Antonio Tinio
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ACT Teachers (party-list)
Antonio Tinio | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for ACT Teachers | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | France Castro |
| In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019 | |
| House Deputy Minority Leader | |
| Assumed office July 30, 2025 | |
| Leader | Marcelino Libanan |
| In office July 26, 2010 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 19, 1970[1] Quezon City, Philippines |
| Party | Makabayan ACT Teachers (party-list) |
| Spouse | Maria Teresa Trinidad P. Tinio |
| Parent | Rolando Tinio (father) |
Antonio "Tonchi" Luansing Tinio is a Filipino activist and politician who serves as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines for ACT Teachers Partylist since 2025. He previously served in this position from 2010 to 2019 and served as Deputy Minority Leader in the 15th congress. He also served as the national chairperson of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) from 2002 to 2012.[2][3]
On December 4, 2024, Tinio and 74 others filed the second impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, submitting one article of impeachment: betrayal of public trust.[4][5]
Before his stint in Congress, Tinio was a University of the Philippines Diliman (UP) professor from 1991 to 2010.[6][7] He is the son of playwright, movie actor, and director Rolando Tinio and theater actress Ella Luansing.