Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Reyes and the surname or paternal family name is Sy-Alvarado.

Jose Antonio Reyes Sy-Alvarado (born January 7, 1983) is a Filipino politician and businessman who last served as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 1st district of Bulacan from 2016 to 2022.

The Honorable Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado
Sy-Alvarado's portrait during the 18th congress
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Bulacan's 1st district
In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022
Preceded by	Victoria Sy-Alvarado
Succeeded by	Danilo Domingo
Personal details
Born	Jose Antonio Reyes Sy-Alvarado (1983-01-07) January 7, 1983 (age 42) Hagonoy, Bulacan, Philippines
Political party	PDP–Laban (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	NUP (2018–2021) Liberal (2015–2018)
Parents	Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado (father) Victoria Sy-Alvarado (mother)
Alma mater	San Beda College
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Businessman
Nickname(s)	Jonathan, Kuya Jose

Education

Sy-Alvarado earned a degree of Business Management major in Entrepreneurship at San Beda College.^[1]

Political career

Congressional stint (2016-2022)

Sy-Alvarado ran for a Congress seat for the First district of Bulacan in the 2016 elections under the then-ruling Liberal Party. He succeeded his mother Victoria Sy-Alvarado. He was reelected for second term in 2019 under the National Unity Party.

During his term, he became the owner and backer of the Bulacan Kuyas, a basketball team that played in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.

Sy-Alvarado, then chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, is one of the 70 representatives who voted to deny the ABS-CBN franchise on July 10, 2020.^[2] Due to the changes under new House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, he was removed as the Good Government panel chair.^[3] In January 2021, he was announced to be part of the new bloc "BTS sa Kongreso" (named after the K-pop boy band group BTS of South Korea), a coalition group formed by Taguig–Pateros Representative and former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano during the 18th Congress.^[4]

Sy-Alvarado ran for third and final term in 2022 but lost to former Malolos Mayor Danilo "DAD" Domingo.^[5]

Personal life

Jose Antonio is the son of politicians Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado, who also served as the Governor of Bulacan from 2010 to 2019, and Victoria Sy-Alvarado, whom he succeeded as Representative of Bulacan's 1st congressional district after serving 3 terms from 2007 to 2016. He has 6 more siblings including Maria Rosario S. Mendoza, who currently serves as the vice mayor of Hagonoy, Bulacan.

Prior to serving in Congress, he once involved in a car accident which almost killed him.^[6]