Jessie Castillo

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Jessie Castillo

Mayor of Bacoor, Cavite
In office 1998 – 2007

Born	June 15, 1956 (1956-06-15) (age 51) Bacoor, Cavite
Political party	Nacionalista (2004–2007) Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/Partido Magdalo (1998–2004; 2007)
Spouse	Minerva Gomez
Religion	Roman Catholic

Jessie Banayad Castillo (born June 15, 1956 in Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines) is a Filipino politician, being the former mayor of the town of Bacoor, where he served for three straight terms.

Castillo earned both his undergraduate and masteral degrees from De La Salle University in Manila. Before entering politics, he served different positions in financing companies, and worked as a Special Assistant to then Cavite Governor Juanito Remulla. In 1992, he ran for congressman under the Remulla ticket but lost; then in 1995 he vied for the mayorship of Bacoor but got the same result, being defeated by the late Victor Miranda. However, just four months before the 1998 elections, he was declared the duly-elected mayor after the court upheld his complaint of vote-rigging. He again ran for mayor in 1998 and won, and he would serve for three terms.

He also chairs the Southern Luzon (Region IV-A) cluster of the Peace and Order Development Council, a position bestowed by appointment of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, in 2004.

[edit] Personal life

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Castillo is the son of Arsenio Castillo, a post-war mayor of Bacoor, and the former Amalia Banayad, a housewife (both deceased).