{{Short description|Filipino lawyer and politician (born 1980)}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Philippine name|Valencia|Collantes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = King Collantes | image = Rep. King George Leandro Antonio Collantes (20th Congress).jpg | birth_name = King George Leandro Antonio Valencia Collantes | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|10|11}} | birth_place = [[Tanauan, Batangas|Tanauan]], [[Batangas]], Philippines | party = [[Nationalist People's Coalition|NPC]] | spouse = Andrea Armi Collantes | father = [[Sonny Collantes]] | mother = [[Maria Theresa Collantes|Maria Theresa Valencia]] | alma_mater = | profession = Lawyer | office = Member of the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines]] from [[Batangas's 3rd congressional district|Batangas's 3rd district]] | term_start = June 30, 2025 | predecessor = [[Maria Theresa Collantes]] | caption = Official portrait, 2025 }} '''King George Leandro Antonio Valencia Collantes''' (born October 11, 1980) is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He was elected as a congressman representing [[Batangas's 3rd congressional district]] under the [[Nationalist People's Coalition]] (NPC) in the [[2025 Philippine general election|2025 elections]].<ref name="HoR-COL">{{Cite web |date=2025 |title=House of Representatives – 20th Congress: Hon. King George Leandro Antonio V. Collantes |url=https://congress.gov.ph/house-members/view/?member=L023&page=0 |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=House of Representatives of the Philippines}}</ref><ref name="peoplaid">{{cite web |last=Lando |first=Roy |date=April 9, 2025 |title=King Collantes Biography |url=https://peoplaid.com/2025/04/09/king-collantes/ |access-date=August 25, 2025 |website=PeoPlaid}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Commission on Elections |date=2025 |title=Certificate of Candidacy for King George Leandro Antonio V. Collantes (Congressman, Batangas 3rd District) |url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Local/COC_Local_R4A/BATANGAS/OPES_BATANGAS/HOR_D3_COLLANTES_KING_GEORGE_LEANDRO_ANTONIO_V.pdf |access-date=August 25, 2025 |publisher=Commission on Elections |format=PDF}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Collantes was born in [[Tanauan, Batangas]] on October 11, 1980, to politicians [[Sonny Collantes]] and [[Maria Theresa Collantes]].<ref name="peoplaid" /> He passed the Philippine Bar Examination in 2008.<ref name="peoplaid" />
== Career == Before entering elective politics, Collantes served as chief of staff to both his parents during their terms in Congress.<ref name="peoplaid" /> He is also a member of the [[Integrated Bar of the Philippines]].
=== Political career === In 2025, Collantes won a seat in the [[20th Congress of the Philippines|20th]] [[House of Representatives of the Philippines]], representing the 3rd district of Batangas. He succeeded his mother, [[Maria Theresa Collantes]], who was term-limited.<ref name="peoplaid" />
== Controversies == In 2013, Collantes was involved in a widely reported incident after a video surfaced showing him punching a 66-year-old jeepney driver during a traffic altercation in [[Pasig]]. The transport group PISTON urged the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]] and the [[Integrated Bar of the Philippines]] to disbar him for misconduct.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sabillo |first=Kristine Angeli |date=November 5, 2013 |title=Disbar solon's son for beating up jeepney driver, transport group urges |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/522393/disbar-solons-son-for-beating-up-jeepney-driver-transport-group-urges |access-date=August 25, 2025 |work=INQUIRER.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=November 5, 2013 |title=Jeepney driver attacked by congressman's son to file charges |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/334105/jeepney-driver-attacked-by-congressman-s-son-to-file-charges/ |access-date=August 25, 2025 |work=GMA News Online}}</ref>
== Personal life == Collantes is married to Andrea Armi Collantes.<ref name="peoplaid" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Commission on Elections |date=2025 |title=Certificate of Candidacy for King George Leandro Antonio V. Collantes (Congressman, Batangas 3rd District) |url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Local/COC_Local_R4A/BATANGAS/OPES_BATANGAS/HOR_D3_COLLANTES_KING_GEORGE_LEANDRO_ANTONIO_V.pdf |access-date=August 25, 2025 |publisher=Commission on Elections |format=PDF}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Sonny Collantes]] * [[Batangas]]
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://peoplaid.com/ PeoPlaid – Biographies and Profiles]
{{Batangas representatives}}
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