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Cheloy Garafil
Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office of the Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil is a Filipino lawyer and former journalist who serves as the current secretary general of the House of Representatives of the Philippines since September 23, 2025. She was previously served as Chairperson and Resident Representative of Manila Economic and Cultural Office from 2024 to 2025. She previously served as the Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office until replaced by acting secretary Cesar Chavez.[2]
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Education
Garafil attended the University of Santo Tomas (UST) where she graduated with a communication arts degree. She later pursued law studies in the same university, then passed the bar examination in 2003.[3]
Career
Journalism
Prior to working in the government, Garafil served as a reporter for the newspaper Malaya. She also worked for the Philippine Daily Globe and the Central News Agency of Taiwan.[3]
Government
Garafil worked as a prosecutor for the Department of Justice during the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.[3]
On October 7, 2022, Garafil resigned as chair of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to assume the position of Officer in Charge of the Office of the Press Secretary.[4] The office would later be reorganized as the Presidential Communications Office on December 29, 2022.[5][6] She would lead the office under a regular capacity when she took oath as Press Secretary on January 10, 2023.[7] Acting Secretary Cesar Chavez succeeded her on September 5, 2024.[8] Garafil is now the Chairperson and Resident Representative of Manila Economic and Cultural Office.[9] Garafil replaced Silvestre Bello III as the Chair and Representative of the office.
On September 23, 2025, Garafil was named as new secretary general of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, succeeding Reginald Velasco.[10]
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Personal life
She is married to Eric Garafil, a former reporter from The Manila Times and The Manila Chronicle. They have two sons and a daughter.
References
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