Jacinto "Jing" Villegas Paras (born September 11, 1953) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is a member of the Cabinet of the Philippines and Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs of former President Rodrigo Duterte with the rank of Secretary.
[1][2] Jing Paras finished his Elementary and High School education from St. Francis College in the City of Guihulngan, Negros Oriental.
For college, he finished from University of the Philippines Diliman with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics degree.
[1][4] He was President and CEO of the Pantranco Bus Company from 1990 to 1992, Director of the United Coconut Planters Bank, Director of the Philippine Communications Satellite Corporation from 1993 to 1998, and President and CEO of Call Telecoms Inc. from 1995 to 1998.
[1] He also sat as Chairman of the Board of the Philippine National Oil Company from 2008 to 2010, as President and CEO of World Spices International Cuisine Inc. from 2011 to 2017, and Legal Adviser of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption from 2016 to 2017.