Rene Relampagos
| Rene Lopez Relampagos | |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Bohol's First District | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Edgar Chatto |
| Governor of Bohol | |
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In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2001 | |
| Vice Governor of Bohol | |
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In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1995 | |
| Board Member, Province of Bohol | |
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In office June 30, 1989 – June 30, 1992 | |
| Technical Consultant for Youth and Sports Development, Bohol | |
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In office 1988–1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 28, 1963 Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse(s) | Imelda Adiong |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Rene Lopez Relampagos (born December 28, 1963) is a Filipino politician. He is currently a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He is on his first term as representative of the first legislative district of Bohol, Philippines, being elected congressman in the 2010 elections.
Biography and career
Rene Lopez Relampagos was born on December 28, 1963 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines. He is the son of the former Loon, Bohol mayor Juan "Aning" M. Relampagos and Esperanza "Nene" Lopez Relampagos.[1]
Political career
He started his political career as Technical Consultant for Youth and Sports Development of the Bohol Provincial Government from 1988 to 1989. He then became board member of the Province of Bohol from 1989 to 1992. In 1992, he was elected as Vice Governor of the Provincial Government of Bohol and served until 1995. He became Governor of the province of Bohol from 1995 to 2001. In the 2010 elections, he run and won as a member of the House of Representatives as representative of the first district of Bohol.[2]
Committee membership
- Chairman, Committee on Human Rights
- Vice Chairman, Committee on Information and Communications Technology
- Member, Committee on Accounts
- Member, Committee on Transportation
- Member, Committee on Tourism
- Member, Committee on Higher and Technical Education
- Member, Congressional Oversight Committee on Biofuels
Awards
- Top Province in Assessment Efficiency – Region VII (1988)
- Regional Silver Award, Most Outstanding Province in Local Budget Administration (1997 and 1998)
- Website of the Year (Government Category, Philippine Webby Awards) – 1999
- Galing Pook Award and Cash Prize: Cultural Renaissance Program (Galing Pook Foundation, AIM, Ford Foundation) – 2000
- Galing Pook Award: Bohol Investment Promotion Program (Galing Pook Foundation, AIM, Ford Foundation) – 2000
- Outstanding Library of the Philippines (The National Library) – 2000
- Guhit Award for Cultural Heritage (for the Diocese of Tagbilaran and the Province of Bohol given by Design and Architecture Magazine) – 2000
- Best Performing Peace and Order Council – Region VII (DILG) – 2000
- Best Performing LGU-Province Category (PADAC) Anti-Illegal Drugs Campaign – Region VII (DILG)-2000
- Cash Award for Attaining the Program Benchmarks for CY2001 Ahead of Schedule under the LGU Performance Program (LPP) on Health (DOH/USAID) – 2000
- Most Outstanding Province: Philippine Plan of Action and Nutrition – Region VII (CSC) – 2000
- Province with the Highest Number of Participating Municipalities Nationwide in its Real Property Data Computerization Program under MDP III (BLDGF-DOF) – 2000
- Most Outstanding Travel Mart Exhibitor – Visayas Travel Mart (DOT and Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry) – 2000
- Presidential Awardee, Cleanest and Greenest Province – 1999
- Outstanding Province in Real Property Tax Collection – Region VII (BLGF-DOF) – 1999
- Outstanding Provincial Disaster and Coordinating Council – Region VII (DILG) – 1999[1]
References
- 1 2 "About Rene". Congressman Rene Relampagos. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Comelec proclaims Bohol governor". ABS-CBNnews.com. ABS-CBN. 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2010-05-13.