16 Facts About Danilo Suarez

Danilo "Danny" Etorma Suarez was born on December 20,1942 and is a Filipino politician and former Governor of Quezon.

Danilo Suarez served as Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 3rd District of Quezon.

Danilo Suarez maintains a regular column with the Manila Standard.

The Suarez couple found their calling as entrepreneurs, and in 1992, started giving back to the people of Quezon through public service.

Danilo Suarez first served as Quezon 3rd district representative in 1992 and served for three consecutive terms until 2001.

Danilo Suarez was appointed as vice chair of the National Road Board by then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

On January 16,2012, Danilo Suarez assumed post as Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines replacing Edcel Lagman who earlier resigned due to a term-sharing agreement.

Danilo Suarez then ran for the Speakership in the 17th Congress of the Philippines but lost to Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez where he got 7 votes while Teddy Baguilat got 8 votes.

Danilo Suarez won as minority floor leader during the election on July 27,2016, with 22 votes and 3 abstentions.

Danilo Suarez has been championing the protection of the environment throughout his political career.

Danilo Suarez opposed the Kaliwa Dam Project in Rizal province during the term of President Benigno Aquino III.

Danilo Suarez pushed for a congressional investigation on palm oil importation back in 2013 since it was dragging copra prices down.

Danilo Suarez filed House Bill No 6479, an act establishing Quezon Coconut Research and Development Center in Catanauan, Quezon.

Danilo Suarez filed House Bill No 7503, an act declaring Filipino sign language as the National sign language of the Filipino deaf.

Danilo Suarez assumed office on June 30,2019, succeeding his son David.

Danilo Suarez ran for reelection in 2022, but lost to 4th district representative Angelina "Helen" Tan.