Prospero Nograles
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Prospero C. Nograles is the former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
. He was elected as the Speaker of the House on February 5, 2008, the first ever elected Speaker from Mindanao
in a hundred years in Philippine legislative history. Beginning in 1989, Nograles has been elected to five terms as a member of the House of Representatives
, representing the 1st District of Davao City.
, and finished his primary and secondary education at the Ateneo de Davao University
. He then studied at the Ateneo de Manila University
, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts Degree major in Political Science in 1967, and his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo Law School
in 1971. He placed second in the 1971 bar examinationswith an average of 90.95%.
http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/images/14th/nograles.jpg click the link for nograles's photo
Ferdinand Marcos
. He was involved in the litigation of human rights cases during that period, and was an active campaigner for Corazon Aquino
during the 1986 snap presidential elections
. After Aquino assumed the presidency, Nograles sought a seat in the House of Representatives, representing the 1st district of Davao City. Although his opponent Jesus Dureza was initially proclaimed as winner, Nograles was seated in the House in 1989 following a favorable decision of the House Electoral Tribunal. He gave up his House seat in 1992 to make an unsuccessful challenge to the re-election of Davao City Rodrigo Duterte
, but regained the seat in the 1995 election
. In 1998, Nograles again gave up his House seat to make another unsuccessful bid for election as Davao City mayor against Duterte-backed Benjamin de Guzman and lost in his bid. He again won election to the House in 2001. In the 2004 and 2007 elections, Nograles ran unopposed for two consecutive terms.
In his stay in Congress, Nograles was able to author 17 House bills and co-authored 85. He chaired the Special Committee on Law Enforcement and its subcommittee on Gambling, Committee on Housing and Urban Development, and the Committee on Rules. He was the Majority Floor Leader during the 13th Congress of the Philippines
. Before his election as Speaker, he was the head of the House contingent to the Commission on Appointments.
He ran again for the mayorship of Davao City. It's now against Vice Mayor Sara Duterte, daughter of mayor Rodrigo Duterte who ran for vice mayor. However, he was once again unsuccessful. He filed an election protest against Duterte on the counts of fraud.
Jose de Venecia expressed support for Nograles as the new Speaker. Shortly after midnight, February 5, 2008, the House of Representatives approved a motion to declare the position of House Speaker as vacant. Several minutes later, de Venecia nominated Nograles to be his replacement. Nograles was immediately elected as Speaker after no other representative was nominated to the post and no objection was posed to his election.
Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives
The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines is the presiding officer of the lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives....
. He was elected as the Speaker of the House on February 5, 2008, the first ever elected Speaker from Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
in a hundred years in Philippine legislative history. Beginning in 1989, Nograles has been elected to five terms as a member of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of the Philippines
The House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...
, representing the 1st District of Davao City.
Early life
Nograles was born in Davao CityDavao City
The City of Davao is the largest city in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Its international airport and seaports are among the busiest cargo hubs in the Philippines....
, and finished his primary and secondary education at the Ateneo de Davao University
Ateneo de Davao University
The Ateneo de Davao University is a private and research Catholic university administered by the Society of Jesus in Southern Mindanao in the Philippines. It was established in 1948...
. He then studied at the Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts Degree major in Political Science in 1967, and his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo Law School
Ateneo Law School
The Ateneo de Manila Law School is the law school of the Ateneo de Manila University, a private Jesuit university in the Philippines. It was founded in 1936, in the Padre Faura, Manila campus of the Ateneo, where it remained even after the college, graduate school, and basic education units moved...
in 1971. He placed second in the 1971 bar examinationswith an average of 90.95%.
http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/images/14th/nograles.jpg click the link for nograles's photo
Political career
Nograles was active in the political opposition against PresidentPresident of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...
. He was involved in the litigation of human rights cases during that period, and was an active campaigner for Corazon Aquino
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...
during the 1986 snap presidential elections
Philippine presidential election, 1986
The Presidential and Vice-Presidential snap elections were held on February 7, 1986 in the Philippines.-Background:President Ferdinand E...
. After Aquino assumed the presidency, Nograles sought a seat in the House of Representatives, representing the 1st district of Davao City. Although his opponent Jesus Dureza was initially proclaimed as winner, Nograles was seated in the House in 1989 following a favorable decision of the House Electoral Tribunal. He gave up his House seat in 1992 to make an unsuccessful challenge to the re-election of Davao City Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Roa Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte (b. March 28, 1945 in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Philippines is the current vice mayor of the city of Davao City, Philippines. He was first elected 1988 and reelected 1992 and 1995. In 1998, he ran for the House of Representatives and...
, but regained the seat in the 1995 election
Philippine general election, 1995
The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 8, 1995. Filipinos protected the ballot boxes with their lives and campaigned against traditional politicians who used bribery, flying voters, violence, election rigging, stealing of ballot boxes and etc...
. In 1998, Nograles again gave up his House seat to make another unsuccessful bid for election as Davao City mayor against Duterte-backed Benjamin de Guzman and lost in his bid. He again won election to the House in 2001. In the 2004 and 2007 elections, Nograles ran unopposed for two consecutive terms.
In his stay in Congress, Nograles was able to author 17 House bills and co-authored 85. He chaired the Special Committee on Law Enforcement and its subcommittee on Gambling, Committee on Housing and Urban Development, and the Committee on Rules. He was the Majority Floor Leader during the 13th Congress of the Philippines
13th Congress of the Philippines
The Thirteenth Congress of the Philippines was the meeting of the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives...
. Before his election as Speaker, he was the head of the House contingent to the Commission on Appointments.
He ran again for the mayorship of Davao City. It's now against Vice Mayor Sara Duterte, daughter of mayor Rodrigo Duterte who ran for vice mayor. However, he was once again unsuccessful. He filed an election protest against Duterte on the counts of fraud.
House Speaker
In early 2008, several members of Congress dissatisfied with the leadership of House SpeakerSpeaker of the Philippine House of Representatives
The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines is the presiding officer of the lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives....
Jose de Venecia expressed support for Nograles as the new Speaker. Shortly after midnight, February 5, 2008, the House of Representatives approved a motion to declare the position of House Speaker as vacant. Several minutes later, de Venecia nominated Nograles to be his replacement. Nograles was immediately elected as Speaker after no other representative was nominated to the post and no objection was posed to his election.