Gerville Luistro
Filipino politician and lawyer (born 1975)
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Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Abanilla Reyes-Luistro[5] (born October 3, 1975) is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as the representative of Batangas's 2nd congressional district since 2022.[6]
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October 3, 1975
Gerville Luistro | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Batangas' 2nd District | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Raneo Abu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerville Abanilla Reyes October 3, 1975 Mabini, Batangas, Philippines |
| Party | Lakas (2022–present)[1] |
Other political affiliations | NPC (2021–2022)[2][3] |
| Spouse | Noel Luistro |
| University of Batangas (JD)[4] | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Early life and education
Luistro was born on October 3, 1975, in Mabini, Batangas, Philippines.[7]
Luistro completed her undergraduate studies in liberal arts-commerce at the University of Batangas (UB) and she pursued a law degree at the same institution.[5] She passed the Bar Examinations in 2002.[4]
Early career
While studying law at UB, Luistro was a full-time professor at Lyceum of Batangas and was executive assistant to Hernando Perez, then justice secretary and UB president.[5]
After passing the Bar exam, Luistro worked as a confidential agent for the Bureau of Immigration and served as a consultant for the Department of Justice’s Witness Protection Program. She eventually became a State Counsel, where she was tasked with handling various legal cases for the government.[5]
Luistro's expertise in handling high-profile cases led to her appointment as head of the investigation team of the Special Presidential Task Force during the Arroyo administration. She oversaw investigations into the tax credit scam.[5]
Political career
Luistro was appointed as the municipal administrator of Mabini, Batangas by its then mayor Rowell Sandoval.[5] She continued holding the position during the mayorship of her husband Noel Luistro.[8]
House of Representatives (2022–present)
In 2022, Luistro ran for representative of the 2nd district of Batangas under the Nationalist People's Coalition and won.[2][3] She defeated the daughter of outgoing representative Raneo Abu, Reina Abu of Nacionalista Party and Nicasio "Nick" Conti of the PDP-Laban.[9] She switched party from Nationalist People's Coalition to Lakas–CMD before the start of the 19th Congress.[1][3]
Luistro was a member of the Quad Committee which organized a House inquiry on the war on drugs of former President Rodrigo Duterte[10][11][12] and the alleged link of dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo to alleged illicit activities of Philippine offshore gaming operators in 2024.[13] Following the successful impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte in February 2025, Luistro was named as part of the prosecution team for the aborted Senate impeachment trial.[14]
She ran again for congresswoman in the May 2025 election[15] and defeated Raneo Abu.[16]
As the House committee on justice chairperson, Luistro oversaw the proceedings for the 2026 impeachment attempts against Vice President Sara Duterte.[17]
Personal life
Electoral history
| Year | Office | Party | Votes received | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | P. | Swing | |||||
| 2022 | Representative (Batangas–2nd) | NPC | 71,832 | 43.21% | 1st | N/a | Won | |
| 2025 | Lakas | 109,478 | 62.18% | 1st | +18.97 | Won | ||