Rolando Andaya Jr.

Filipino lawyer and politician (1969–2022)

Rolando "Nonoy" Gutierrez Andaya Jr. (March 10, 1969 – June 30, 2022) was a Filipino lawyer and politician. He represented the 1st District of Camarines Sur in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006 and again from 2010 to 2019. He also was the 32nd Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2018 until 2019.


Rolando G. Andaya Jr.
Andaya in 2019
House Majority Leader
In office
July 30, 2018[1] – January 21, 2019
House SpeakerGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byRodolfo Fariñas
Succeeded byFredenil Castro
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
In office
August 16, 2016 – July 30, 2018
House SpeakerPantaleon Alvarez
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Camarines Sur's 1st District
In office
June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019
Preceded byDiosdado Ignacio M. Arroyo
Succeeded byMarissa Lourdes M. Andaya
In office
June 30, 1998 – February 4, 2006
Preceded byRolando R. Andaya
Succeeded byDiosdado Ignacio M. Arroyo
Secretary of Budget and Management
In office
February 5, 2006 – February 24, 2010
Appointed byGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byRomulo Neri
Succeeded byFlorencio Abad
Personal details
Born(1969-03-10)March 10, 1969
Manila, Philippines
DiedJune 30, 2022(2022-06-30) (aged 53)
Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLakas–CMD (1998–present)
Nationalist People's Coalition (2012–2016)
PDP–Laban (2016–present)
Spouse(s)Marissa Lourdes Lirio Mercado (died 2020)
ChildrenRolando M. Andaya IV
Katrina Isabella M. Andaya
ResidenceQuezon City, Metro Manila
Ragay, Camarines Sur
Alma materDe La Salle University
Ateneo de Manila University
OccupationLawyer, politician

Andaya Jr. was found dead on June 30, 2022 at his apartment in Naga, Philippines with a gunshot wound to his head at the age of 53.[2][3]

References change

  1. "Andaya named new House majority leader". ABS-CBN News. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. "Former Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. dies". Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  3. Dematera, Cet; Tupas, Emmanuel (July 1, 2022). "Ex-Camarines Sur lawmaker found dead". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.