Early life
Petilla was born on April 29,1963,the son of politicians Leopoldo Petilla and Remedios Loreto. He finished his Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering at the Ateneo de Manila University,the same school he attended during his high school days. After finishing college,Petilla became a college instructor and taught Computer programming subjects in Ateneo de Manila University for five years. He also became an IT consultant to various multinational companies.
His business interests included the IDCSI (International Data Conversion Solution Inc.) based in Mandaluyong,and FPOSI (Freight Process Outsourcing Solutions Inc) based in Palo,Leyte,where he is both president and chief executive officer (CEO). He is also the part-owner and consultant of DDC (Direct Data Capture) with business offices in the United Kingdom and New York,and Datahold in London.
Political career
In the 2004 Philippine general election,he divested his shares in his private investments to make a bid for governor of Leyte. He won during that year's election,defeating Sergio Apostol,a three-term congressman and then Presidential Legal Adviser.
His first 100 days in office saw the drafting of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Leyte Provincial Investment Code of 2004. The code aims to encourage investors to locate in Leyte with the salient feature of getting a 100% real property tax holiday for 5 years.
Petilla also supported the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) in approving the application of the Provincial Government of Leyte to convert the 6.9 hectares lot at Barangay Pawing,Palo,Leyte,where the developed Leyte Academic Center is located,into the Leyte Information Communication Technology (ICOT) Park.
2016 elections
In June 2015,he stepped down as Secretary of Energy to prepare for a senatorial bid. He ran for senator under the Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid led by the Liberal Party (LP). His campaign centered on three major advocacies:energy,education and health. He failed to win a Senate seat,placing 18th out of 50 candidates with around 6.3 million votes.
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