Teofisto Guingona III

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Teofisto Guingona III
Senator of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2010
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Bukidnon's Second District
In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010
Preceded by	Berthobal Ancheta
Succeeded by	Florencio Flores, Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1959-04-19) April 19, 1959
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Ma. Victoria Guingona
Relations	Teofisto Guingona, Jr. (father) Ruth de Lara (mother)
Children	Bobby Guingona
Residence	Bukidnon
Occupation	Politician
Website	TG Guingona

Teofisto de Lara Guingona III or TG, (born April 19, 1959) is a Filipino politician.

Political life

Representative of 2nd District, Bukidnon

In 2004, Guingona was elected to two terms in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, as the Representative from the Second District of Bukidnon. He is a member of the Liberal Party.

Senator

Guingona ran for senator under the Liberal Party lineup. His advocacy is to protect the government funds from corrupt officials, conveying his tag line, "Galit sa buwaya!" (Angry at crocodiles.). Guingona placed 12th in the senatorial slate. He took oath on June 30, 2010.

He is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers & Investigations (Blue Ribbon); Peace, Unification & Reconciliation and the Oversight Committee on Anti-Money Laundering.

Personal life

He is married to Ma. Victoria Guingona. His father, Teofisto Guingona, Jr., was the 13th Vice President of the Philippines, serving from 2001 to 2004, and a former Senator, serving from 1998 to 2001. His grandfather, Teofisto Guingona, Sr., was a former assemblyman, senator, judge and commissioner of Mindanao and Sulu during the American period

References

"Member Information: Teofisto Guingona III". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 2008-03-05.

Notes

Preceded by Berthobal R. Ancheta	Representative, 2nd District of Bukidnon June 30, 2004–June 30, 2010	Succeeded by Florencio T. Flores, Jr.

<15th

Senators of the 16th Congress of the Philippines (2013-2016) 17th>

Senate President
Franklin Drilon

Senior Senators (2010–2016)		Junior Senators (2013–2019)

Pia Cayetano Franklin Drilon Juan Ponce Enrile Jinggoy Estrada Teofisto Guingona III Lito Lapid	Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Sergio Osmeña III Ralph Recto Bong Revilla Miriam Defensor Santiago Tito Sotto	Juan Edgardo Angara Bam Aquino Nancy Binay Alan Peter Cayetano Joseph Victor Ejercito Francis Escudero	Gregorio Honasan Loren Legarda Aquilino Pimentel III Grace Poe Antonio Trillanes IV Cynthia Villar

Term ends June 30, 2016		Term ends June 30, 2019

<14th

Senators of the 15th Congress of the Philippines (2010-2013) 16th>

Senate President
Juan Ponce Enrile (2010–2013) ^# · Jinggoy Estrada (2013) ^##

Senior Senators (2007–2013)		Junior Senators (2010–2016)

Edgardo Angara Joker Arroyo Alan Peter Cayetano Francis Escudero Gregorio Honasan Panfilo Lacson	Loren Legarda Francis Pangilinan Aquilino Pimentel III (2011–present)^### Antonio Trillanes IV Manny Villar Juan Miguel Zubiri (2007–11)^### Vacant (since 2010)^####	Pia Cayetano Miriam Defensor Santiago Franklin Drilon Jinggoy Estrada Teofisto Guingona III Lito Lapid	Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Sergio Osmeña III Juan Ponce Enrile Ralph Recto Bong Revilla Tito Sotto

Term ends June 30, 2013		Term ends June 30, 2016

^# — Ponce Enrile was also the Senate president of the 14th Congress.
^##—Estrada is in acting capacity after Ponce Enrile takes his resignation.
^### —Zubiri resigned from office on August 3, 2011, replaced by Pimentel afterwards.
^#### — Vacant due to election of Benigno Aquino III to the presidency.

Persondata
Name	Guingona, Teofisto, III
Alternative names
Short description	Filipino politician
Date of birth	April 19, 1959
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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