Ignacio Bunye

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Ignacio "Toting" Rivera Bunye is a politician in the Philippines. He is currently the presidential spokesman of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Bunye was appointed officer-in-charge by President Corazon Aquino in 1986 by virtue of an executive order reorganizing all local government units in the Philippines. He ran and was elected mayor of the municipality of Muntinlupa in 1988. He was reelected to the same position in 1992 and 1995. Since all local officials are limited to serve only for three consecutive terms, he ran and won the lone congressional seat of Muntinlupa in 1998. He was instrumental in converting Muntinlupa from a municipality to a chartered city.

Mrs. Arroyo appointed Bunye in 2001 as Presidential Spokesman replacing Rigoberto Tiglao who was assigned as Presidential Management Chief-of-Staff. When Hernani Braganza ran for the 2004 elections as mayor of Alaminos City, Pangasinan, he was elevated to the position of Press secretary.

Bunye is a lawyer by profession and has served in various administrative positions at the Ayala Corporation. Attained his AB in Political Science and Bachelor of Laws from the Ateneo de Manila joining politics in 1986. He has written for the Daily Star and authored a book called The Other War.

Ignacio Bunye is married to Dr. Miraflor Oca-Bunye and has three children.

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Preceded by Santiago Carlos, Jr.	Mayor of Muntinlupa 1986 – 1998	Succeeded by Jaime R. Fresnedi
Preceded by Newly established	Representative, Lone District of Muntinlupa City 1998 – 2001	Succeeded by Rozzano Rufino B. Biazon
Preceded by Hernani Braganza	Philippine Press Secretary 2004 – present	Succeeded by incumbent