Personal Information

Birthdate: July 27, 1959

Age on election day: 65 years old

Birthplace: Naujan, Oriental Mindoro

Residence: Barangay San Andres, Cainta, Rizal

Civil status: married

Spouse: Marieza Tolentino de Guzman

Profession/occupation (as stated in COC): Labor leader

Other info:

Father: Lorenzo De Guzman
Mother: Dolores Quintain

Children: Prolan, Lea, and Dexter

Other relatives:

• Epitacio Aguila Gonzales, cousin,
  • Councilor, Victoria, Oriental Mindoro (2016-2019, 2019-2022, 2022-2025)

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Customs Administration, PMI Colleges, Manila (1978-1983)

Career

In his response to the GMA News Research Survey in 2019, de Guzman said he is connected with Deplore Enterprises located in Cainta, Rizal. “It’s a family business. I work as a cutter and do the deliveries,” de Guzman said.

Work experience (private)

• worked in Aris Phils. Inc., a large factory producing and exporting leather gloves, while in college (1976-1988)  

 
Community sector

• Coalition leader, "Justice for Aquino, Justice for all" in Pasig City (1983)
• Union leader, Aris Phils. Inc. (1984)
• Organizer, Alliance of Workers in Pasig (ALMAPAS) (1984-1990)
• Member, Regional Executive Council, Kilusang Mayo Uno-National Capital Region (1990-1992)
• Deputy secretary general, Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (1993)
• Secretary general, Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (1996-2005)
• President, Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (2006-2018)
• Chairperson, Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino 
• Vice president, Asia Regional Organization of Bank, Insurance and Finance Union (AROBIFU) 
• Country representative, International Council, International Center for Labor Solidarity (ICLS)

Candidacy in the 2025 elections

Position sought: Senator

Party: Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM)

Period of residence in the Philippines up to the day before May 12, 2025: 65 years 2 months

Registered voter of: Barangay San Andres, Cainta, Rizal


Campaign platform (verbatim)

Solusyon sa mataas na presyo

• Ipatupad ang Price Control
• Ibasura ang Oil Deregulation Law
• Suspendihin ang VAT at Excise Tax
• I-modernize ang agrikultura

Solusyon sa mababang sahod

• Alisin ang Provincial Rate
• Isabatas ang National Living Wage
• Ayuda para sa MSME

Solusyon sa kawalan ng trabaho

• Ipatupad and “full employment” ayon sa Saligang Batas
• Palakasin ang lokal na industriya’t agrikultura
• Pangunahan ng gobyerno ang pagtatayo at pagpapaandar ng imprastruktura’t pasilidad para sa mga batayang serbisyo

Solusyon sa kakulangan ng panlipunang serbisyo

• Ibasura ang polisiya ng pribatisasyon
• Dagdag na budget para sa mura o libreng serbisyo sa tao at paglikha ng trabaho
• Budget para sa mamamayan, hindi sa pambayad-utang

Solusyon sa kontraktwal na trabaho

• Alisin ang Article 106 ng Labor Code na nagpapahintulot sa mga agency at manpower cooperatives
• Direct hire at regularisasyon sa trabahong “usually necessary and desirable” sa operasyon ng kompanya

Solusyon sa krisis sa klima

• Bilang “vulnerable country,” pangunahan ang paniningil sa mayayamang bansa at mga korporasyon sa kanilang papel sa pagkasira ng kalikasan at ekolohiya sa buong mundo

Solusyon sa marumi at mahal na kuryente

• Pumihit patungo sa mas malinis at murang enerhiya mula sa solar at wind
• Ayusin ang pampublikong transportasyon
• Tiyaking hindi nasasakripisyo and kabuhayan ng mga nasa luma’t lipas na moda ng transportasyon at enerhiya

Election history

ELECTION YEAR	POSITION SOUGHT	PARTY	OUTCOME
2016	Party list Representative (1st nominee)	Sanlakas	lost: Sanlakas did not secure a seat
2019	Senator	PLM	lost: ranked 38th with 893,506 votes
2022	President	PLM	lost: ranked 8th out of 10 candidates with 93,027 votes

Sources:

Personal Information
Sources: COC, candidate’s bio (2022)

Education
Source: candidate’s bio (2022), response to GMA News Research Survey (2019)

Career
Sources: candidate’s bio (2022), candidate’s CV (2022), response to GMA News Research Survey (2019)

Candidacy in Eleksyon 2025
Sources: COC, candidate’s platform uploaded on Facebook page

Election history
Sources: Sanlakas, 2019 Comelec Senatorial Summary Statement of Votes, Resolution of Both Houses No. 1 (Report of the Joint Committee on the Canvass of Votes 2022), response to GMA News Research Survey (2019), GMA Integrated News Research