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= Jose Gabriel M. La Viña =

Jose Gabriel M. La Viña (born June 2, 1957)  commonly and affectionately known as Pompee La Viña, is a Filipino politician, entrepreneur, writer, musician, record producer, social media strategist, and former government official. His most recent stint in government was as Administrator and CEO of PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority, a position he held for 14 months before he resigned to run for an elective position as mayor of Cagayan de Oro City.

He was born into a family of politicians, lawyers and educators and grew up in Cagayan de Oro City. He is the first of the six children of Gabriel Lipayon La Viña, Jr., a lawyer and educator, and former Cagayan de Oro councilor Lourdes Chaves Maestrado-La Viña. La Viña's mother advocated for the safeguard of their local history and culture. At 88 years of age, she was designated as one of the Trustees of the National Museum of the Philippines during the Duterte Administration. La Viña comes from the Roa, Velez, and Neri-Chaves Clans of Northern Mindanao.

Early Life And Education
La Viña completed his elementary and high school at Xavier University and graduated Valedictorian in both his elementary and high school. As an AFS (American Field Service) scholarship, he studied as a foreign exchange student at Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, California, USA. Later on, he served as the Trustee and Treasurer of AFS Intercultural Services Philippines from 2007-2011.

In 1980, La Viña graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the Ateneo de Manila University as a full scholar. He was additionally a scholar of the Insular Life Educational Foundation (ILEF). He served as the Editor-in-chief for the official university newspaper, The Guidon. Concurrently, he also served as the Chairman of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) from 1979-1980. He obtained a master's degree in Entrepreneurship in 2006 from the Asian Institute of Management. He was awarded a distinction for Superior Performance with his master's degree. In February 2016, he was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the Asian Institute of Management Alumni Association and served under the designation for two years. He completed the Leaders in Development Program in June 2017 from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Executive Education.

Music[2]
After finishing his Graduation from college, La Viña returned to the United States to study classical piano at the Peabody Institute. La Viña then enrolled himself at the Dick Grove School of Music, a school for jazz and popular music in Los Angeles, California, where he completed the Keyboard Instruction Program (KIP) and Composing and Arranging Program (CAP).

La Viña is ab amazing composer who has composed almost 100 songs so far. His songs and compositions have been recorded by both Filipino and International artists like Lea Salonga, Chad Borja, Joey Albert, Iza Calzado, Gino Padilla, Anna Fegi, Renz Verano, Jinky Llamanzares, Kaye Abad, Toti Fuentes, Raymond Lauchengco, Iwi Laurel, Tillie Moreno, Louie Reyes, Eugene Villaluz, Gian Moreno, Teresa Loyzaga, and others.

Two of his compositions, "Falling in Love" and "Where Did the Heartaches Go" were finalists in the amateur division of the 7th Metro Manila Popular Music Festival, 1984. La Viña's "Falling in Love" interpreted by Louie Reyes and Eugene Villaluz secured the third prize. His "Dear Angie" and "Daddy When You Come Home" received honorable mentions from the 10th International Billboard Songwriting Contest in 2002. "Daddy When You Come Home" was inspired by the crash of Cebu Pacific Flight 387 en route to Cagayan de Oro that killed everybody on board. Scenes from his life in Cagayan de Oro is found in most of his compositions. La Viña's "If I Could Find A Way" is a melody about first love and "the city that will always be in my heart," he says in a Facebook post. His "Only You" captures his yearning for his childhood home in the United States. "Dear Angie" is inspired by his favorite beach in his hometown.

Various other awards include Best Song, University of the Philippines Choral Festival, 1980 and Finalist, Chesapeake Regional Song Competition, Baltimore, Maryland, 1981. La Viña also received golden Record as producer for the album "Malayo Pa Ang Umaga" by Dodong Cruz in 1998. The song "What Good is That Without You" was highlighted in the adolescent situated Filipino film Gimik: The Reunion, which he co-composed with the late Toti Fuentes.

Entrepreneur
La Viña built his career in the field of Entrepreneurship. In the US, he set up his first company, Mabuhay Trading Corp. that sold Original Pilipino Music (OPM) records to Filipino communities. He later developed an interest in real estate and worked as a broker and eventually started a Home mortgage brokerage.

Around the early 90's La Viña got back to the Philippines and founded his record label, JML Records in 1995. It was the first local independent record company successfully licensed to an major recording company. Its catalog was licensed to Star Records of ABS-CBN. The releases of JML Records were played in what were then FM stations LA 105.9 and NU 107. La Viña's JML records earned him his first million as a business person from the 3-year license agreement. He has also been engaged in different endeavors across a few industries including Hospitality, Real Estate, Cooperative Banking, Technology, Auto Sales, and Supply Chain Management.

Social Media Stratergist
La Viña also has prior experience as the social media director for then Davao City Mayor Duterte's Presidential campaign election. Social Media played a vital part during the 2016 Presidential elections as candidates used social media to reach out to a large number of voters and supporters. [3][4][5][6] The campaign was successful and Duterte won the presidency with an excess of 16 million votes.[7][8]

After the Presidential elections, La Viña has since been invited to speak and lecture on social media to various organizations including the military.[9][10]

Government Official
In October 2016, La Viña was designated as the Commissioner at the Social Security Commission, the governing body of the Social Security System. He was Chairman of both the Investment Oversight Committee and the Media and Public Affairs Committee of the Social Security Commission. He held the position until February 2018.[11]

Two months after he left his post at SSS, La Viña was appointed to the Department of Tourism (DOT) as Undersecretary[12][13][14] [15]where he served for 6 weeks. When DOT Secretary, Wanda Tulfo Teo resigned, she was replaced by Bernadette Romulo-Puyat as the new secretary. Romulo-Puyat was filling in as undersecretary of Department of Agriculture (DA) at the time of her appointment. When she vacated her post, La Viña was delegated to replace her at DA.[16][17] [18]

As the Undersecretary for Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service of the Department of Agriculture, La Viña promoted access to market information and development services. He also promoted TienDA across the country, a farmers' market concept presented by DA. La Viña was also assigned as Alternate Chair and Permanent Representative[1] to the National Organic Agriculture Board (NOAB) and is the office's elective delegate to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council (MSMEDC).

In September 2020, La Viña was appointed as Board Member, Administrator and CEO of PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority (PIA). La Viña was admired for his leadership and management style. In less that one year of his administration he was able to bring in new investments to PIA such as the first bulk water facility in Northern Mindanao that has the capacity to supply 10 million metric tons of water daily. La Viña spearhead the successful negotiations for the entry of an integrated steel mill company which would bring in almost 100,000 employment opportunities. La Viña also signed a usufruct agreement with the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) for the establishment of a campus within the industrial estate. Aside from investments, PHIVIDEC under the helm of La Viña, donated almost 200 million pesos worth of medical equipment, medicines, and other assistance during the pandemic to senior citizens and war veterans. He also signed a partnership with National Housing Authority to construct houses on a 10-hectare land that PHIVIDEC allocated for 1,500 informal settlers. La Viña also pushed for the regularization of PHIVIDEC employees. By the end of his term, seventy-five per cent of the PHIVIDEC staff were regularized or earned tenures.

Personal Life
La Viña has three children from his previous marriage, Lourdes Marie, Jose Gabriel Jr, and Miguel Antonio.