Reynaldo Umali

Reynaldo Villar Umali (February 26, 1957 – January 7, 2021) was a Filipino politician who served in the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2010 to 2019 representing the 2nd district of Oriental Mindoro. He ran for governor of Oriental Mindoro during the 2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections but lost to Humerlito Dolor.

Early life and education Umali was born on February 26, 1957, in Quezon City to Alfonso Umali Sr., a governor of Oriental Mindoro, and Alberta Villar-Umali. He is the brother of Representatives Alfonso Umali Jr. and Ma. Victoria Umali of A Teacher Partylist.

Umali attended San Beda University for his elementary and secondary education. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics degree from Ateneo de Manila University and his Bachelor of Laws degree from Manuel L. Quezon University. He also studied at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles where he obtained a certificate program in Executive Management. and was a member of the Lambda Rho Beta fraternity.

Career Umali was a practicing lawyer before he entered government service. He also worked for former Representative Gerardo Cabochan of Caloocan as his legislative chief of staff.

Umali ran for a second term in 2013 again under the Liberal Party where he became the deputy spokesperson of the party's National Political Council. During the 16th Congress, he was chair of the House Committee on Energy and co-chair of the Joint Congressional Power Commission. However, in July 2016, he left the party and joined the ruling PDP–Laban of President Rodrigo Duterte. During the 17th Congress, he was the chair of the House Committee on Justice that tackled the impeachment proceedings of then-Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno and the investigation regarding the New Bilibid Prison drug trafficking scandal. but lost to PDP–Laban candidate Humerlito Dolor. And Antonio Perez Jr.

Personal life and death Umali was married to Ma. Linda Tantoco-Umali and had six children. His Son Jean Paulo "Pau" Umali is Currently Serving As A Board Member Of The 2nd District Of Oriental Mindoro During that check-up, Umali tested positive for COVID-19 and was also found to have Stage 3 liver cancer. On December 26, he was intubated and on the morning of January 7, 2021, he went into cardiac arrest and died.