Dakila Cua

Dakila Carlo "Dax" Enriquez Cua (born November 4, 1977) is a Filipino politician who currently serving as the governor of Quirino since 2019, a position he previously held from 2007 to 2010. He served as representative for the Lone District of Quirino in the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2010 to 2019. He also served as vice governor of Quirino from 2001 to 2007.

Education He finished elementary and secondary education at Xavier School in Greenhills, San Juan. He graduated from the University of the Philippines with a degree in business administration.

Political career Cua started his political career at the age of 23. In 2001, he was elected as Vice Governor of Quirino becoming the youngest vice governor of the country at that time. In 2004, he was reelected to a second term. His flagship program was the Movement for the Integrated Development of the Youth (MIDY).

In 2007, he was elected Governor of Quirino. Among his flagship programs were I LOVE QUIRINO, a tourism and moral recovery program, and Q LIFE or Quirino Livelihood for Everyone, a comprehensive livelihood assistance program.

In 2010, Cua was elected as Representative of the Lone District of Quirino. In Congress, he served as chairman of the House Committees on Ecology, and Ways and Means as well as senior vice chairperson of the House Committees on Appropriations, Economic Affairs and Constitutional Amendments. He also served as a Member for the Majority on Energy, Information and Communications Technology. He was the principal author of the TRAIN Law, and co-author of the Rice Tarrification Law, the Ease of Doing Business Act and the Philippine Competition Law. by integrating the Quirino State College (QSC), the Quirino Polytechnic College (QPC), and the Maddela Institute of Technology (MIT).

Personal life Cua is the eldest son of Junie Cua and Maria Angela Enriquez-Cua. His father served as Governor of Quirino from 2010 to 2019 and previously served as its Representative from 1987 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2010. His mother served as Representative from 1998 to 2001.

In 2011, he married Midy Nacague, who has been the incumbent representative of Quirino since 2022. They have three children.