Personal Information

Birthdate: April 20, 1971

Age on election day: 53 years old

Birthplace: Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

Residence: Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

Civil status: married

Spouse: Dinna Jane Villanueva Hinlo

Profession/occupation (as stated in COC): lawyer


Education

• Tertiary: Bachelor of Arts Major in Political Science 
• Post Graduate: Bachelor of Laws

Career

• Trial lawyer, Amado Parreño Law Office
• Trial lawyer, JV Hinlo Law Office  
• Undersecretary for public safety, Department of the Interior and Local Government
• Member, private sector representative, Board of Directors, Land Bank of the Philippines (appointed on November 7, 2017) 
• Commissioner, Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission
• President, Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
• Deputy secretary general for Visayas, PDP Laban

Candidacy in the 2025 Philippine elections

Position sought: Senator

Party: PDP LABAN

Period of residence in the Philippines up to the day before May 12, 2025: 54 years

Registered voter of: Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental


Sources:

Personal Information
Source: COC

Education
Source: Landbank

Career
Sources: PDP Laban, Landbank

Candidacy in the 2025 Philippine elections
Source: COC