Duke Frasco

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Domingo and the surname or paternal family name is Frasco.

Vincent Franco "Duke" Domingo Frasco (born October 27, 1980) is a congressman for Cebu's 5th congressional district.

The Honorable Duke Frasco
Official portrait, 2025
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
In office July 27, 2022 – June 30, 2025
House Speaker	Martin Romualdez
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines for Cebu's 5th congressional district
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2019
Preceded by	Ramon Durano VI
Constituency	Cebu's 5th district
Mayor of Liloan, Cebu
In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016
Preceded by	Maria Sevilla
Succeeded by	Christina Frasco
Personal details
Born	Vincent Franco Domingo Franco (1980-10-27) October 27, 1980 (age 44) Cebu City, Philippines
Political party	Independent (2007–2009; 2025–present) One Cebu (local party)
Other political affiliations	NUP (2021–2025) Lakas (2018–2021)
Spouse	Christina Garcia ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	4
Alma mater	Loyola Marymount University (BS)
Occupation	Politician

Early life and education

Frasco was born in Liloan, Cebu to Former Liloan Mayor Panphil “Dodong Daku” B. Frasco. He went to college in the Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, from there, he got a degree in accounting. He also got special training in John F. Kennedy School of Government in Harvard University.^[1]

Political career

Mayor of Liloan (2007–2016)

Frasco ran for Mayor of Liloan for the 2007 Philippine general elections, winning with a majority of 70%. He ran again unopposed for the 2010 Philippine general election, becoming the youngest mayor in Cebu.^[2]

House of Representatives (2019–present)

A picture of Frasco during his tenure as congressman.

Frasco ran for the Congressman for Cebu's 5th congressional district, with the National Unity Party and the local One Cebu.^[3] He won against former congressman Red Durano in 2019 elections with 152,435 votes against Durano's 116,826, and again in the 2022 elections with Frasco gaining 222,288 votes against Durano's 108,596 votes.^[4][5] He was eventually elected as the deputy speaker of the 19th Congress of the Philippines.^[6] He sponsored House Bill 6900, which made major adjustments to the Camotes Islands.^[7] He gave P23 million to eight hospitals in Cebu.^[8] The Duke Frasco Cup, a basketball event, was started on May 18, 2023. More than 100 athletes from different municipalities joined. Multiple events were organized, including a tournament.^[9] The event was described as a mini version of the provinces "Guv Cup", but for the 5th district of Cebu.^[10]

Positions

He was the chairman of the Municipal School Board, the Municipal Development Council, and the Municipal Health Board, and other positions. Frasco is also the Vice President for Internal Affairs of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines, Cebu Chapter and Director and Co-owner of the Titay's Liloan Rosquillos and Delicacies, Inc.^[2] He was also a member of the Cebu Port Authority, appointed by former President Rodrigo Duterte. He took his oath on January 9, 2017.^[11]

Controversies

On October 30, 2023, Frasco and his wife was charged of “illegally and unjustifiably delivered vehicles as ambulances to Barangays Looc and Poblacion” on February 14, 2022, by Danao City Barangay Captains Don Roel Arias (Looc) and Joselito Cane (Poblacion), but the complaints were cleared by The Office of the Ombudsman.^[12]

In the 2024 trademark infringement case, the Court of Appeals reversed the IPOPHL's decision and ruled that Frasco cannot use “Frasco” as trade name on his company's bottled water and containers since it resulted in patent infringement of the registered trademark Frasco used by Ginebra San Miguel (GSMI) on its gin label.^[13]

Personal life

Frasco is married to Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary and former Liloan, Cebu Mayor Christina Frasco. The couple has four children.^{[14][15][16][17]} He married her in August 2009.^[18]