Jose Ping-ay
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Jose R. Ping-ay | |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Coop-NATCCO Partylist | |
| In office 2009–2013 | |
| Vice Mayor of Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Member of the Ilocos Sur Provincial Board from the 2nd District | |
| In office 1995–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 13, 1950 Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
| Died | September 18, 2020 (aged 70) |
| Spouse | Victoria B. Ping-ay |
| Children | Waldimar Niño Ping-ay, Veejay Ping-ay, Lorie Ping-ay Grapa & 4 others |
| Education | Saint Louis University |
| Profession | Engineer, Businessman, Politician |
Jose Ragandap Ping-ay (April 13, 1950 – September 18, 2020) was a Filipino politician who was Congressman in the 14th and 15th Congress as Partylist Representative of Coop-NATCCO. He was served as Vice Mayor of his hometown Santa Cruz and was a Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member (Provincial Legislature) of the province of Ilocos Sur.
Biography
Jose Ping-ay was born on June 13, 1950 in Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur. He the eldest among the three children. He studied in Saint Louis University in Baguio City and become a civil engineer by profession. He is the proprietor and General Manager of Jose R. Ping-ay Agri-Trading and Jose R. Ping-ay Engineering and Construction.
He earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree at Saint Louis University in 1972 and was awarded Most Outstanding Group Coordinator when he completed a special course in urban and regional planning at the University of the Philippines in 1978.[1]
Political career
Ping-ay served as Vice Mayor in his hometown from 2001 to 2004 after that Santa Cruz has seen and experienced the last election with the incumbents having an opponent on the election of 2004 with Jose R. Ping-ay running as Mayor. After that, they were unopposed for the next five consecutive elections. It took another almost two decades for another Ping-ay to run against them with his son Waldimar Ping-ay. He also served as Provincial Board Member of Ilocos Sur in 1995 to 1998.[2] He took over as COOP-NATCCO’s representative in Congress after Guillermo Cua of Cagayan de Oro City died in December 2009. Ping-ay was sworn into office in February 2009.[3] In the May election of 2010, he bid for re-election as Partlylist Representative of Coop- Natcco. The party garnered 944, 864, or 3.42% of the overall votes, and at 6th place in over 178 participating parties. The party won 2 seats in congress.
Other work
Ping-ay made his mark in the national cooperative movement after steering the Sta. Cruz Agricultural Cooperative which he chairs into a P236 million enterprise with five branches is a far cry from its petty status when it began in 1984 with P5,000 capital.[4] Ping-ay previously served as a member of the Board of National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO) for two years before he was elected as Chairperson of the Board. During his term as chairperson in 2008 NATCCO reached the landmark first Billion in Assets, thus earning him the title "Action Man".[5] From 2006 up to 2009, he is also the Chairperson of the Board and Founder of Ilocos Sur Cooperative Bank. Prior to it, he was ISCB’s Vice-Chairperson. He was also the Chairperson of the Board of Sta. Cruz Savings and Development Cooperative from 1989 to 1992 and again in 2005 to 2013. Similarly, he served as Chairperson of the Board of NORLU-AGRI Marketing Cooperative from 1989 to 1992 and Northern Luzon Cooperative Development Center from 1990 to 1992. In 1989, he founded and chaired the board of Ilocos Sur Federation of Cooperatives until 1995. He too held other management positions as Vice Chairperson in Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative and the National Confederation of Cooperatives.
References
- ^ Molina, Teddy (February 1, 2009). "New lawmaker represents cooperatives in House". PhilStar.com.
- ^ "35 party-list nominees proclaimed". 31 May 2010.
- ^ "New party-list solon takes oath".
- ^ New lawmaker represents cooperatives in House - Philstar.com"
- ^ [1].