1. 18TH CONGRESS OF THE
PHILIPPINES
ARNOLFO TEVES JR.

2. ARNOLFO TEVES JR.
• ARNOLFO "ARNIE" ALIPIT TEVES JR. (BORN AUGUST 10, 1971) IS
A FILIPINO POLITICIAN. A MEMBER OF THE NATIONALIST PEOPLE'S COALITION,
HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS A MEMBER OF THE PHILIPPINE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTING THE 3RD DISTRICT OF NEGROS
ORIENTAL SINCE 2016. HE SERVED AS A DEPUTY SPEAKER OF THE PHILIPPINE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM DECEMBER 7, 2020, UNTIL JUNE 1, 2022.

3. POLITICAL CAREER
• In 2016, teves was elected member of the philippine house of
representatives representing the 3rd district of negros oriental.
He was re-elected in 2019 and in 2022.
• Teves has expressed support for duterte's war on drugs,
proposing an inexpensive rehabilitation program for drug
dependents, and stating that he himself "was a very long time
a drug addict" but has been "clean for the last 16 plus years"
last 2016.

4. Congressional career and controversy
• On september 17, 2020, teves challenged camarines sur 2nd
district representative l-ray villafuerte to a fistfight and dropped
homophobic slurs to refer to villafuerte after the former
questioned the budget allocation of the department of public
works and highways (DPWH) to various congressional districts
in the country, particularly the funds allocated to the localities
of villafuerte and house speaker alan peter cayetano.

5. • Teves also pushed paolo duterte to stage a coup d'état against
cayetano.
• Teves is one of the 70 representatives who voted to deny the
abs-cbn franchise on july 10, 2020.[5]
• In the 19th congress, teves filed a bill seeking to rename ninoy
aquino international airport to ferdinand E. Marcos international
airport in honor of the late ferdinand marcos.[6][7] aquino
was assassinated in 1983 during the marcos dictatorship.
Teves also filed a bill seeking to declare ghosting as an
emotional offense without suggesting any penalties, instead
stating that it "should be punished".

6. ASSASSINATION OF ROEL DEGAMO
• In march 4, 2023, one month after the supreme court
proclaimed roel degamo as governor of negros oriental in a
contested election[9] versus former governor, arnolfo teves'
brother, pryde henry teves,[10] degamo was assassinated in his
home. Teves has denied any involvement in his
death,[11] slamming those who try to pin him down and citing
that the teves's have nothing to gain.[12] he has been on
medical leave in the united states since february 28,[13] and in
march 15, has requested for a two-month leave, citing a "very
grave threat" to his life and his family.

7. • In march 22, 2023, the house of representatives
unanimously voted to suspend teves for failing to return
to the country despite having an expired travel
clearance.[15] the travel authority issued to teves was
valid only between february 28 and march
9.[14] suspension lasts 60 days and is the second
highest penalty in the house, only next to expulsion

8. PERSONAL LIFE
• From a clan of politicians and businessmen, arnie teves jr. Is the brother
of politician pryde henry teves. They are nephews of margarito teves,
former secretary of finance of philippines under president gloria
macapagal arroyo, and grandsons of former governor of negros oriental
herminio “meniong” teves. They are also related to another
governor, lorenzo teves.

9. • Since january 2023, teves is also a radio host of teves cares
live: aksyon, tulong, solusyon on DZRH and DZRH news
television.[16][needs update]
• In march 2022, teves' then 24-year-old son kurt matthew teves
was caught on video and went viral after he beat up and
challenged a village security guard to a shootout.