Jan Rurik Padiernos

Jan Rurik Padiernos
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Galing sa Puso Party
Assumed office
June 30, 2025
Preceded byJose Gay Padiernos
Personal details
BornJan Rurik de Leon Padiernos
(1990-01-16) January 16, 1990
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Jan Rurik "JP" de Leon Padiernos (born January 16, 1990) is a Filipino lawyer and politician currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2025, representing the Galing sa Puso Party in the 20th Congress.

Early life

Jan Rurik Padiernos was born on January 16, 1990.[1]

Political career

Padiernos was a nominee for Galing sa Puso Party in the 2025 elections. His platform included wanting to replicate the rice production model in Nueva Ecija nationwide.[2]

Padiernos assumed office on June 30, 2025, after being elected as a party-list representative under Galing sa Puso in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. In the 20th Congress, he aligned himself with the opposition bloc and joined other lawmakers in expressing support for the continued leadership of Marcelino Libanan as House Minority Leader.[3]

His father, then-Vice Governor Jose Gay Padiernos, publicly expressed pride in Jan Rurik after he passed the 2016 Bar Examination, alongside his cousin, Maricel Padiernos.[4]

References

  1. ^ "JP Padiernos". Rappler. January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  2. ^ Quismorio, Ellson (February 3, 2025). "GP Party-list eyes nationwide replication of Nueva Ecija rice production model". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  3. ^ Porcalla, Delon (July 7, 2025). "Libanan likely to keep House minority leader post". The Philippine Star.
  4. ^ "Vice Gov. Padiernos is a proud daddy to son who passed the Bar". Politiko Central Luzon. May 16, 2017.