Carl Cari
Carl Nicolas Cellona Cari (born July 4, 1992) is a Filipino politician. He is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives, serving as the current representative of the Fifth District of Leyte. He is a son of the former representative the Fifth District of Leyte, Jose Carlos "Boying" Cari, and the current mayor of Baybay City, Leyte and the late Margarita C. Cari. Cari graduated from the Mapúa University with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering. Prior to being elected as a member of the House of Representatives, he served as President of the  Sangguniang Kabataan Federation (2007-2010) and as President of the Liga ng mga Barangay of the City of Baybay. At 26, Cari was elected to succeed his father as the representative of the Fifth District of Leyte. As a member of Congress, he serves as a member of the House Committees on Appropriations, Basic Education and Culture, Visayas Development, Youth and Sports Development, among others. Education. Cari, a resident of Barangay Candadam in Baybay City, Leyte, went through elementary education in the ViSCA Foundation Elementary School (VFES). He graduated from VSU Integrated High School, formerly known as VSU Laboratory High  School (VSULHS). On May 25, 2017, he graduated with a degree of Bachelor in Science in Manufacturing Engineering from Mapúa University, which then was known as the Mapúa Institute of Technology. Congressional career. Elections. Cari's father, Jose Carlos "Boying" L. Cari, then on his third term as representative of the Fifth District of Leyte, was term-limited. On October 17, 2018, he Carl Cari filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for the position, running against Marilou Baligod of the Nationalist People's Coalition who ran in the past for the position of City Mayor of Baybay against Cari's  grandmother, Carmen L. Cari. In an interview, the young Cari said it was his personal decision to run for Congress and that he was not influenced to run for office. 18th Congress. On June 30, 2019, Cari was sworn into office. Voting for Cayetano, he is a member of the majority block in the House. Cari is also a member of the Millenials Club in the House of Representatives, along with his partymate Faustino "Inno" Dy, Nacionalista's Breaden John Biron, NUP's Bai Rhian Sakaluran, among others. Since taking his oath of office, Cari has filed bills on establishing  Junior High Schools in Barangays Punta and Maganhan, a multi-species marine breeding farm and hatchery, a National Academy for Sports, and an additional Regional Trial Court in Baybay City. He has proposed the Fallen Heroes Scholarship for the Youth Act or the Caring Act of 2019, a bill that covers qualified immediate dependents of firefighters, police officers, and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in their education. He has also advocated for the vaccination of all students in public and secondary schools who had never received or had incomplete vaccinations by filing the Vaccinate All Children Act  of 2020. Cari is among the principal authors of the Malasakit Centers Act. The neophyte member of Congress is also among the principal authors of measures approved by the House, including the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act, the Philippine Indigenous Games Preservation Act, and a bill declaring the "balangay" as the national boat. Committee assignments. Currently in the 18th Congress, he is a member of the following House Committees: