# Miro Quimbo

Romero Federico Saenz Quimbo (born December 12, 1969), better known as Miro Quimbo, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the representative for Marikina's 2nd district from 2010 to 2019.
Born in Catbalogan, Samar, Quimbo moved with his family to Marikina in the late 1970s. After graduating from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1996, Quimbo served as the chief of staff of Rep. Catalino Figueroa of Samar's 2nd district for two years before working at the Poblador Bautista & Reyes law firm in Makati. He later became president and managing director of Pinoymail Corp. in 2000, and by 2001 was appointed head of the Pag-IBIG Fund by president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. As a junior lawyer, Quimbo briefly served a discreet role in the impeachment of president Joseph Estrada in 2000.
Quimbo was elected Marikina's 2nd district congressman in 2010. By 2011, he was made a spokesperson of the prosecution team in the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona.

## Education

Quimbo spent the first two years of elementary school at the Sacred Heart College in Catbalogan, Samar. He transferred to the Marist School in Marikina where he eventually finished his elementary and secondary education.
He enrolled at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City for his undergraduate and law degrees. At UP, he was one of the most recognized and accomplished student leaders. He was a member of the UP Student Council for a number of years, captain of the UP Law Debate Team, and a member of the UP Alpha Sigma Fraternity.

## Career

He started his legal practice with the law firm of Poblador Bautista and Reyes, one of the noted litigation firms in the Philippines. In 2000, Quimbo held an understated role in the impeachment of president Joseph Estrada, in which he notarized the affidavit of witness Clarissa Ocampo.
He would join the Pag-IBIG Fund in 2001 as its Deputy Chief Executive Officer. In 2002, he was appointed as head of the same agency until end of 2008. During that period, the Fund became the most profitable government corporation and was consistently listed in the top ten corporations in the Philippines. In 2008, the Pag-IBIG Fund was awarded the United Nations Scroll of Honour for its outstanding and innovative housing programs, a first for any Philippine government agency. That same year, the Fund was given an AAA corporate rating, a distinction given to a government corporation for the first time.

### Ten Outstanding Young Men of 2007

He was recognized by the Philippine Jaycees as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of 2007 for his outstanding leadership of the Pag-IBIG Fund.

### House of Representatives (2010–2019)

From 2010 to 2019, he served as the representative for the 2nd District of Marikina for three consecutive terms. He was preceded by Del de Guzman, who won as mayor of Marikina in 2010, and was succeeded by his spouse, Stella Quimbo. In 2011, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte chose Quimbo as well as fellow congressmen Tranquil Salvador III and Ma. Valentina Santana-Cruz to be spokespersons for the prosecution team in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona.
On August 6, 2024, he left the Liberal Party and joined the largest party in the House of Representatives under the Marcos Jr. administration, Lakas-CMD, headed by presidential cousin and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez

## Personal life

Quimbo married economist Stella Alabastro in August 1998; they have three sons and one daughter.