Arnolfo Teves Jr.

Arnolfo Teves Jr.
Official portrait, 2022
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
In office December 7, 2020 – June 1, 2022 Serving with several others
House Speaker	Lord Allan Velasco
Member of the House of Representatives from Negros Oriental's 3rd district
In office June 30, 2016 – August 16, 2023
Preceded by	Pryde Henry Teves
Succeeded by	Vacant
Member of the Negros Oriental Provincial Board
Ex officio
In office January 2011 – June 30, 2016
Sector	Liga ng mga Barangay
Barangay offices President of the Liga ng mga Barangay of Negros Oriental In office December 17, 2010 – June 30, 2016 Barangay Captain of Malabugas, Bayawan In office October 25, 2010 – June 30, 2016
Personal details
Born	Arnolfo Alipit Teves Jr. (1971-08-10) August 10, 1971 (age 53) Bayawan, Negros Oriental, Philippines[1]
Political party	NPC (2015–2016; 2021–present)
Other political affiliations	PDP–Laban (2016–2021)
Relations	Margarito Teves (half-uncle) Pryde Henry Teves (brother) Lorenzo Teves (granduncle) Rajo Laurel (half-cousin) Boboy Garrovillo (first-cousin-once-removed)
Occupation	Politician

Arnolfo Alipit Teves Jr. (born August 10, 1971), also known as Arnie Teves, is a Filipino politician and businessman. He most recently served as the Representative of Negros Oriental's 3rd district from 2016 until his expulsion in 2023.^[2] He also served as a deputy speaker from 2020 to 2022 in the 18th Congress.

Born into a political family from Negros Oriental, Teves entered politics in 2010 as the barangay captain of Malabugas in Bayawan. As president of the province's Liga ng mga Barangay, he served as an ex officio member of the Negros Oriental Provincial Board from 2011 to 2016. In the 2016 elections, he won the congressional seat vacated by his younger brother, Pryde Henry. In the House of Representatives, Teves supported the War on Drugs and the shutdown of ABS-CBN.

On March 4, 2023, Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo was assassinated. Two of the arrested suspects named a certain "Cong Teves" as the mastermind of the killing. Teves had a political rivalry with Degamo but denied his involvement in the killing and was abroad at that time. Teves refused to return to the Philippines, citing a "very grave threat" to his life and his family. After initially suspending him, the House of Representatives unanimously expelled Teves in August 2023, making him the first congressman to be expelled since the establishment of the Fifth Republic (1986). Later that month, the Department of Justice filed murder charges against Teves and a warrant for his arrest was issued by a Manila court. The Anti-Terrorism Council also designated him a terrorist and an Interpol Red Notice was issued for him. In March 2024, Teves was arrested by local police in Timor-Leste, where he had attempted to seek political asylum. He was released in June 2024 but his extradition to the Philippines is being processed.