Jose de Venecia III | |
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Born | Jose Perez De Venecia III August 10, 1963 Manila, Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino |
Other names | Joey, JDV3 |
Alma mater | American University (BSBA) Fordham University (MBA) |
Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, politician |
Known for | Honorary Consul of Azerbaijan to the Philippines, former Secretary General of PDP-Laban |
Political party | PDP–Laban (2010–present) |
Other political affiliations | PMP (until 2010) |
Spouse | Karen Batungbacal |
Parent(s) | Jose de Venecia Jr. Victoria Perez |
Jose Perez "Joey" De Venecia III (born August 10, 1963) is a Filipino politician and entrepreneur. He is the eldest son of Jose de Venecia Jr., the Philippines' former five-term Speaker of Congress and Victoria Salazar Perez. He received much attention in the Philippines as a whistleblower related to the corruption scandal surrounding the ZTE broadband project.
Joey finished his undergraduate accountancy degree at American University and his MBA, merit scholar, Fordham University. He worked as an auditor for Arthur Anderson-based out of Washington, DC for over 4 years and for SGV & Co in the Philippines before obtaining his MBA.