Date of Birth: June 15, 1948

Birth of Place: Candon, Ilocos Sur

Civil Status: Married

Spouse: Mayor Grace G. Singson

Children: Allen, Ericson, Kristine, Eric Owen, Karen & Carlo

Elementary: St. Joseph Institute (1955 - 1961)

High School: St. Joseph Institute (1961 - 1968)

College: San Beda College (1964 - 1968)

Bachelor of Science in Commerce

Special Training: Local Administration & Development Program

1. Municipal Mayor of Candon, Ilocos Sur (1972 - 1984) Elected at the age of

23, he was the youngest Mayor in the Philippines during his election.

2. Character President, Candon Gold Leaf Jaycees (1975)

3. President, Virginia Tobacco Growers, Ilocos Chapter (1978)

4. Member of Parliament, Batasang Pambansa (1984 - 1986)

5. Congressman, 2nd district of Ilocos Sur (1987 - 1998)

6. President, Rembrandt hotel (1998 - present)

7. President, Metro Candon Chamber of Commerce& Industry (2000--)

8. Committee membership as a Legislator: Vise Chairman, Committee on Appropriation; Vice Chairman, Committee on Ways & Means, and

Member of the following Committees: Account, games and Amusement,

Health, National Cultural Communities, Cooperative Development,

Agriculture, Energy, Foreign Affairs, Veterans Affairs and Inter –

Parliamentary Relation and Diplomacy.

9. Congressman 2nd District of Ilocos Sur (8th, 9th, 10th & 12th Congress)

10. President, Northern Luzon Alliance (12th Congress)

1. Law converting the Ilocos Sur Agricultural College into the Ilocos Sur

Polytechnic State College, with 6 Campus the 2nd district of Ilocos Sur

2. (R.A. 6744) Integration of the Candon Community College into the

University of Northern Philippines (UNP);

3. Establishment of the Office for Northern Cultural Communities in Region 1 to attend to the need of 14 Upland Municipalities in the 2nd district of Ilocos Sur;

4. Establishment of the DPWH district office in the 2nd district of Ilocos sur;

5. 5 Establishment of National High Schools in the Municipalities of Burgos, Banayoyo, Quirino, Salcedo, San Esteban and Sta. Cruz.

1. R.A. 7171, which sets 15% of the Excise Taxes, collected from Virginia tobacco products to be ploughed back for project to develop the tobacco producing provinces.

2. Excise Tax Bills on Cigarette and Liquor Products.

3. Comprehensive Tax Reform Code 1997;

4. Salary Standardization Law

5. Several National economic bills

1. He espoused the cause of tobacco farmers in the Ilocos region, and

relentlessly for the increase of the Budget of the National Tobacco

Administration (NTA) for the improvement of the tobacco every trading

season and participated actively in the tripartite meetings.

2. Utilized his district share in R.A. 7171 for the improvement of farm to market roads, farm equipment and post-harvest facilities;

3. Sponsored Continuing scholarship grants under the SEAP for students belonging to cultural communities;

4. Initiated numerous project for the construction of national roads and barangay roads under the General Appropriations Acts through his terms of office and under his congressional initiatives and countryside

development funds;

5. Worked for the constriction of several public markets and sports centers in the town of the 2nd district, refrigeration plants, coffee and mango processing centers and a coconut mill;

6. Sponsored grants of fishing boats, fishing nets and artificial reefs for the fishermen of the coastal town of his district

7. Filed a bill to convert the town of Candon into a component city; this bill was refilled by his wife and was approved by the Senate, signed by the president. Candon became a city early this year.