Paquito "Jojo" Navarro Ochoa Jr. (born November 11, 1960) is a Filipino lawyer.
Ochoa being tapped by President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III to handle the latter's legal requirements when he first ran for Congress in 1998; Atty.
Ochoa headed the Finance Committee, among others, and implemented systems that would drastically cut down unnecessary spending by the city government.
Prudent spending practices that included a thorough review of the infrastructure requirements of the city and the rationalization of its utilities expenditures—together with improved revenue collection—allowed Quezon City to successfully balance its budget and pay all the obligations of past administrations, including the P33 million in arrears in premium payments to the GSIS dating back to 1997.
Ochoa tapped the University of the Philippines’ National College of Public Administration and Governance to train the Barangay officials in the proper disbursement of their funds.
Ochoa "an effective, efficient and innovative public servant," whose "programs intended to improve education, health and business permitting processes" have helped improve the delivery of basic services in Quezon City.