12 Facts About Fredenil Castro

Fredenil Castro was the Representative of Capiz's 2nd district from 2001 to 2010 and from 2013 to 2022.

Fredenil Castro had served as a House Deputy Speaker and as the House Majority Leader.

Fredenil Castro was re-elected in 2004 and 2007, thus reaching the limit of three consecutive terms in 2010.

Fredenil Castro served as the chairman of the party's Capiz chapter.

In 2009, Fredenil Castro chaired the Capiz-based local party Ugyon Kita Capiz.

Fredenil Castro then became chair of the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms in the 16th Congress.

Fredenil Castro then delivered the bill's sponsorship speech in May 2014, calling on his colleagues to "place the interest of the country ahead of personal interest".

Fredenil Castro voted for the abolition of capital punishment back in 2006, but has changed his mind, explaining that he "could not accept the way crimes are being committed" in the country.

Fredenil Castro served as Majority Floor Leader of the House during the 17th Congress.

In September 2024, ahead of his 2025 reelection bid, Fredenil Castro founded the One Capiz local party.

Fredenil Castro took up a Bachelor of Arts at Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion, graduating in 1971, and he attained a Bachelor of Laws in San Beda College in 1975.

Fredenil Castro is a member of the Legal Management Council of the Philippines and the Association of Bank Lawyers of the Philippines.