Quezon City District 1 (QCD1) Representative Arjo Atayde recently took oath as member of Nacionalista Party (NP).
He was sworn in by House Senior Deputy Majority Leader, NP member, and Ilocos Norte District 1 Representative Sandro Marcos.
Present during Atayde’s oathtaking were his parents – businessman Art Atayde and critically-acclaimed actress Sylvia Sanchez – as well as fellow NP members Senator Mark Villar and Deputy Speaker Camille Villar-Genuino.
Historically, NP is the oldest political party both in the Philippines and Southeast Asia and was the dominant political party during the administrations of Presidents Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio Osmeña (1935 to 1946), Presidents Ramon Magsaysay and Carlos P. Garcia (1953 to 1961), and President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. (1965 to 1972).
Atayde ran as an independent candidate in last May’s elections with the support of Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte. He won the Congressional race in QCD1 via landslide garnering 66.85% of the total votes.
He has been in office for 100 days and has since filed more than 26 bills.
