Jonvic Remulla

Juanito Victor "Jonvic" Catibayan Remulla Jr. ([ˈdʒɔnbɪk rɛˈmuljɐ]; born October 23, 1967) is a Filipino politician who has served as the 42nd secretary of the interior and local government since 2024. He previously served as the 35th and 37th governor of Cavite from 2019 to 2024 and from 2010 to 2016, and had previously served as vice governor and as a member of the Cavite Provincial Board. He is a son of former governor Juanito Remulla Sr. and sibling of fellow politicians Gilbert and Jesus Crispin Remulla. The Remulla dynasty has been criticized for political turncoatism, abandoning presidential candidate Jejomar Binay for Rodrigo Duterte and later serving President Bongbong Marcos, while Remulla has botched arrests for officials as well as Duterte’s staff members while serving as DILG Secretary. Remulla entered politics in 1995, when he won as board member of the second district of Cavite. Three years later, in 1998, he was elected as vice governor, a post he held for three terms and in 2010, he became governor. He became a governor again when he defeated former governor Ayong Maliksi in the 2019 elections.