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Level

School

Year Graduated

Elementary

Holy Child Catholic School

1962

High School

Mapua Institute of Technology

1966

College

University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Business Administration and Accountancy

1970

Further Studies

University of the Philippines, Masters in Business Administration

1973

Position

Office

Years

Senator

Philippine Senate

2001-Present

·          Senate President in 2007, unseated in November 2008 in relation to the C-5 road project anomaly

·          Filed 204 bills covering comprehensive legislative program of action (3^rd highest filer among senators of the 12^th congress)

·          Was Senate President Pro-Tempore

·          Former Senate Chairman of the Committee on Finance

·          Former Senate Chairman of the Committee on Public Order and Illegal Drugs

·          Senate Vice Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations

·          Senate Vice Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture

·          Authored 44 laws during the 12^th Congress, among them: RA 9178 Barangay Micro Business Enterprises Act, RA 9189 Overseas Absentee Voting Act, RA 9208 Anti-Trafficking of Persons Act, RA 9257 An Act Granting Additional Benefits and Privileges to Senior Citizens, and RA 9262 Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act

·          Still sponsors the Sipag at Tiyaga Caravan Kaalaman

·          2004: President of the Nacionalista Party, the country’s oldest political party

Representative: Lone district of Las Piñas

House of Representatives

1998-2001

·          Speaker of the House, 11^th Congress (voted by 171 of 220 congressmen)

·          Marshaled consensus in the House to reform the ‘pork barrel’ system by limiting congressional discretion projects to the set parameters of the Executive’s development policies

·          Led the passage of the “Clean Air Act”

·          Shepherded into law the following: Retail Trade Liberization Act, the New Central Bank Act, New Securities Code and the New Banking Act

Representative, Las Piñas-Muntinlupa district

House of Representatives

1992-1998

·          House’s representative in government’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC, 1992

·          Construction of Alabang-Zapote Flyover

·          “Friendship Route” introduced to ease traffic by persuading subdivision homeowners to open their roads to the public

·          Passed Republic Act 8003 “Declaring Certain Areas in Las Piñas as Tourist Spots” formalizing his program of rehabilitating historical and cultural landmarks in Las Piñas starting with the world-famous Bamboo Organ Church. The ongoing project dubbed as “Las Piñas Historical Corridor” covers the stretch of the Old District and may even rival the Intramuros and Vigan restoration projects.

·          Initiated privately funded tree planting drive in his district

·          Developed P10-million tree nursery beside his home

·          Organized “Manpower on Wheels” Program, a livelihood training school housed in a van to accommodate poor students who could not go to schools without fare money, produced more than 5,000 graduates

·          Sucat-Pulanglupa Link Road to Parañaque and Zapote-Molino (Daang Hari) Link Road to Cavite opened

2^ND TERM

·          Upgrade Las Piñas Distrcit Hospital with a new building and more advanced facilities

·          Launched “Sagip Bukas” Drug Prevention Program on all private and public schools of Las Piñas educating youth about dangers of drug abuse

·          Nationalized Las Piñas High School to upgrade its facilities

Stockholder

C & P Homes Inc.; Household Development Corp.; Palmera Homes Inc.; Britanny Corp.; Adelfa Properties Inc.; Fine Properties Inc.; M.B. Villar Co. Inc.; Macy’s Inc.; Golden Haven Memorial Park Inc.

not available

Entrepreneur

Various companies

1975-present

Financial analyst

Private development

1972-1975

Auditor

Sycip, Gorres and Velayo

1971-1972