Edvic Yap
{{Short description|Filipino politician}}
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{{Philippine name|Go|Yap}}
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| office = Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines for the ACT-CIS Partylist
| term_start = June 30, 2022
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| alongside = Jocelyn Tulfo, Jeffrey Soriano (formerly) and Erwin Tulfo
| birth_name = Edvic Go Yap
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| birth_place = Manila, Philippines
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| party = ACT-CIS Partylist (2022-present)
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Edvic Go Yap (born December 13, 1977) is a Filipino politician and a representative of the ACT-CIS Partylist to the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2022. He is a vice chairperson for the Good Government and Public Accountability committee and a member for the majority for the Legislative Franchises and Public Accounts committees. He is one of the authors of the Universal Medical Access and Equipment Act.
Early life
Edvic Go Yap was born on December 13, 1977, in Manila. Yap's siblings are Benguet congressman Eric Yap and Quezon City 4th district councilor Egay Yap. In 1997, Yap graduated with a degree in Commerce. Before his tenure as representative, he distributed goods for the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Antonio |first=Raymund |date=2022-06-05 |title=Keeping up with the Yaps: Egay, Edvic, and Eric |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/07/04/keeping-up-with-the-yaps-egay-edvic-and-eric/ |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}}
Political career
= Congress (2022–present) =
During the wake of the 2022 Philippine presidential election, Yap suggested the next president should provide jobs to Filipinos.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-03-27 |title=Trabaho para sa lahat iprayoridad - ACT-CIS |trans-title=Work for all is a priority – ACT-CIS |url=https://www.abante.com.ph/2022/03/27/trabaho-para-sa-lahat-iprayoridad-act-cis/ |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=Abante |language=en-US |trans-quote=According to ACT-CIS nominee Edvic Yap, the next sitting President of our country should prioritize providing employment to every Filipino.}} ACT-CIS Partylist gained 1st place in the 2022 Philippine party-list elections with 2,111,091 votes, 5.74 percent of the votes. Since Yap was the first nominee, he gained a seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.{{Cite web |title=FINAL, OFFICIAL RESULTS: 2022 party list election {{!}} Philippines |url=https://phvote2022.rappler.com/elections/2022/races/party-list/official-results |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=Rappler |language=en}} When he was representative, he principally authored 263 bills and co-authored 11. He is a vice chairperson for the Good Government and Public Accountability committee and a member for the majority for the Legislative Franchises and Public Accounts committees.{{Cite web |title=Hon. Yap, Edvic G. |url=https://www.congress.gov.ph/house-members/view/memberships/?member=K101&page= |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=Congress of the Philippines}} On July 24, 2024, when the Marikina River overflowed, he prepared food packs for evacuees.{{Cite web |last=Cantos |first=Joy |date=2024-07-26 |title=ACT-CIS agad umayuda sa mga biktima ng baha |trans-title=ACT-CIS immediately responds to flood victims |url=https://www.philstar.com/pang-masa/police-metro/2024/07/26/2373000/act-cis-agad-umayuda-sa-mga-biktima-ng-baha |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=The Philippine Star |trans-quote=The ACT-CIS partylist immediately extended its aid to those affected by the floods on Wednesday as Cong. Edvic Yap prepared 2,000 food packs for evacuees in Quezon City and Marikina City.}} On November 24, Yap and four other lawmakers filed a bill granting government employees a 10 percent discount on medicine.{{Cite web |last=Murcia |first=Alvin |date=2024-11-24 |title=Erwin Tulfo, four lawmakers push for 10% medicine discount for rank-and-file gov't employees |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2024/11/24/erwin-tulfo-four-lawmakers-push-for-10-medicine-discount-for-rank-and-file-govt-employees |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=Daily Tribune |language=en}} On February 5, 2025, Yap and five other lawmakers filed the Universal Medical Access and Equipment Act.{{Cite web |last=Begas |first=Billy |date=2025-02-02 |title=Erwin Tulfo to DOH: Use MAIFIP to fund medicines, equipment in public hospitals |url=https://politiko.com.ph/2025/02/02/erwin-tulfo-to-doh-use-maifip-to-fund-medicines-equipment-in-public-hospitals/politiko-lokal/ |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=Politiko |language=en-US}} In the 2025 Philippine party-list elections, he is running as the first nominee of ACT-CIS.
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Category:Politicians from Manila
Category:Party-list members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines