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This article is about the Filipino singer and politician. For the Spanish footballer, see Álex Castro.

Alex castro and jef gaitan biography Jef Gaitan is the wife of Renz Fernandez, the son of actress Lorna Tolentino and the late actor Rudy Fernandez. She used to be the boyfriend of actor Alex Castro but they broke up in after she allegedly caught the latter in the bedroom of her own friend.

For the Colombian footballer, see Alex Stik Castro Giraldo.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Collera and the surname or paternal family name is Castro.

Filipino singer, actor, model, and politician

The Honorable Alex Castro
Castro in
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30,
Governor	Daniel Fernando
Preceded by	Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado
In office June 30, &#;– June 30,
Concurrent positions In office July 1, &#;– June 30, In office July 1, &#;– June 30,
In office June 30, &#;– June 30,
In office August 15, &#;– November 30,
In office August 15, &#;– November 30,
Born	Alexis Collera Castro () September 27, (age&#;39) Quezon City, Philippines
Political party	NUP (&#;present)
Other political affiliations	NPC (&#;) Liberal (&#;)
Spouse	Sunshine Garcia &#; (m.&#;)&#;
Children	2
Alma mater	Far Eastern University (BS)
Occupation	Model, Actor, Singer, Politician

Alexis Collera Castro (born September 27, ), better known as Alex Castro, is a Filipino model, singer, actor and politician currently serving as the Vice Governor of Bulacan since He is previously a member of the Bulacan Provincial Board from the 4th district from to He also served as a municipal councilor of Marilao from to and chairman of Sangguniang Kabataan in Barangay Lias, Marilao from to ^[1] As a talent, he signed with GMA Network, yet later transferred to its rival network ABS-CBN, then returned to GMA after eleven years.

Early life

Castro was born on September 27, , in Quezon City to Angel Gonzales Castro and Susan Collera Castro. His family moved to Marilao, Bulacan during his childhood. He graduated from pre-school and elementary school at the St. Michael School of Marilao. He later completed his high school education at the Jesus is Lord Colleges Foundation in Bocaue.^[2]

Political career

In , at age 17, Castro was elected Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman of Barangay Lias, Marilao, Bulacan.

Not long after, he was elected as the SK Federation president of Marilao, making him an ex-officio member of the Sangguniang Bayan of Marilao. He was awarded as the “Most Outstanding SK Federation President” and with the Gintong Kabataan Award in the Gintong Kabataan Awards in While fulfilling his duties, he obtained his Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication degree from the Far Eastern University in ^[2]

In , he was eventually elected as the youngest municipal councilor of Marilao.

He was re-elected in , the same year that he was conferred as Gawad Galing Sanggunian's “Outstanding Councilor in Bulacan”.

Kapamilya Channel: Jef Gaitan-Fernandez (born September 21, [1]) is a Filipino actress who first started as a TV commercial model and the year she joined Survivor Philippines Palau which was aired on GMA Network. She finished the season as one of the top three in the finale episode of Survivor Philippines Palau.

Two years later, he was again recognized as “Outstanding Councilor in the Philippines” by the People’s Choice Awards for ^[1] In , he unsuccessfully ran for vice mayor of Marilao as the running mate of Tito Santiago, the outgoing vice mayor who was eventually elected as mayor.^[3]

He was elected to the Bulacan Provincial Board as a member from the 4th district in During his first term, he was concurrently serving as the President of National Movement of Young Legislators (NMYL) for Region III.

He was then re-elected in and was named as NMYL's National Assistant Secretary General early in his second term. He was awarded by Gawad Filipino as the Outstanding Public Servant of the Year in ^[2][4]

He ran for vice governor of Bulacan in as the running mate of incumbent governorDaniel Fernando and they both won.^[5][6] He was named as the National Chairman of NMYL and the Regional Chairman of the League of Vice Governors of the Philippines for Central Luzon for –^[2][7]

Legal issue

On May 6, , whistleblower “Francisco Balagtas” filed with the Ombudsman a 3-page complaint dated May 1, against Daniel Fernando, Castro, other local officials, including TCSC Corporation’s owners-officers Dionisio Toreja, President, Engr.

Bernie Pacheco, Vice President for Mining and others. The corruption case stemmed from the alleged anomalous P million Bulacan Flood Control and River Restoration Project, including TCSC's Bulacan dredging projects.^[8][9]

Contestant at Are You The Next Big Star?

Castro contested Are You the Next Big Star? on GMA Network in He advanced to the final round alongside Camille Cortez, Geoff Taylor, and Frencheska Farr, who would eventually won the contest.

Performances/results

Filmography

Television

Film

Personal life

Castro is married to former SexBomb Girls dancer Sunshine Garcia since March almost two years after their engagement.

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He has two sons.^[10]

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