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Name: Recto, Ralph

Nickname: Ralph

Age: 37

Party: LAKAS-NUCD-UMDP/People Power Coalition

Present Occupation: Congressman/Farmer/Entrepreneur

Educational Background:

  • 1987 - BSC Major in Business Administration, De La Salle University
  • 1991 - Masters Degree in Public Administration, University of the Philippines
  • 1994 - Degree in Strategic Business Economics, University of Asia and the Pacific
  • 1997 - Leadership Scholarship Course, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA

    Political Experience:

  • 1992 - Youngest member of Philippine Congress (9th Congress
  • 1994 - Congressman, 10th Congress
  • 1998 - 11th Congress, Congressman

    Track Record and Citations:

  • 9th Congress - Chairman, SubCommittee on Countryside Development
  • 10th Congress - Chairman, Special Committee on Poverty Alleviation
    Chairman, SubCommittee on Information Technology
  • 11th Congress - Chairman, Committee on Economic Affairs
    Vice-Chairman, Committee on Basic Education
    Vice-Chairman, Committee on Public Order and Security
  • Co-authored and sponsored Special Economic Zone Law; Comprehensive Tax Reform Law
  • November 2, 2000 - Transferred to United Opposition from LAMMP Coalition