Senator : Senate of the Philippines
14th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines
Member : House of Representatives
(1998-2001; 2001-2004; 2004-2007)
Deputy Speaker : House of Representatives
13th Congress of the Philippines
(November 8, 2004-February 21, 2006)
Vice Chairman : Liberal Party of the Philippines
(March 17, 2006 to present)
Secretary General : Liberal Party of the Philippines
(2004 to March 16, 2006)
Vice-Pres. for Luzon : Liberal Party of the Philippines
(2002-2004)
Secretary General : Liberal Party of the Philippines
(1999-2002)
Chairman of the Board : Central Luzon Congressional Caucus
HOUSE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
13th Congress
Banks & Financial Intermediaries
Energy
Export Promotion
Public Order & Safety
12th Congress
Civil
Political & Human Rights
Good Government
Public Order & Security
Inter-Parliamentary Relations & Diplomacy
11th Congress
Civil
Political & Human Rights (Vice-Chairman)
Public Order & Security
Transportation & Communications
Agriculture
Banks & Financial Intermediaries
Peoples' Participation
Suffrage and Electoral Reforms
Appropriations
Natural Resources
Trade & Industry
SELECTED HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
House Bill No. 4251 - granting annual productivity incentives to all workers in the private sector
House Bill No. 4397 - strengthening the regulatory power of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to effectively enforce consumer laws
House Bill No. 4252 - increasing the penalties for non-compliance of the prescribed increases and adjustments in the wage rates of workers
House Bill No. 3616 - extending the reglementary period for the educational qualification for PNP members
House Bill No. 1842 - providing for the codification of criminal laws
House Resolution No. 65 - inquiry in aid of legislation into the policies and processes of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) in granting rate increases to electric utilities
House Resolution No. 788 - creating a select Congressional Oversight Committee on intelligence funds to check and study the use of intelligence funds by government agencies to ensure that funds allocated therefor are utilized for the purpose they are intended
LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE
Made the procurement of the petroleum, oil and lubricant (POL) requirements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines transparent by requiring public bidding.
EDUCATION
AB Economics : Ateneo de Manila University
(1977-1981)
Secondary Education : Ateneo de Manila University
(1973-1977)
Primary Education : Ateneo de Manila University
(1965-1973)
