Jose Tejada

Jose "Pingping" Inserto Tejada (born June 10, 1958) is a Filipino politician who served as the Representative of Cotabato's 3rd district from 2013 to 2022.

In 1992 when he was elected as Provincial Board Member, he devoted much of his time working on the promotion and advancement of rural development initiatives in the Province of Cotabato.

In his eighteen (18) years as Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member, he was instrumental in the passage of various landmark legislations to include, among others, the enactment of the Provincial Cooperative Code, Cotabato Health Insurance Program, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Code and the creation of an additional Congressional District for the Province of Cotabato.

During his first and second term as congressman, he was able to lobby for additional budget to build roads, classroom buildings, birthing centers, water system, irrigation canals, barangay halls and other much needed infrastructure services that offer inclusive social and economic benefits to the people of the 3rd Congressional District of North Cotabato.

He was also a recipient of the 2016 Idol at Kabalikat ng TESDA Award for his significant contributions in the improvement of technical-vocational education and training (TVET) in the country.