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Does a 39-year-old Councilor from Olongapo City have what it takes to become the next President of the country?

The Ang Kapatiran Party (AKP), a national political party founded by the lay Catholics, thinks so and has named Olongapo City Councilor John Carlos “JC” de los Reyes as its presidential candidate for 2010.

Delos Reyes, who will turn 40 on Feb.14 next year, was unanimously selected by the party’s national electoral committee from among 37 personalities nominated by both party members and the general public. He was Kapatiran’s lone winner in the 2007 elections when the party fielded 30 candidates for national and local positions.

A human rights advocate, De los Reyes has raised issue on extrajudicial killings and has openly criticized Hanjin in Subic Bay over worker’s rights violations, urging government to prioritize the dignity of the Filipino worker.

De los Reyes has also opposed the reproductive health code, saying it is “a dictated and imperialist law that muddles women’s rights.” He is also against the establishment of Ocean 9 Casino in Subic and the commissioning of the Bataan Nuclear Plant.

De los Reyes has a degree in Theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio, a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines, and a Law degree from St. Louis University in Baguio City.

He spent his elementary school days at the Ateneo de Manila and high school at De La Salle-Zobel.

--By. Philip C. Tubeza – Philippine Daily Inquirer

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