Jose Montemayor Jr. works primarily as a cardiologist at major hospitals. He claims to bring a medical, legal and economics background to the presidential race and his first campaign for public office.
His tandem with Rizalito David is basing its platform on what the candidates call a faith-based approach to glorify God. Montemayor has expressed his opposition to same-sex unions, abortion (except for medical reasons), divorce and the death penalty.
He is campaigning on a 10-point agenda to address COVID-19, eliminate corruption, improve the campaign against illegal drugs, achieve full employment, alleviate poverty and attain economic prosperity. His agenda also includes a holistic approach to the West Philippine Sea, the welfare of migrant Filipinos, press freedom, education, negotiations with rebel groups and advancements in agriculture and infrastructure.
Although he vows to address the pandemic, Montemayor has made harmful claims about COVID-19 and the tools employed to mitigate its spread. He incorrectly claimed at his campaign kickoff that both RT-PCR tests and antigen tests are useless and inaccurate.
The same event was marked by the non-compliance of some attendees and Montemayor himself with the pandemic task force and Comelec’s rules on mask-wearing.
The candidate's top priorities if elected to office, tracked against previous promises and accomplishments, if any
- Address criminality with compassion; without extrajudicial killings and tokhang-style campaign against illegal drugs
- Restructuring of the justice system
- Opposed the militaristic approach to handling the pandemic by the Duterte administration
- Focus on preventing COVID-19 infection by strengthening people’s immunity through healthy food and vitamins
- Increase the salaries of healthcare workers
- Opposes mandatory COVID-19 vaccination
- End lockdowns
- Abolish the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases instead; doctors and nurses will be stationed at checkpoints to provide treatment
- Promotes use of alternative medicine
- Promotes use of Filipino interventions and solutions at all barangay levels
- Set a creative and lean system of planning use of government funds through “Godly” digitization and responsible innovation
- Adopt a synergistic all-inclusive economic planning of barangay development council, based on free market
- Promote a Christ-centered government, with a stable and strong government covenant to honor God and care for every Filipino
- Strengthen ties with countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and other states
- Seeing China as a security threat, will cut ties immediately and totally
- Use the military if there’s no other way and if China is not listening
- Restoration of land through smart agricultural technology, but with the use of non-genetically modified seeds
- In-depth equipping and assistance to an “outstanding OFWs support system”
- Push for a transformative development program and negotiation with rebel groups
- Ensure independence and freedom of the press
The candidate's top five accomplishments and contributions for the last 15 years or so
Montemayor, who obtained both medical and legal degrees, worked primarily as a cardiologist at various major hospitals. He has also taught a variety of classes at the post-graduate level.
Consultant in Clinical Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology
Current
Consultant in Clinical Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology
Current
- San Sebastian College
- University of Manila
- Polytechnic University of the Philippines
- Philippine Christian University
- University of the Philippines (Mandatory Continuing Legal Education)
- New Era University
- San Sebastian College
- Palawan State University
- San Beda College
Member, Faculty:
- San Sebastian College of Law and Graduate School
- University of Manila
- Polytechnic University of the Philippines
- San Beda College Graduate School of Business
- Philippine Christian University
Educator
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Actions and/or proceedings pending against or resolved in courts or tribunals involving the candidate, based on publicly available information
Key details about the candidate's campaign
Candidate's major donors and campaign funding sources
The candidate's top advocacies in the last 15 years or so
Basic information on the candidate's family, background and work experience
•Master of Divinity, Farcorner’s International Theological Seminary, 2016
•Phd Public Health, Ruggero Univ., Italy, 2014
•International Master of Laws (LL.M. Cand.) - Human Rights, Ateneo de Manila University, 2011 to 2014
•Masters in Business Administration, University of the Philippines, 2005 to 2007
•Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Philippine Law School, 2004
•Research fellow in cardiac catheterization, St. Luke’s Heart Institute, 1993 to 1994
•Fellowship in adult cardiology, St. Luke’s Heart Institute, 1991 to 1993
•Post graduate internship and residency in internal medicine, Cardinal Santos Medical Center, 1986 to 1997, 1988-1991
•Doctor of Medicine, Far Eastern University, 1982 to 1986
•B.S. Medical Technology, Far Eastern University, 1978 to 1982
•President and Member, Board of Trustees, Philippine Society of Cardiac Catheterization and Interventions, 2010-2012
•Consultant in Clinical Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology:
-St. Luke’s Medical Center
-National Kidney Institute
-Philippine Heart Center
•Consultant in Internal Medicine and Clinical Cardiology, National Kidney and Transplant Institute
•Legal Counsel and Legal Officer, Philippine Heart Center
Professor of Law:
-San Sebastian College
-University of Manila
-Polytechnic University of the Philippines
-Philippine Christian University
-University of the Philippines (Mandatory Continuing Legal Education)
-New Era University
•Professor, Graduate Studies (MBA, LLM, Ph.D.):
-San Sebastian College
-Palawan State University
-San Beda College
