Victor Yap

Victor Areno Yap is a Filipino politician who is recently served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 2nd district of Tarlac. He also sits as Chairman of the House Committee on Information and Communications Technology. He previously served as Governor of Tarlac from 2007 to 2016.

Biography

Education

Yap studied at Ateneo de Manila University and University of the Philippines, obtaining a master’s degree in Strategic Studies.

Political career

Yap served as vice mayor of Victoria, Tarlac, from 1988 to 1998. In 1999, he was named to the board of directors of the Clark Development Corporation.
He was executive assistant to the governor of Tarlac from 2001, and was elected governor in 2007.
Yap is the son of former Governor Jose “Aping” Yap Sr. and brother of current Tarlac Governor of Susan Yap. He is a member of Upsilon Sigma Phi.