Carlos Jericho "Icot" Loreto Petilla, born in Tacloban, graduated with a management engineering degree from Ateneo de Manila University. He served as secretary of energy (2012-2015) and was elected governor of Leyte in 2022, reelected in 2025. The 2025 elections included various local officials and showcased representatives in beauty pageants.
2019 Leyte congressmen, governors, vice governors, board members elected
Leyte, a province in the Eastern Visayas of the Philippines, includes Ormoc and Tacloban, with Tacloban as its capital. It has one component city, Baybay, and 40 municipalities. In the 2019 elections, Leyte elected various officials, including congressmen and provincial leaders, with Mic Petilla winning the gubernatorial race.
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