President Benigno
“Noynoy” S. Aquino III is an
economist by training and a public
official by profession. He served
three terms as Congressman of the
Second District of Tarlac before
placing sixth in the May 2007
Senatorial elections that earned him
a 6-year mandate as Senator of the
Republic of the Philippines.
GOVERNMENT
SERVICE
PRESIDENT,
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
SENATOR,
SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, 14TH
CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES, July 1, 2007 – June 29,
2010
A. Chairman,
Committee on Local Government
B. Vice
Chairman, Committee on Justice and
Human Rights
C. Committee
Membership
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Accounts
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Constitutional
Amendments, Revisions of Codes
and Laws
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Economic Affairs
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Education, Arts
and Culture
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Environment and
Natural Resources
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National Defense
and Security
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Peace,
Unifications and Reconciliation
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Public Works
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Trade and
Commerce
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Urban Planning,
Housing and Resettlement
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Ways and Means
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Youth, Women and
Family Relations
D. Priority
Bills
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Senate
Bill No. 1370
– an act granting an annual
productivity incentive to all
workers in the private sector,
establishing mechanisms for its
implementation, and for other
purposes
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Senate
Bill No. 1719
– an act limiting the
re-appointment of presidential
nominees by-passed by the
Commission on Appointments (CA)
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Senate
Bill No. 1710
– an act banning the
re-appointment of a regular
member of the Judicial and Bar
Council (JBC) who has already
served the full term
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Senate
Bill No. 2035
– an act requiring the regular
maintenance and preservation of
all public infrastructures,
establishing mechanisms for its
implementation and for other
purposes
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Senate
Bill No. 2036
– an act increasing the
penalties for non-compliance of
the prescribed increases and
adjustments in the wage rates of
workers, amending for the
purpose Republic Act No. 6727
E.
Resolutions
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Senate
Resolution No. 190
– investigating the exercise and
implementation of the powers of
local chief executives under
Republic Act 7160 otherwise
known as the “Local Government
Code of 1991” in relation to
Republic Act 6975 known as the
“Philippine National Police
(PNP) Law” and Republic Act 8551
known as “The PNP Reform and
Reorganization Act of 1998”
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Senate
Resolution No. 205
– investigating the bomb
explosion at the House of
Representatives, condemning in
the strongest possible terms the
recent bombing at the House of
Representatives, extending
sympathies to the victims and
calling on authorities to
conduct a swift and thorough
investigation into this incident
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Senate
Resolution No. 229
– directing the appropriate
Senate committees to conduct an
inquiry, in aid of legislation,
on the circumstances leading to
the arrest and ‘processing’ of
journalists and media
personalities after the Manila
Peninsula standoff on 29
November 2007
DEPUTY
SPEAKER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
13TH CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES,
November 2004 –February 2006
MEMBER, HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES, 1998-2001;
2001-2004; 2004-2007
A. Committee
Membership
13th
Congress
12th
Congress
11th
Congress
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Agriculture
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Appropriations
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Banks &
Financial Intermediaries
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Civil, Political
& Human Rights (Vice-Chairman)
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Natural
Resources
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People’s
Participation
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Public Order &
Security
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Suffrage and
Electoral Reforms
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Trade & Industry
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Transportation &
Communications
B. Priority
Bills
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House
Bill No. 4251
– granting annual productivity
incentives to all workers in the
private sector
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House
Bill No. 4397
– strengthening the regulatory
power of the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI) to
effectively enforce consumer
laws
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House
Bill No. 4252 –
increasing the
penalties for non-compliance of
the prescribed increases and
adjustments in the wage rates of
workers
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House
Bill No. 3616
– extending the
reglementary period for the
educational qualification for
PNP members
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House
Bill No. 1842
– providing for
the codification of criminal
laws
C.
Resolutions
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House
Resolution No. 65
–
inquiry in aid of legislation
into the politics and processes
of the Energy Regulatory
Commission (ERC) in granting
rate increases to electric
utilities
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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
LIBERAL
PARTY LEADERSHIP
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Executive Vice
President, December 18, 2007 to
present
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Vice Chairman,
March 17, 2006 to December 17,
2007
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Secretary
General, 2004 to March 16, 2006
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Vice-President
for Luzon 2002-2004
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Secretary
General, 1999-2002
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Chairman of the
Board, Central Luzon
Congressional Caucus
EDUCATION
Tertiary Education:
AB Economics, Ateneo de Manila
University (1977-1981)
Secondary Education: Ateneo de
Manila University (1973-1977)
PERSONAL
DATA
Date of
Birth 8 February 1960
Place of Birth Manila
Civil Status Single
Parents Sen. Benigno
“Ninoy” S. Aquino Jr. (†), Former
President Corazon C. Aquino (†)
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