Vergel Meneses

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The Honorable Vergel Meneses
Mayor of Bulakan
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2019
Vice Mayor	Patrick Meneses (2019-2022) Aika Sanchez (2022-present)
Preceded by	Patrick Meneses
Personal details
Born	(1969-01-14) January 14, 1969 (age 55) Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines
Political party	PDP–Laban
Occupation	Athlete, politician
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	JRC
PBA draft	1992: 1st round, 1st overall
Selected by the Presto Ice Cream
Playing career	1992–2006
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Career history
As player:
1988–1989	RFM-Swift Hotdogs
1990	Burger City
1990–1991	Swift Hotdogs
1992–1993	Presto Ice Cream
1993	Sta. Lucia Realtors
1993–1999	Swift Mighty Meaty/Sunkist Orange Juice/Pop Cola Panthers
1999–2002	Barangay Ginebra Kings
2002–2004	FedEx Express
2004–2006	Red Bull Barako
2006	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
As coach:
2009–2018	JRU
Career highlights and awards
3x PBA champion (1993 Commissioner's, 1995 All-Filipino, 1995 Commissioner's) PBA Most Valuable Player (1995) PBA Most Improved Player (1993) 3x PBA Best Player of the Conference (1994 Governors', 1995 All-Filipino, 1995 Commissioner's) 4x PBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (1995, 1998, 2000, 2003) 2x PBA Mythical First Team (1994, 1995) 1x PBA Mythical Second Team (1993) 10× PBA All-Star (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004) 2x PBA Slam Dunk Champion (1992–1993) PBA Scoring Champion (1996) PBA's 25 Greatest Players PBA's 40 Greatest Players No. 18 retired by Air21 Express
Medals Men’s basketball Representing  Philippines Southeast Asian Games 1989 Kuala Lumpur Team 1991 Manila Team Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Team William Jones Cup 1998 Taiwan Team

Vergel Corpuz Meneses (born January 14, 1969) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player and a politician, serving as mayor of the municipality of Bulakan, Bulacan. He previously played in the Philippine Basketball Association and served as the former head coach of the JRU Heavy Bombers of the NCAA Philippines. He is also a former PBA Most Valuable Player and a many-time member of the Philippine national team.^[1]