Former Congressman Henry Ong filed his certificate of candidacy on October 5 for Congressman of 2nd District of Leyte at the Office of the Provincial Election Supervisor in Tacloban City. He filed through a representative.

Ong is running on a platform focused on poverty alleviation and good governance.

“Gumanda ba ang buhay namin sa nakalipas na dalawa’t kalahating taon? Yan ang tanong ng mga kababayan ko sa 2nd District. Anong naidagdag nina Javier sa mga proyektong sinimulan at natapos na noong panahon ko sa 17th Congress?

Meron bang mga makabuluhang batas na naipasa ang kasalukuyang nakaupo na ikararangal ng aming mga kababayan? Bagsak ang performance ng kasalukuyang nakaupo at kailangang maibangon ang dangal at kabuhayan ng mga taga-2nd District. Yan ang matinding dahilan kaya’t inudyukan ako ng mga kababayan ko upang magbalik sa Kongreso,” Henry Ong said.

“Kita naman ninyo na kaliwa’t kanan ang proyektong dinala ko sa bawat ng bayan ng 2nd District – farm-to-market roads, road concreting, bridges, senior citizen buildings, classrooms, irrigation projects, flood management. Bukod pa sa mga trabaho at scholarships. Lahat yan ay nakapagpabuti sa buhay mga taga-2nd District of Leyte.”

Henry Ong in 2016 made history when he ended the reign of then House Deputy Speaker Sergio Apostol whose family ruled the second congressional district since 1992.

Ong served as Congressman from 2016 to 2019 and was Chairman of the House Committee on Banks and Financial Intermediaries. Among his many bills that were signed into laws were:

RA 10927 (Upgrades to the ANTI-MONEY LAUDERING ACT)

RA 10929 (FREE PUBLIC WIFI)

RA 11057 (PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITY ACT)

RA11211 (THE NEW CENTRAL BANK ACT)

The second legislative district of Leyte is composed of 14 towns namely, Barugo, Burauen, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Dulag, Jaro, Julita, LaPaz, MacArthur, Mayorga, Pastrana, Tabontabon, and Tunga. Rep. Henry Cañega Ong