Bill 4727 which the bill that seeks the return of the death penalty, while his cousin

voted in favor of the bill. In

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, he was re-elected in the same seat and won over his predecessor Maria Theresa Bonoan-David with a vote of 63,298 over her 30,238 votes. On July 10, 2020, he and his cousin Christopher de Venecia are one of the 11 representatives who voted to grant the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN. He is one of the two Manila Lawmakers to grant the franchise alongside

Benny Abante Bienvenido "Benny" Mirando Abante Jr. (born May 15, 1951) is a Filipino politician and Bible Baptist pastor who is currently serving as the representative of Manila's 6th district since 2019, a position he previously held from 2004 to 2010. ...

. On May 2022 elections, he ran for the congressional race for his third and last term under National People's Coalition (NPC) and won over his predecessor Maria Theresa Bonoan-David (Trisha Bonoan-David) with a vote of 88,798 over Bonoan-David's 25,580 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maceda, Edward V.P. 1970 births Living people Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Manila People from Manila Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino politicians Nationalist People's Coalition politicians Manila City Council members Metro Manila city and municipal councilors University of the Philippines Diliman alumni