Henry Duenas, Jr.

Henry "Jun" Montes Dueñas Jr. (born November 19, 1965) is a Filipino politician who was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing 2nd district of Taguig from 2007 to his replacement by Angelito Reyes in 2010. He was also a Vice Chairman of Public Order and Safety.

Political career Councilor of Taguig Prior to his election to the Congress, Dueñas served as a councilor for the second district of Taguig from 2001 to 2007.

House of Representatives When the lone district of Taguig was divided into two separate districts, he ran for the second congressional District of Taguig and was allied with Taguig Mayor Sigfrido Tiñga. On the 2007 midterm elections, Dueñas won the Congress seat as the first representative of the 2nd congressional district. After the canvass of the votes, Duenas was proclaimed the winner, having garnered 28,564 votes as opposed to the 27,107 votes garnered by his closest rival, Angelito "Jett" P. Reyes, the son of then-Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes. Not conceding defeat, Reyes filed an election protest, praying for a revision/recount, alleging that he was cheated in the protested 170 of 732 precincts through insidious and well-orchestrated electoral frauds and anomalies which resulted in the systematic reduction of his votes and the corresponding increase in petitioner's votes. Dueñas has been replaced by Reyes on February 28, 2010. However, they both lost.