Ricardo "Ding" Santos
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Ricardo "Ding" Santos (born 8 October 1949) is a politician and retired police officer in Pasay. He was elected as city councilor in Pasay's first district since 2016.
Ricardo "Ding" Santos | |
|---|---|
| Member, City Council in Pasay's First District | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2016 | |
| Mayor | Antonino Calixto(2016-2019) Imelda Calixto-Rubiano (2019-Present) |
| Chief Security, Mayor's Office | |
| Mayor | Pablo Cuneta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ricardo Escobar Santos 8 October 1949 Pasay, Rizal, Philippines |
| Nationality |  Philippines |
| Political party | PDP–Laban |
| Spouse(s) | Carolina G. Santos |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | Francisco Jacinto Santos Josefina Escobar |
| Profession | Retired police officer, politician |
Background[1][edit]
Ricardo "Ding" Santos was born on 8 October 1949 to Francisco Jacinto Santos and Josefina Escobar.
Education[edit]
He finished primary school in Epifanio Delos Santos Elementary School (EDSES) on 1961. He finished secondary school in Far Eastern University on 1965.
He obtained his B.S. Business Administration at Colegio De San Juan Letran on 1970.
He took post-graduate studies such as Police Basic Course and Crowd Control both in Pasay City Police Academy on 1982 and 1983, respectively. He also took Police Officer Course in Integrated National Police on 1984.
Police Department[edit]
He started his police career in Patrol Division on 1972. After a year, he became Assistant Chief in Homicide Section, in which he served until 1985.
In 1991, he became Assistant Chief in Criminal Investigation Division, and also as Close-In Security to the late Mayor Pablo Cuneta until 1993.
He became Chief of Criminal Investigation Division from 1993 until 1996.
He served as Chief of Security to Mayor Pablo Cuneta from 1997 until 1998.
Politics[edit]
He ran as mayor in 1998 with then Representative Jovito Claudio and Vice Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad. He finished third.
Two years later, a recall election was held. He was defeated by then former Vice Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad.
He ran again as mayor on 2001 and 2004 elections respectively, but both lost to Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad.
In 2007, he ran as representative under Lakas–Kampi but lost to then Second District Councilor Jose Antonio Roxas.
He ran again as mayor in 2010 together with then Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad, Vice Mayor Antonino Calixto, former Representative Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy, and other three candidates, but finished fourth.
Three years later, he ran as vice mayor under Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, but lost to then Vice Mayor Marlon Pesebre.
In 2016, he ran as councilor in first district underTeam Calixto and he successfully won, finishing fifth. He ran again as councilor in 2019 and 2022 elections successfully.
Personal life[edit]
He was married to Carolina G. Santos and they had four children: Rica-Elah (who ran in 2010 as representative), Richard, Reinhard and Cara.
Projects and Programs[1][edit]
- LTO on wheels
- Kaibigan bike giveaways
- Zumba Ding
- BP distributions to all Barangay Health Center
- Serbisyong Kaibigan reliefs distribution
- Serbisyong Kaibigan birthday gifts distribution
Sponsored Ordinances[edit]
- Ordinance No. 6097, series of 2020—Mandating all Barangays within the Jurisdiction of Pasay City to maintain and updated records
- Ordinance No. 6093, series of 2020—Extending the deadline for payment of local taxes
- Ordinance No. 6089, series of 2020 – Imposing curfew in Pasay City from 8 pm – 5 am
- Ordinance No. 6085, series of 2020 – Implementing the provisions of local budget
- Ordinance No. 6083, series of 2020 – Creating the Pasay City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit
- Ordinance No. 6081, series of 2020 – Declaring the Month of February as National Dental Health Month
- Ordinance No. 6079, series of 2020 – Increasing the medical benefits
- Ordinance No. 6078, series of 2020 – Extending the period for the renewal of business permit
- Ordinance No. 6110, series of 2020 – Providing guidelines for the grant of rehabilitation assistance to frontline barangay personnel
- Ordinance No. 6003, series of 2019 – Imposing curfew to all persons below 18 years of age starting 10 pm – 4 am
- Ordinance No. 5914, series of 2018 – Prescribing the guidelines on the review of Barangay Annual appropriation/budge ordinance
- Ordinance No. 5901, series of 2018 – Mandating all Barangays in Pasay City to create in their respective Barangay Council a Committee on Labor and Employment
- Ordinance No. 5891, series of 2018 – Creating the PWD Affairs Office
- Ordinance No. 5826, series of 2017 – Recognizing and institutionalizing Pasay Portable Farm Cum Vigormin Treatment program
- Ordinance No. 5779, series of 2017 – Granting to the family of any policemen who is killed in line of duty
- Ordinance No. 5778, series of 2017 – Institutionalizing the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team
- Ordinance No. 5777, series of 2017 – Mandating the closure of any business establishing operating without a valid business permit from City Government of Pasay
- Ordinance No. 5774, series of 2016 – General fund for Financial Assistance to SPED students
- Ordinance No. 5764, series of 2016 – Granting persons with disability free movie access to all movie theater in the City of Pasay
- Ordinance No. 5732, series of 2016 – Regulating the imposition of the two percent (2%) of the gross income to be paid to the Pasay City
City Council Committees Affiliations[1][edit]
- Accountability of Public Officers and Investigation (Blue Ribbon Committee) - Chairperson
- Business and Commerce - Chairperson
- Peace and Order- Chairperson
- Cooperatives - Vice – Chairperson
- Housing and Informal Settlers - Vice – Chairperson
- Senior Citizens and Person with Disabilities - Vice – Chairperson
- Engineering and Public Works - Member
- Environmental Protection and Climate Change, Ecology Preservation and Pollution Control - Member
- Ethics and Privileges - Member
- Reclamation Area Development - Member
- Transportation, Parking and Public Utilities and Traffic Management - Member
- Ways and Means - Member
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Home Page - Pasay City Government". www.pasay.gov.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
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