Alfred Vargas


Alfred Vargas is a Filipino public servant, actor and model. He was elected councilor in the 2nd District of Quezon City in 2010. In the year 2013, he was overwhelmingly elected for a Congressional Seat representing the newly created Fifth District of Quezon City. He will seek a re-election in the 2019 elections for the same position.

Biography and Career

Vargas was born on October 24, 1981, in San Juan City. He is the son of Alfredo Vargas, Jr. and Atty. Susana Dumlao Vargas.
He graduated in A.B. Management Economics in Ateneo de Manila University. For his graduate studies, he went to the University of the Philippines Diliman to pursue a master's degree in public administration. He is currently the Representative of the newly formed District 5 of Quezon City. He has passed 17 Republic Acts including RA 10931 Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, RA 10645 mandating PhilHealth coverage for all senior citizens, RA 10747 Rare Diseases Act of the Philippines. He constantly campaigns for vulnerable sector such as Persons With Disabilities and cancer patients. Likewise, he is known to push for traffic alleviation through Point-to-Point or P2P methods.
As an actor, he started his career as a member of ABS-CBN Star Magic acting workshop Batch 10. From there, he had his TV role in the drama soap opera, Pangako Sa'yo, from the same network. But this Ateneo de Manila graduate was acting in theatre long before the talent scouts lured him into television.
His breakthrough role came in the film Bridal Shower. After this, Vargas moved to the GMA Network where he featured in three shows in Philippine television: the daytime drama series, Daisy Siete, the fantasy series, Encantadia, and its prequel series Etheria.
He played the leading role on the GMA daytime series Muli, opposite the Malaysian actress Carrie Lee and Marian Rivera as well as being part of the cast of Impostora in 2007. In 2008, he worked again with Marian Rivera in Dyesebel. He is also part of the upcoming installment of Una Kang Naging Akin co-starring Angelika dela Cruz, in which he plays "Ronnie".
His most recent movie projects include Status: Single and When I Met U. He is set to do an indie film, Amamanhig. In 2009, he appeared in All About Eve where he is reunited with his Impostora castmates Sunshine Dizon, Iza Calzado, and Mark Anthony Fernandez. He then made a villainous turn when he played the pirate captain Lima Wong in Zorro. He went on to play "Gabriel" in Darna but had to leave the series as he applied for candidacy for councilor.
In 2010 Alfred Vargas was reappearing in "Darna", becoming a successful reporter. In December 2010 he returned to ABS-CBN and did projects for the network, without contract as he is a public servant and cannot be exclusive. In January 2017 he returned to his home network GMA Network and it will serve as Vargas comeback project after being on a hiatus for 2 years. This led to a familiar role as "Amarro", the father of Aquil in Encantadia's remake.
Currently, he is working on a GMA soap opera, which turned out to be Kambal, Karibal while still balancing his congressional work.

Politics

In Quezon City local elections for District 2 on May 10, 2010, he was elected city councilor, with the second-highest number of votes in the district.
Vargas won for the Congress in 2013, due to reapportioning from 2nd district to newly created 5th district of Quezon City which consist parts of Novaliches area, under the administration coalition. His opponent is former old 2nd district Representatives Annie Rosa Susano and Dante Liban.
In 2016, Vargas ran for another term and was unopposed. He garnered 85% of the votes, a very high statistic considering he was an unopposed candidate.
He left the Liberal Party in 2017. Afterwards joining the PDP-Laban, the current ruling party under President Rodrigo R. Duterte.

House Committee and Memberships

CommitteePosition-
AppropriationsVice Chairperson
Basic Education And CultureMember for the Majority-
EcologyMember for the Majority-
Government Enterprises And PrivatizationMember for the Majority-
Housing And Urban DevelopmentMember for the Majority-
Information And Communications TechnologyMember for the Majority-
Legislative FranchisesMember for the Majority-
Metro Manila DevelopmentMember for the Majority-
National Defense And SecurityMember for the Majority-
Natural ResourcesMember for the Majority-
Science And TechnologyMember for the Majority-
TransportationMember for the Majority-
Youth And Sports DevelopmentMember for the Majority-

Republic Acts

Serving two terms as a Congressman of District 5, Quezon City, Rep. Alfred Vargas was able to pass 17 Republic Acts:
Republic Act No.Short TitleFull Title
RA 10644Go Negosyo ActAn Act promoting job generation and inclusive growth through the development of micro, small and medium enterprises
RA 10645Member for the MajorityAn Act providing for the mandatory PhilHealth coverage for all senior citizens, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7423, as amended by RA 9994, otherwise known as the "Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010"
RA 10646Charter of the Quezon City Development AuthorityAn Act creating the Quezon City Development Authority, defining its powers and functions, providing for its organizational structure and capitalization
RA 10648Iskolar ng Bayan Act of 2015An Act providing scholarship grants to top graduates of all public high schools in state universities and colleges and appropriating funds therefore
RA 10667Philippine Competition ActAn Act providing for a National Competition Policy prohibiting anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position and anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions, establishing the Philippine Competition Commission and appropriating funds therefore
RA 10668An Act allowing foreign vessels to transport and co-load foreign cargoes for domestic transshipment and for other purposes
RA 10679Youth Entrepreneurship ActAn Act promoting entrepreneurship and financial education among Filipino youth
RA 10687Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education ActAn Act providing for a comprehensive and unified student financial assistance system for tertiary education, thereby rationalizing access thereto, appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes
RA 10716An Act changing the name of Batasan Hills National High School in Barangay Batasan Hills, City of Quezon, Metro Manila to Corazon C. Aquino National High School
RA 10742Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015An Act establishing reforms in the Sangguniang Kabataan, creating enabling mechanisms for meaningful youth participation in nation-building, and for other purposes
RA 10747Rare Diseases Act of the PhilippinesAn Act promulgating a comprehensive policy in addressing the needs of persons with rare disease
RA 10867NBI Reorganization and Modernization ActAn Act reorganizing and modernizing the National Bureau of Investigation, and providing funds therefor
RA 10906Anti-Mail Order Spouse ActAn Act providing stronger measures against unlawful practices, businesses, and schemes of matching and offering Filipinos to foreign nationals for purposes of marriage or common law partnership, repealing for the purpose RA 6955, also referred to as the "Anti-Mail Order Bride Law"
RA 10916Road Speed Limiter Act of 2016An Act requiring the mandatory installation of speed limiter in public utility and certain types of vehicles
RA 10922Economic and Financial Literacy ActAn Act declaring the second week of November of every week as Economic and Financial Literacy Week
RA 10930An Act Rationalizing and Strengthening the Policy Regarding Driver's License By Extending the Validity Period of Driver's Licenses, and Penalizing Acts in Violation of its Issuance and Application, Amending for those Purposes Section 23 of Republic Act No. 4136, as Amended by Batas Pambansa Blg. 398 and Executive Order No. 1011, Otherwise Known as the Land Transportation and Traffic Code
RA 10931Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education ActAn Act Promoting Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education by Providing for Free Tuition and other School Fees in State Universities and Colleges, Local Universities and Colleges and State-Rum Technical-Vocational Institutions, Establishing the Tertiary Education Subsidy and Student Loan Program, Strengthening the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education, and Appropriating Funds Therefore,

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards

As a public servant, Congressman Alfred Vargas garnered the following awards:
He won the following as an actor: