Vincent "Bingbong" Pichay Crisologo (born May 31, 1947) is a Filipino politician and evangelist who served as the Representative of Quezon City's 1st District from 2004 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2019.
On October 18, 1970, Bingbong's father, Floro, then the representative for Ilocos Sur's 1st district, was attending the Sunday mass at the Vigan Cathedral and was about to fall in line for the communion when a lone gunman shot him in the head.
[10] He was vice-chairman for the Appropriations, Housing and Urban Development, Information and Communications Technology, Labor and Employment, and Ways and Means Committees of Congress.
[11] He was also a member of the following Committees; Metro Manila Development, Millennium Developmental Goals, Public Works and Highways, and Science and Technology.
On October 18, 2019, the Ombudsman issued an order[16] dismissing all charges filed in 2017[17] against then Congressman Crisologo for alleged graft and malversation.
07 or the Rules of Procedure of the Office of the Ombudsman, where the respondent is absolved of the charges, the decision shall be final, executory and unappealable.
In fact, even if there was no such endorsement, the DSWD, as the implementing agency (IA), was still required to follow the procedures provided for by the Revised Guidelines in the Granting, Utilization, Accounting, and Auditing of the Funds released to NGOs/POS (COA Circular 2007-001).
[19] Crisologo said this act of the Ombudsman to charge public officials is what President Rodrigo Duterte is referring to when he ordered an investigation into the alleged partiality of the anti-graft office.
host Jopet Sison as his running mate, but lost to outgoing Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte by only 103,265 votes.
The next day, May 13, 2019, he was released by the inquest prosecutor citing that there was no evidence furnished by the police to show that vote buying or selling took place.
The decision dismissing the charges stated that the police officers did not present and submit proof that he or others gave other people money for the purpose of voting for him.
[22] Crisologo attempted a comeback to Congress in 2022, this time running as representative for the 6th district of Quezon City.