# Sherwin Tugna

Sherwin Najito Tugna (born October 15, 1977) is a Filipino lawyer, entrepreneur and public servant who is the vice mayor of Bocaue, Bulacan. He previously served as a representative for the Citizens’ Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) party-list group from 2010 to 2019. He served his first term in the House of Representatives of the Philippines after CIBAC won two seats in the 2010 national elections. Tugna would go on to become one of the Assistant Majority Leaders of the 15th Congress. He ran for his third term in Congress through CIBAC Party-List in the 2016 general election where his party won a seat, sending Tugna to the 17th Congress of the Philippines. As a third-term lawmaker, he became the Chairperson of the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms (Journal #8).

## Early life

Sherwin Najito Tugna was born on October 15, 1977. He is the eldest of the two children of Sergio T. Tugna, a car repairman and Mila N. Tugna, a food vendor.

## Education

Tugna attended the Dominican Order-run University of Santo Tomas from grade school up to college. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in commerce, Major in Economics degree in 1998. He was a member of the UST Varsity Football Team and competed in University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) tournaments.
After graduating from college, Tugna joined a pharmaceutical company and worked as a medical representative for 4 years before enrolling in the Juris Doctor program of the Ateneo School of Law where he graduated in 2006. He was accepted to the bar in 2007.

## Career

Before entering the political scene, Tugna worked for two private law firms: Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices and Puyat Jacinto and Santos Law Office. In 2009, he set up his own law office, Tugna-Jala and Associates Law Firm in Ortigas, Pasig. Simultaneously, Tugna, honoring his father, who is a long-time auto repairman, established the WineLean Transport Corporation, a taxi company.

### CIBAC partylist representative (2010–2019)

Tugna was first elected into office in May 2010 and took his oath of office in August of the same year. He then became one of the Assistant Majority Floor Leaders of the 15th Congress and a member of the following Congressional committees:
* Rules
Assistant Majority Leader (Journal #18)
* Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources
Member for the Majority (Journal #20)
* Banks and Financial Intermediaries
Member for the Majority (Journal #22)
* Basic Education and Culture
Member for the Majority (Journal #20)
* Economic Affairs
Member for the Majority (Journal #72)
* Foreign Affairs
Member for the Majority (Journal #20)
* Good Government and Public Accountability
Member for the Majority (Journal #20)
* Government Enterprises and Privatization
Member for the Majority (Journal #20)
* Trade and Industry
Member for the Majority (Journal #29)
* Transportation
Member for the Majority (Journal #63)

#### Impeachment participation

Tugna used his expertise of the law as one of the lead prosecutors during the historic impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona from January 16 to May 29, 2012.

### Vice Mayor of Bocaue (2022–present)

In 2022, he successfully ran for vice mayor of Bocaue under the National Unity Party. He used the nickname "Mr. Mayor Joni" for the official ballot, after his late wife, former Mayor Joni Villanueva.
Tugna, heeding strong public clamor, ran for Vice Mayor of Bocaue to continue his wife's legacy of good governance. Joni ran for and was elected mayor of Bocaue, Bulacan in 2016, and was reelected in 2019. She died on May 28, 2020, from bacterial pneumonia.

## Personal life

Tugna married Eleanor Joni J. Villanueva on May 11, 2002. The couple is blessed with four children, Doreen, Joaquin, Elia, and Lexi Joy.
As an entrepreneur, Tugna owns and manages the Winelean Transport Corp., Bulacan P2P and Quality Hi-Fuel Incorporated.