Lawyer. Cyclist. Columnist. Former COMELEC Commissioner. Podcaster.
The flagship show of the Team Goyo Podcast Network. Real conversations on politics, public life, cycling, and everything in between, from a host who has actually been in the room.
Pedals and Progress takes the mic straight into the bike shop, where talk about cycling, mobility, and better cities happens between actual bikes.
Atty. Gregorio "Goyo" Larrazabal is from Ormoc City, Leyte. Public service runs in the family. His mother served as governor of Leyte, and his father was mayor of Ormoc. Goyo took his own route through the law, earning his degree at the University of San Carlos in Cebu before working his way up the Commission on Elections, from provincial supervisor all the way to Commissioner.
He is proudly Bisdak, a lifelong cyclist, and one of the country's most visible advocates for cycling and better mobility. He is also a firm believer that democracy works best when people understand how it actually works. That belief carried him through seven years inside the COMELEC, then years more outside it as a poll watchdog, columnist, and voters' education advocate.
Today he anchors Team Goyo, a growing network of conversations about the country he keeps pedaling across.
Two decades in and around Philippine elections, from the provinces to the Commission itself.
Starts as Provincial Election Supervisor of Bulacan, then serves across Camarines Sur, Shariff Kabunsuan, and the Bicol and Eastern Visayas regions as election director.
Rises from the ranks to the Commission proper, backed by a manifesto from his fellow regional directors. At the time, the youthful face of the COMELEC.
Chairs the steering committee that oversees the country's first nationwide automated polls. A doubtful public watches the machines work. They do.
Joins the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting as vice chairman for external affairs, moving from referee to watchdog.
Writes commentary on elections and governance, travels the country for voters' education drives, and stays one of the most trusted independent voices on how Philippine elections really work.
Same mission, new formats. The courtroom voice is now a microphone voice.
Still the go-to explainer on how our elections run, what can break, and what should change. Voters' education remains the through line of his public life.
Sharp, plainspoken takes on governance and current affairs, written the way he talks. No jargon, no hedging.
On the bike and behind the wheel, promoting local food, small towns, and the case that the country is best seen at ground level.
The parts of the resume that never make the resume.
While serving as Commissioner, he would pedal from home to the office in Intramuros. He credits cycling for teaching him to solve problems holistically, not just legally.
The Terry Larrazabal Bike Festival honors his father, whose festivals made the family name synonymous with Philippine cycling, capped by the multi-stage Tour de Larrazabal.
Bike Town is where riders go for serious builds and honest advice. The advocacy has a home address.
A serious music collector, he keeps external drives full of club tracks, spins actual vinyl, and has a mixing habit to match. Keep the faith, real house music.
Before the bike took over, young Goyo played ball sports. The whole family eventually went two wheels, and he never looked back.
Custom storage setups, sound systems in the trunk, everything arranged just so. Road trips are engineered, not improvised.
On top of his law degree from San Carlos and graduate units in Philosophy, he completed a special program at Harvard Law School.
