Prospero Pichay Jr. | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives | |
| In office July 22, 2019 – June 1, 2022 | |
| House Speaker | Alan Peter Cayetano Lord Allan Velasco |
| In office August 15, 2018 – June 4, 2019 | |
| House Speaker | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Miro Quimbo |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Surigao del Sur's 1st district | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Elizabeth Delgado-Ty |
| Succeeded by | Romeo S. Momo |
| In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Mario S. Ty |
| Succeeded by | Philip A. Pichay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Prospero Arreza Pichay Jr. June 20, 1950 Cantilan, Surigao, Philippines |
| Political party | Lakas/Lakas–CMD |
| Spouse | Maria Carla L. Lopez |
| Alma mater | De La Salle University (Bcom) |
Prospero Arreza Pichay Jr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˌpɾoːs.pɛˈɾo pɪˈt͡ʃaɪ̯], born June 20, 1950), also known as Butch Pichay, is a Filipino politician who served as Representative of Surigao del Sur's 1st district in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1998 to 2007 and from 2016 to 2022. He was the chairman of the House Committee on National Defense in the 13th Congress and deputy speaker in the 17th and 18th Congresses. He is a member of the formerly dominant political party Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino and was a senatorial aspirant in the 2007 Philippine Senate election but lost.