{{Short description|Filipino politician (1939–2025)}} {{Philippine name|Cruz|Payumo}} {{More citations needed|date=July 2011}} {{Use Philippine English|date=April 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Felicito Payumo | image = Rep. Felicito C. Payumo (8th Congress).jpg | alt = Felicito Payumo standing and smiling, wearing a light-colored barong-style formal shirt, with his hands resting in front. | caption = Payumo official portrait during the 8th Congress | office = Chairman of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority | term_start = April 12, 2011 | term_end = December 22, 2012 | predecessor = Aloysius Santos | successor = Rolando Gosienfiao | office2 = Chairman and Administrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority | term_start2 = June 30, 1998 | term_end2 = October 15, 2004 | predecessor2 = Richard J. Gordon | successor2 = Francisco H. Licuanan | office3 = Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Bataan's 1st congressional district | term_start3 = June 30, 1987 | term_end3 = June 30, 1998 | predecessor3 = ''Position created'' | successor3 = Antonino Roman | birth_name = Felicito Cruz Payumo | birth_date = {{birth date|1939|3|7}} | birth_place = Dinalupihan, Bataan, Commonwealth of the Philippines | death_date = {{death date and age|2025|10|20|1939|3|7}} | death_place = Hong Kong | other_names = | occupation = Politician | years_active = | party = NPC (2012–2025) | other_party = Liberal (1987–2012) | known_for = | notable_works = | alma_mater = Ateneo de Manila University<br>Harvard University }}
'''Felicito Cruz Payumo''' (March 7, 1939 – October 20, 2025) was a Filipino businessman and politician who previously served as chairman of University of Nueva Caceres–Bataan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Web Editor |first=Web |date=2025-10-20 |title=Ex-SBMA chair Payumo, 88 |url=https://portcalls.com/ex-sbma-chair-payumo-88/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-05-30 |website=PortCalls Asia |language=en-US}}</ref> He represented the First District of Bataan in the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1987 to 1998<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Empeño |first=Henry |title=Former SBMA chair Tong Payumo passes away at 86 |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2025/10/21/former-sbma-chair-tong-payumo-passes-away-at-86/ |access-date=2026-05-30 |website=BusinessMirror |language=en-US}}</ref>, and served as chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority from 1998 to 2004<ref>{{Citation |title=Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority |date=2026-01-15 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Subic_Bay_Metropolitan_Authority&oldid=1333080219 |access-date=2026-05-30 |language=en}}</ref> and Bases Conversion and Development Authority from 2011 to 2012, respectively.
==Early life and career== Born in Dinalupihan, Bataan, Payumo graduated valedictorian from the Northern Bataan Institute.<ref>https://docs.congress.hrep.online/legisdocs/basic_20/HR00437.pdf</ref> He studied at the Ateneo de Manila University, where he completed his Bachelor of Science, Major in Economics, cum laude. He held an MBA from Harvard Business School on an S.C. Johnson Scholarship. He completed the Executive Program for Leaders in Development at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
He worked in the private sector for more than twenty years, including stints at Procter and Gamble Philippines, Mobil Corporation in New York, and Engineering Equipment Incorporated, where he served as president before venturing into politics.
As legislator, he was voted as one of "Top 10 Congressmen" from the 8th to the 10th Congress. He was principal author of the Build, Operate, and Transfer Law, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Law, and the Act converting the military bases into special economic zones. He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Works during the 8th Congress and chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs during the 9th and 10th Congress.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/archives/mem_8th.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031604/http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/archives/mem_8th.pdf |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Personal life and death== Payumo was married to Daisy Sison, a native of Naga, Camarines Sur. The couple maintained a long family life together and had five children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reyes |first=Jonas |date=2025-10-20 |title=Former SBMA chair Payumo passes away at 88 |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2025/10/20/former-sbma-chair-payumo-passes-away-at-88 |access-date=2026-05-30 |website=Daily Tribune |language=en}}</ref> Throughout his public service and private sector career, he was known to keep his family life largely private, with limited public disclosure of personal details.
Payumo died in Hong Kong on October 20, 2025, at the age of 86.<ref name=":0" /> His death was later reported by family .
==Awards== * 2003: Three Outstanding Filipinos (TOFIL), Philippine Jaycee Senate.<ref>http://www.tofil.ph/awardee_profile.php?id=77. Retrieved 2010 3/07</ref>
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