Loading ...Carlos Jericho Petilla is a Filipino politician who is the incumbent Governor of Leyte. Icot, as he is called, is the son of former Leyte Governor Leopoldo E. Petilla (1992-1995) and Rep. Petilla. He is married to Frances Ann Regis Basilio of Cebu and they have five children. They are Carlos, Nicola, Renzo, Mika, and Danica.
Petilla finished his Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering in Ateneo de Manila University. He also attended the same school during his high school days.
After finishing college, Petilla was a professor in Ateneo de Manila University and was a consultant to various companies in Manila such as Meralco, Security Bank and Philphos.
His business interests included the International Data Conversion Solution Inc. in Mandaluyong, Manila and Accudata, Inc. in Tacloban City where he is both President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the same time.He is likewise the part owner and consultant of Direct Data Capture with business offices in United Kingdom and New York and Datahold in the Isle of Man, UK.
Coming from a political family, it was inevitable for the young Petilla to run for a public office. During the 2004 election campaign, he divested his shares in his private investments to make a run as a governor of Leyte, even challenging a more popular bet in the person of three-term Representative and now Presidential Legal Adviser Sergio Apostol. He won during that year’s election, thus giving Leyteños a bright future, as it is now, with all the nice things.
His first 100 days of office saw the drafting of the implementing Rules and Regulations of the Leyte Province Investment Code of 2004. The code aims to encourage investors to locate in Leyte with the salient feature of getting a 100% real property tax holiday for 5 years.
Recently his vision of making Leyte an ICT hub with the creation of an ICT Park is now a reality. The Philippine Economic Zone Authority approved the application of the Province of Leyte to convert the 6.9 hectares lot at Barangay Pawing, Palo, Leyte, where the developed and ready for operation Leyte Academic Center is located, into the Leyte Information Communication Technology Park.
Other Information
- Name : Carlos Jericho Petilla
- Nickname : Icot
- Father : Leopoldo E. Petilla
- Political party : Lakas-CMD (2007), NPC (2004–2006)
- Schools Attended :
- High school, Ateneo de Manila University
- Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University
- Spouse(s) : Frances Ann Regis Basilio
- Children : 5
- Carlos
- Nicola
- Renzo
- Mika
- Danica
Career Highlights
- Professor, Ateneo de Manila University
- Consultant, Meralco
- Consultant, Security Bank
- Consultant, Philphos
- Governor, Leyte
Other Interests
- President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) International Data Conversion Solution Inc. in Mandaluyong, Manila
- President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Accudata, Inc., Tacloban City
- Part owner and consultant, Direct Data Capture, United Kingdom and New York and Datahold in the Isle of Man, UK
Notable Events
- Senate bid
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