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