Hon. WES Gatchalian

Personal Information

NAME

Weslie T. Gatchalian

DATE OF BIRTH

August 11, 1980

OFFICE NUMBER

8352-1000 loc. 1142 / 1147

FAX NUMBER

82913069

OFFICE ADDRESS

3rd Floor, Executive Building,
Valenzuela City Hall, MacArthur Highway,
Barangay Karuhatan, Valenzuela City,
Metro Manila, Philippines 1440

Educational Background

2013

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE (NCPAG)

Executive Course on Legislation

2003 - 2004

LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY - London, United Kingdom

Master's Degree (MA) in Management

2000 - 2003

OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY - Oxford, United Kingdom

BA Honours Degree / DipHE Business and Operations Management Second Class, Second Division

1999 - 2000

BRYANT COLLEGE - Rhode Island, USA

Business Administration

1995 - 1999

XAVIER SCHOOL - San Juan, MM

Secondary Education

Government Background

  • Elected as the 27th City Mayor of Valenzuela City (2022 to present)
  • 18TH CONGRESS - House of Representatives
  • Representative for the First District of Valenzuela
  • DEPUTY SPEAKER (7 December 2020 to 30 June 2022)
  • 17TH CONGRESS - House of Representatives
  • Representative for the First District of Valenzuela
  • 16TH CONGRESS - House of Representatives
  • Representative for the Alay Buhay Partylist

Professional Experience

  • Top 10 Best Performing SK Chairman
  • Top 10 Best Youth Councilor
  • Assistant to the President, Waterfront Hotels and Casinos, Manila, Philippines
  • Vice President for Investments and International Affairs, The Wellex Group, Pasig City, Philippines
  • President and CEO, Wellex Industries Inc., Pasig City, Philippines
  • President and CEO, Wellex Petroleum Inc., Pasig City, Philippines
  • President and CEO, Wellex Mining Corporation, Pasig City, Philippines
  • Board of Director, NPC Alliance Corporation, Makati City/ Province of Bataan, Philippines
  • Executive Vice-President, Metro Alliance Holdings and Equities Corp., Makati City, Philippines
  • Director, Forum Pacific Incorporated, Pasig City, Philippines
  • Management Trainee, The Shipowners Mutual, Minories, London
  • Management Trainee, Lloyds of London, Lime Street, London
  • Management Trainee, PCI Bank, Pasig City, Philippines

Social Affiliation

  • National People’s Coalition (NPC)
  • Alay Buhay Community Development Foundation, Board of Trustee
  • WES Youth Movement, Founder, and Chairman
  • JCI Valenzuela
  • JCI Manila
  • Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCCI)
  • Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)
  • Philippine-Russia Business Council (PCCI)
  • Philippine-Iran Business Council (PCCI)
  • Makati Business Club
  • Hotel-Restaurant Association of the Philippines
  • Philippine Hotel Federation
  • Jesus Our Life Christian Ministry
CITY GOVERNMENT OF VALENZUELA
A. Pablo St. Valenzuela, Metro Manila