Strike Revilla
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Strike Bautista Revilla (born Edwin Mortel Bautista, born March 2, 1970, in Bacoor, Cavite) is the incumbent mayor of Bacoor
in the province of Cavite
. A member of the newly-merged party Lakas-Kampi-CMD
, he was a former member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) from August 2005 to March 2007.
. He finished his elementary education in Jesus Good Shepherd School
in 1983, and attended high school in San Dimas High School
in Los Angeles County, California
from 1983 to 1987. He finished Commerce
major in Management in Colegio de San Juan de Letran
in Manila, and earned his Masters in Business Administration in the same institution.
Prior to entering politics, Strike has had his business acumen tested in managing various Revilla family interests. He is best known for managing Angelus Eternal Garden (memorial park), with branches in Bacoor and Imus
, Cavite.
to be one of the members of the PCSO Board of Directors in 2005.
Bacoor, Cavite
The Municipality of Bacoor is a first class urban municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. It is a lone district congressional district of Cavite...
in the province of Cavite
Cavite
Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. Cavite is surrounded by Laguna to the east, Metro Manila to the northeast, and Batangas to the south...
. A member of the newly-merged party Lakas-Kampi-CMD
Lakas-Kampi-CMD
Lakas Kampi CMD is a center-right political party in the Philippines and the current minority party in the country. Its ideology is heavily influenced by Christian and Islamic democracy...
, he was a former member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) from August 2005 to March 2007.
Background
Edwin Mortel Bautista is the fifth son of Jose Acuña Bautista (Ramon Bautista Revilla, Sr.) and the Azucena Guzman Mortel. He is the younger brother of incumbent Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr.Bong Revilla
Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. , is a Filipino actor, politician and senator of the Republic of the Philippines. In 2009, he legally changed his last name to Bong Revilla....
. He finished his elementary education in Jesus Good Shepherd School
Jesus Good Shepherd School
Jesus Good Shepherd School , founded in 1965, is a private Catholic coeducational institution at Barangay Palico II, Imus, in the province of Cavite, in the Philippines...
in 1983, and attended high school in San Dimas High School
Bonita Unified School District
Bonita Unified School District is based in San Dimas, California serving San Dimas, La Verne, and parts of Glendora in Los Angeles County. The Bonita Unified School District has over 10,000 students in 14 schools.-Elementary schools :...
in Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
from 1983 to 1987. He finished Commerce
Commerce
While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
major in Management in Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the...
in Manila, and earned his Masters in Business Administration in the same institution.
Prior to entering politics, Strike has had his business acumen tested in managing various Revilla family interests. He is best known for managing Angelus Eternal Garden (memorial park), with branches in Bacoor and Imus
Imus, Cavite
The Municipality of Imus is a first-class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines, and it is the officially designated capital of Cavite...
, Cavite.
Political career
The young Revilla was exposed into politics at the age of 25, of which he was first elected as councilor of Bacoor for one term in 1995 and even became its number one councilor in terms of the number of votes garnered. In 1998 he was later elected as a member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Cavite (Provincial Board Member) of which he would serve two terms until he declined re-election in 2004. It was when he would be appointed by Gloria Macapagal-ArroyoGloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
to be one of the members of the PCSO Board of Directors in 2005.