Roberto Pagdanganan
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| Roberto M. Pagdanganan | |
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22nd Governor of Bulacan
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| In office June 30, 1989 – June 30, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Amado Pineda |
| Succeeded by | Josefina Mendoza-dela Cruz |
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| Born | July 19, 1946 (age 61) Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines |
| Political party | Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats |
| Spouse | Susana Oblefias |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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[edit] Personal life
Robert Pagdanganan was born on July 19, 1946 to former councilor Juan T. Pagdanganan, Jr. (now deceased) and Mrs. Rosalina Mamangon Pagdanganan. He is married to the former Susana Oblefias of Sariaya, Quezon who is presently a governor of the Philippine National Red Cross and Central Board Member of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines. They have 2 children, Maria Rossana (married to Michael Allan Sicat) who is now senior manager at Unilever PRC, and Roberto Raymond. Roberto Raymond was also a politician, he ran for Vice-governor of Bulacan in 2004. Raymond died in 2007 in a car accident on the MacArthur Highway, in Malolos, Bulacan.[1]
[edit] Career
[edit] Political career
Roberto "Obet" Pagdanganan, is the President of the Foundation for Local Autonomy and Good Governance, Inc. (FLAGG), an NGO dedicated to pursue equitable and sustainable national progress through genuine local autonomy, good governance and quality education. He is also Chairman of the National Cooperative Movement (NCM) which supports the development of cooperatives and the small and medium enterprises (SME's). Presently, he is also Vice-Chairman of the National Real Estate Association (NREA), and a member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) where he was a two-term National President in 1996 to 1998. He holds two other posts in the government as presidential adviser on cooperatives and chairman of the board of *art-time professor at the Manuel L. Quezon University (15 years) and Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (3 years), before he became OIC Governor of Bulacan from March of 1986 to December of 1987. He was elected unopposed (the first) as Provincial Governor of Bulacan in January of 1988 and was thereafter re-elected twice in 1995 and in 1998.
Obet Pagdanganan hosts regular radio programs: "Lingkod ng Bayan" at GMA7 Super Radyo DZBB, 594 kHz every Saturday, 11 A.M. to 12 Noon; "Yagyagan sa Bantay Radyo" at DYDD Cebu City, every Saturday, 9 P.M. to 10 P.M.; and "Obet n' Action sa Aksyon Radyo", DXGO Davao City every Sunday, 7 A.M. to 7:30 A.M.. He has published papers on Business and Local Government Partnership for National Progress, development of SME's and cooperatives, and local governance. He is the author of the book "A Call for Cooperative Revolution".
After Roberto lost the 2007 Bulacan Gubernatorial race, his brother, Ramon "Monching," who also lost the Calumpit mayoralty race, was gunned down on May 4, 2008, in Calumpit. The Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered full security for Roberto Pagdanganan.[2]
[edit] Government Positions
This is a partial list of government offices handled by Roberto Pagdanganan:
- Governor, Province of Bulacan, 1989-1998
- National President, League Of Provinces of the Philippines, 1990 - 1998
- National President, Boy Scouts of the Philippines, 1995 - 1997
- Secretary, Department of Agrarian Reform(Philippines) January 20, 2003-January 20, 2004
- Secretary, Department of Tourism (Philippines) February 2004-September 2004
- Chairman and President, Philippine International Trading Corporation, September 2004 - March 2007
- Chairman, Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PhilSOC), 2004 - 2005
[edit] Education
Obet Pagdanganan holds the following educational qualifications.
- Doctorate in Educational Management (Honoris Causa), Bulacan State University (1995);
- Master in Business Administration, Dela Salle University (1981);
- Bachelor of Laws, Manuel L. Quezon University (1990);
- Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (1968), where he is the first and only Summa Cum Laude to date in the School of Engineering, 11th Placer, Chemical Engineering Board Examinations (July, 1968);
- Calumpit Institute, Valedictorian (1963);
- Calumpit Elementary School (also Caniogan Elementary School), Valedictorian (1959)
[edit] Cultural references
- He became one of the cast of Tirad Pass. He is the Supremo of the Katipunan in that movie.
- His true-to-life story was made into film in 1997 entitled "Ilaban Mo, Bayan Ko: The Obet Pagdanganan Story" starring Joel Torre.
[edit] References
- Office of the President Profile :: The Honorable Roberto M. Pagdanganan
- Department of Agrarian Reform Program, Republic of the Philippines
