Lex Anthony Colada
Lex Anthony Colada | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Representative for the AAMBIS-Owa Party List to the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
| In office June 30, 2022 – June 30, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Sharon Garin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lex Anthony Cris Adelantar Colada September 1, 1969 |
| Party | AAMBIS-Owa, ANGKASANGGA |
| Spouse | Janette "Jennifer" Garin |
| Education | University of the Philippines Visayas |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Lex Anthony Cris Adelantar Colada (born September 1, 1969) is a Filipino lawyer and a representative for the AAMBIS-Owa Party List to the 19th Congress of the Philippines. He also ran as the third nominee of the party-list ANGKASANGGA in the 2025 House of Representatives elections.
Early life and education
Lex Anthony Colada was born on September 1, 1969 to Teodulo A. Colada, a lawyer who served as councilor of Janiuay, Iloilo in the 1970s and later as regional trial court judge.[1]
He studied at the University of the Philippines Visayas, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Community Development in 1992.[2] He was the former president of Iloilo 1 Electric Cooperative, Inc.[3]
House of Representatives
On the 2022 Philippine general election, AAMBIS-Owa Party List, or Ang Asosasyon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya-Owa Mangunguma, ran in the partylist elections. The party list gained 245,650 votes or 0.68 percent of the votes, qualifying for one seat. Since Colada was the first nominee, he filled the seat.[4] On March 7, 2023, he led a panel from the House Committee on Ways and Means which will craft a bill penalizing the bulk smuggling of foreign currencies.[5] On May 22, 2024. he opposed Shopee, calling for a deeper probe into the company for worker rights.[6] On November 12, 2024, a gun used in a murder of a barangay chairman in Iloilo was traced to Colada.[7] Two days later, a charge was filed against him.[8] On December 19, 2024, Colada endorsed the third impeachment complaint against Sara Duterte.[9] On January 23, 2025, he supported a government takeover of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines.[10]
On October 4, 2024, Department of Energy Undersecretary Sharon Garin, his predecessor as AAMBIS-Owa Party List representative, nominated the party Ang Kasangga ng Mangunguma-Owa Mangunguma (ANGKASANGGA) to the 2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections; Colada was selected as the third nominee of the party-list.[11]
Personal life
Colada is married to Janette "Jennifer" Garin-Colada, the mayor of Guimbal, Iloilo. She is a member of the Garin family, a political clan in Iloilo.[12]
References
- ↑ Labiste, Ma. Diosa (June 1, 2001). "Mayor charged with killing foe". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Vol. 16, no. 173. p. A15. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
[Judge Teodulo] Colada's son, lawyer Lex Anthony, is married to the niece of [San Joaquin mayor Sebastian] Serag, Jennifer Garin.
- ↑ Belano, Arturo (May 31, 2022). "UPV Alumni to Represent a Partylist Group in the 19th Congress". The POST. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ Duran, Peter Paul (May 28, 2023). "Neophyte Party-list Representatives leave indelible impact, champion advocacies in Congress". Manila Standard. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ "PARTIAL, UNOFFICIAL: 2022 party list election results | Philippines". Rappler. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ Begas, Billy (March 7, 2023). "Colada-led panel to craft bill vs bulk smuggling of foreign currencies". Politiko. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ Begas, Billy (May 22, 2024). "'Shopee may have violated more Philippine laws' - Colada". Politiko. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ Delilan, Ambo (November 13, 2024). "Police trace gun in Iloilo murder to congressman". Rappler. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ Marzan, Joey (November 24, 2024). "Raps filed vs. Ilonggo party-list solon over a barangay captain's death". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ Panti, Llanesca (December 19, 2024). "Third impeachment complaint filed vs. Sara Duterte". GMA News Online. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ Quismorio, Ellson (January 23, 2025). "House leader calls rumored government takeover of NGCP a 'good investment opportunity'". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ "107. ANGKASANGGA" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ↑ Marzan, Joseph; Varona, Inday (April 10, 2022). "Political Dynasties 2022: Garin patriarch of Iloilo hard act to follow". Rappler. Retrieved April 20, 2025.