Gerville Luistro
Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Abanilla Reyes-Luistro is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as the representative of Batangas's 2nd congressional district since 2022.
Early life and education
Luistro was born on October 3, 1975, in Mabini, Batangas, Philippines.Luistro completed her undergraduate studies in liberal arts-commerce at the University of Batangas and she pursued a law degree at the same institution. She passed the Bar Examinations in 2002.
Early career
While studying law at UB, Luistro was a full-time professor at Lyceum of Batangas and was executive assistant to Hernando Perez, then justice secretary and UB president.After passing the Bar exam, Luistro worked as a confidential agent for the Bureau of Immigration and served as a consultant for the Department of Justice’s Witness Protection Program. She eventually became a State Counsel, where she was tasked with handling various legal cases for the government.
Luistro's expertise in handling high-profile cases led to her appointment as head of the investigation team of the Special Presidential Task Force during the Arroyo administration. She oversaw investigations into the tax credit scam.
Political career
Luistro was appointed as the municipal administrator of Mabini, Batangas by its then mayor Rowell Sandoval. She continued holding the position during the mayorship of her husband Noel Luistro.House of Representatives (2022–present)
In 2022, Luistro ran for representative of the 2nd district of Batangas under the Nationalist People's Coalition and won. She defeated the daughter of outgoing representative Raneo Abu, Reina Abu of Nacionalista Party and Nicasio "Nick" Conti of the PDP-Laban. She switched party from Nationalist People's Coalition to Lakas–CMD before the start of the 19th Congress.Luistro is a member of the Quad Committee which organized a House inquiry on the war on drugs of former President Rodrigo Duterte and the alleged link of dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo to alleged illicit activities of Philippine offshore gaming operators.
She ran again for congresswoman in 2025.