Honorific-Prefix: | The Honorable |
Miro Quimbo | |
Office1: | Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines |
Term Start1: | July 25, 2016 |
Term End1: | July 25, 2018 |
1Blankname1: | House Speaker |
1Namedata1: | Pantaleon Alvarez |
Office2: | Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Marikina's 2nd district |
Term Start2: | June 30, 2010 |
Term End2: | June 30, 2019 |
Predecessor2: | Del de Guzman |
Successor2: | Stella Quimbo |
Birth Name: | Romero Federico Saenz Quimbo |
Birth Date: | 12 December 1969 |
Birth Place: | Catbalogan, Samar, Philippines[1] |
Nationality: | Filipino |
Party: | Lakas-CMD (2024–present) |
Otherparty: | Liberal (2009–2024) |
Children: | 4 |
Residence: | Marikina, Metro Manila |
Alma Mater: | University of the Philippines Diliman |
Profession: | Politician |
Website: | Official Website of Miro Quimbo |
Romero Federico Saenz Quimbo (born December 12, 1969), better known as Miro Quimbo, is a Filipino politician who served as the representative for Marikina's 2nd congressional district from 2010 to 2019.
Quimbo spent the first two years of elementary school at the Sacred Heart College in Catbalogan, Samar. He transferred to the Marist School in Marikina where he eventually finished his elementary and secondary education.
He enrolled at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City for his undergraduate and law degrees. At UP, he was one of the most recognized and accomplished student leaders. He was a member of the UP Student Council for a number of years, captain of the UP Law Debate Team, and a member of the UP Alpha Sigma Fraternity.
He started his legal practice with the law firm of Poblador Bautista and Reyes, one of the noted litigation firms in the Philippines.
He would join the Pag-IBIG Fund in 2001 as its Deputy Chief Executive Officer. In 2002, he was appointed as head of the same agency until end of 2008. During that period, the Fund became the most profitable government corporation and was consistently listed in the top ten corporations in the Philippines. In 2008, the Pag-IBIG Fund was awarded the United Nations Scroll of Honour for its outstanding and innovative housing programs, a first for any Philippine government agency. That same year, the Fund was given an AAA corporate rating, a distinction given to a government corporation for the first time.
He was recognized by the Philippine Jaycees as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of 2007 for his outstanding leadership of the Pag-IBIG Fund.
From 2010 to 2019, he served as the representative for the 2nd District of Marikina for three consecutive terms. He was preceded by Del de Guzman, who won as mayor of Marikina in 2010, and was succeeded by his spouse, Stella Quimbo.[2]
On August 6, 2024, he left the Liberal Party and joined the largest party in the House of Representatives under the Marcos Jr. administration, Lakas-CMD, headed by presidential cousin and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez[3]
Quimbo is married to Stella Alabastro Quimbo and has 4 children – 3 sons and a daughter.