Arthur "Art" Cua Yap (Chinese: 黃嚴輝; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Gân-hui; pinyin: Huáng Yánhuī;[1] born November 10, 1965) is a Filipino politician who is the former governor of Bohol from 2019 to 2022.
His father was born in Jolo, Sulu and is of Chinese-Tausug descent while his mother, also with Chinese ancestry, was from Dagupan, Pangasinan.
[4] He went to the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law for his Juris Doctor's degree and was admitted to the bar in 1992.
[4] While studying, Yap was recruited by a professor to join the Balane, Barican, Cruz, Alampay Law Office.
This company became the subject of a tax evasion complaint filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, alleging actions dating back to 1997.
He was appointed again as Agriculture Secretary in October 2006, serving until his resignation in February 2010 to run as a member of the House of Representatives.
[10] During the 2019 Philippine gubernatorial elections, Yap ran for governor of Bohol under PDP–Laban, the party of President Rodrigo Duterte.
[13] In a January 18, 2023 14-page SC Third Division Decision, Justice Japar Dimaampao ordered the dismissal of Philippine Rice Research Institute car plan charges against Yap based on violation of his speedy trial rights.