Felimon Espares

Felimon Mondia Espares (born August 3, 1965) is a respresentative in the House of Representatives of the Philippines for the Coop-NATCCO partylist.

Early life Felimon Mondia Espares was born on August 3, 1965, in Barbaza, Antique. In 1988, he graduated from the University of Antique. He gained a degree in Education, majoring in Mathematics. In 1992, he became a teacher in a high school. In 2000, he gained the Youngest Coop Manager award from the Visayas Cooperative Development Center. In 2007, he was recognized as an outstanding alumnus by the University. In 2012, he was declared as the Regional Outstanding Coop Leader by the Cooperative Development Authority.

Political career Espares was the first nominee of the Coop-NATCCO partylist. In the 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Coop-NATCCO gained 30th place with 346,341 votes, 0.94 percent of the votes. Since Espares was the first nominee, he gained a seat in the 19th Congress of the Philippines. In his term, he principally authored 108 bills and co-authored 76 bills. He is the chairperson of the Philippine House Committee on Ethics and Privileges. On September 4, 2024, he told the Department of Energy to make sure that upcoming power plants are accessible to the transmission grid. Espares is the first nominee of the Coop-NATCCO partylist in the 2025 Philippine House of Representatives party-list election.