Ramon Bagatsing Jr.
Ramon Sevilla Bagatsing Jr. (born January 25, 1950)[1] is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and diplomat who is the current Ambassador of the Philippines to India and Nepal. He was previously a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1987 to 1998 representing the 4th District of Manila.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Bagatsing was born on January 25, 1950, the son of former Mayor of Manila Ramon Bagatsing and his second wife Juanita Sevilla.[1] His paternal grandfather was an Indian named Bhagat Singh who immigrated to the Philippines in the early 1900s.[3]
He attended San Beda College from kindergarten to high school.[3] For his undergraduate studies, he went to Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania where he earned his bachelor of arts degree in political science.[1] After that, he returned to San Beda College where he earned his law degree.[4] He also went to University of Santo Tomas for his masters degree.[1] He was admitted to the Philippine bar in 1976.[1][5]
Career[edit]
From 1978 to 1986, Bagatsing was chairman of the Manila Sports Development Council.[1] Sometime in the early 1980s he was the executive chairman of the Manila KKK program committee which was a loan program of the City of Manila.[6]
He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1987 to 1998 during the 8th, 9th, and 10th Congresses.[2] During the presidential term of Joseph Estrada, he served as the chief of staff to then Executive Secretary Edgardo Angara.[3]
Reference[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Who's who in Asian and Australasian politics. Internet Archive. London ; New York : Bowker-Saur. 1991. ISBN 978-0-86291-593-3. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Roster of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019)" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 28, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Flores, WIlson Lee (June 2, 2019). "Pancho Villaraza & Dondon Bagatsing on San Beda years, vacations at a horse ranch, impeaching 2 Ateneans & breaking up monopolies". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ Duque, Gonzalo (June 3, 2019). "Unity in city council". Sunday Punch. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Lawyer's List: BAGATSING, JR., RAMON S.; Manila; April 30, 1977; Roll No. 26951". Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved April 28, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Mayor Expands KKK Program to Higher-Level Enterprises". Manila Bulletin Today. March 3, 1984. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
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