John Carlos de los Reyes


John Carlos "JC" Gordon de los Reyes is the President of Ang Kapatiran Party and a senatorial candidate for the 2013 Philippine midterm election. de los Reyes was councilor in Olongapo City and the presidential candidate of the Ang Kapatiran Party for the 2010 Philippine presidential election.

Educational background and career

He studied in Ateneo de Manila for his elementary education, and graduated in De La Salle Santiago Zobel School for high school. He finished his Bachelor of Arts in Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, which is considered as one of the most orthodox Catholic Universities in the United States.
In late 1993 he taught philosophy in the Center for Research and Communication, now known as the University of Asia and the Pacific. During that time, he was under the tutelage of Father Joseph de Torre, a Spanish priest of the Holy Cross who wrote extensively on the social teachings of the Church.
In 1999 he finished his post-graduate studies in public administration from the University of the Philippines. In 2005 he finished his law degree at Saint Louis University in Baguio.

Personal life

De los Reyes is married to Filipino-Brazilian, Dunia Valenzuela-delos Reyes with whom he has four children – Gabriel, Santiago, Barbara, and Julianna.