Noel Kinazo Felongco is a

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lawyer and government official who currently serves as the Lead Convenor of the

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of the

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under the

Duterte administration Rodrigo Duterte became the 16th President of the Philippines on June 30, 2016, succeeding Benigno Aquino III. He was the first president from Mindanao, the first president to have worked in all three branches of government, and the oldest t ...

since October 31, 2018. He previously served as a chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor and as an undersecretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

Early life and education

Felongco grew up in

Norala Norala, officially the Municipality of Norala ( hil, Banwa sang Norala; krj, Banwa kang Norala; ceb, Lungsod sa Norala; tl, Bayan ng Norala; mdh, Inged nu Nurala), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. Ac ...

South Cotabato South Cotabato ( hil, Bagatnan Cotabato; ceb, Habagatang Cotabato; Maguindanaon: ''Pagabagatan Kutawatu'', Jawi: ڤاڬابڬتن كوتاواتو; tl, Timog Cotabato), officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a province in the Philippine ...

and Cotabato City where he graduated with a bachelor's degree on

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and law at

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. He was admitted to the Philippine Bar on March 14, 1994.

Career

Felongco started as a president of the Central Visayas chapter of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Laban ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) and later on as a two-term councilor of Cotabato City from 1998 to 2004. From 2008 to 2010, he was tapped to serve as one of the commissioners of the

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(NCIP) under the administration of then

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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House Deputy Spe ...

. On November 16, 2016, he was appointed by President Duterte to serve as the Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management and Local Government Units Concerns in DENR. He was later appointed as the Chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP). He was appointed as the Lead Convenor of the

on October 31, 2018, replacing

Liza Maza Liza Maza (born 8 September 1957) is a Filipina activist who was the lead convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission under the Duterte administration from August 2016 until her resignation in August 2018. She was a member of the Philippine ...

who resigned on August 20, 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Felongco, Noel Living people People from Cotabato City Duterte administration cabinet members Year of birth missing (living people)