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A visionary leader with numerous awards and recognition as an exemplary performer in every aspect of her life – as student, law practitioner, mother and politician – Governor Bellaflor J. Angara-Castillo is strongly motivated to work for the best of Aurora Province. She obtained both her Bachelor of Laws (Class Salutatorian, Cum Laude) and Bachelor of Science in Jurisprudence (cum Laude) degrees, from the University of the Philippines. She was a Scholarship Grantee for Masters of Laws Program at Yale Law School and was a participant in the Leaders in Development Program at John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. In her law practice, she was voted one of the five Outstanding Women in Law in the Philippines by the Women’s Lawyers’ Association of the Philippines. She earned a Diamond Award for Excellence in the Legal Profession/Bar Practice given by Portia Sorority of the University of the Philippines, College of Law. As a mother who brought up her children to achieve successfully and happily in their own fields of profession, she was chosen among the 1999 Golden Parent Awardees as the outstanding Parent-Achiever of the Year by the National Family Week Awards Committee during the Parangal sa Pamilyang Pilipino ’99. She was also awarded the 2002 Ulirang Ina Award by the National Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Foundation of the Philippines. As a politician, she is the First Woman Majority Leader in the history of Philippine Congress (11th Congress). She is a Congressional Hall of Fame Awardee for having won four (4) consecutive Outstanding Congressman Awards since 1998 by Congress Magazine and the Makati Graduate School. In 2001, she was voted as one of the Most Consistent Outstanding Congressman for 3 consecutive years by Makati Graduate School for 2001. She received special citation for being the Representative with the Most Number of National Bills enacted into law among neophyte Congressmen and Sectoral Representatives during the 10th Congress. After her maximum term as Representative of the Province, she decided to run for gubernatorial seat on May 11, 2004 election where she garnered 66% of the total votes cast. In order to build the pillars of her programs within the realm of good governance and leadership by example, Governor Angara-Castillo capsulized her 6-point development agenda in the acronym HEALTH which stands for Health, Education, Agriculture, Livelihood, Tourism & Environment Management and Human Development. HEALTH serves as Governor Angara-Castillo’s guidepost in crafting sustainable development programs and in pursuing judicious investment decisions for the province of Aurora.In her first term as Governor, she was a recipient of the Regional KABALIKAT Award given by TESDA recognizing her all-out support to skills development and adult education as a measure to create job opportunities and sustainable livelihood among out-of-school youth and helpless rural households in the province. Another KABALIKAT Award was given to her by the Philippine Council for Industry and Energy Research and Development (PCIERD) recognizing her projects and policies tapping a High Technology Early Warning System for Disaster Mitigation in the Philippines and a Mini Hydro Electric Plant in the Province. Early on her second term, she has also received the national award of Outstanding Governor for two consecutive years for her exemplary performance and support to social welfare and development initiatives given by the Association of Local Social Welfare and Development Officers of the Philippines, Inc. She was also awarded recognition for being number one in Region III in the implementation of the Early Childhood Care and Development Act (RA No. 8990) of which she was the principal author when she was a Congresswoman. She was also awarded as Most Outstanding Local Chief Executive Regional Category, Region 3 and National Category (STEP-DepEd) for her great passion and dedications to service as exemplified by her extraordinary Efforts and Selfless Contribution to Students Technologist Entrepreneurs of the Philippines. She was a recipient of the NCCA Award given by the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) and the International Theater Institute (ITI) as Outstanding Culture Friendly Local Government Official. She was also a Gawad Parangal Hall of Famer for receiving the award as the Most Outstanding Local Chief Executive for three (3) consecutive years given by the Association of Local Social Welfare and Development Officers of the Philippines, Inc. At present, Governor Angara-Castillo holds the helm of the Central Luzon Investment Coordinating Council/Central Luzon Growth Corridor Foundation, Inc. (CLICC-CLGFI) as its President. She is also a member of the National Board of League of Provinces of the Philippines representing Central Luzon. All through her life, she aimed for excellence even in selecting a lifetime partner. She married Atty. Gregorio R. Castillo, a consistent first honor student from elementary to college (UP college of Law, Valedictorian and Cum Laude), and First Placer in the 1957 Bar Examination. They were blessed with four bright children, all successful in their own chosen fields of profession namely: Atty. Joseph Gregson, Dr. Joy Arabelle, Atty. Jerome Patrick, and businesswoman Jo Ellinore. Asked about her feeling as Governor, she often says, “There’s nothing more fulfilling and challenging than being a ‘hands on’ local chief executive who is close to the hearts and minds of the people.” EDUCATION 2001 Participant, Leaders in Development Program Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government 1963 Scholarship Grantee for LL.M. Program Yale Law School New Haven, Connecticut 1962 Cum laude, Class Salutatorian Bachelor of Laws College of Law University of the Philippines Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Jurisprudence University of the Philippines
LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL POSITIONS
Governor, Province of Aurora 2004-present President, Central Luzon Investment Coordinating Council/Central Luzon Growth Corridor Foundation, Inc. (CLICC-CLGFI) Member, National Board of League of Provinces of the Philippines representing Central Luzon Congresswoman, Lone District of Aurora 1995 to 2004 Deputy Minority leader, House of Representatives January 01, 2003 to 2004 Co-Chairperson, Philippine Legislator's Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD), August 29, 2001 to present Assistant Minority leader, Commission on Appointments August 1, 2001 to December 31, 2002. Chairperson, Committee on Tourism and Economic Affairs, Commission on Appointments, August 1,2001 to December 31,2002. Member, Accounts, Appropriations, Agrarian Reform, Agriculture Food & Fisheries, Bank and Financial Intermediaries, Civil Service & Professional Regulation, Civil Affairs, Energy, Food Security, Foreign Affairs, Games and Amusement, Special Committee on Group of 21, Health, Higher and Technical Education, Justice, Labor and Employment, Legislative Franchises, Local Government, Muslim Affairs, Special Committee on National Cultural Communities, national Defense, Natural Resources, Special Committee on Northwest Luzon Growth Triangle, Population and Family Relations, Poverty Alleviation, Public Information, Reforestation, Revision of Laws, Rules, Rural Development. Suffrage and Electoral Reforms, Trade and Industry, Transportation and Committee on 20 Depressed Provinces, 12th Congress. Senior Deputy Minority Leader, January 25, 2005 to June 30,2001 Majority Leader, November 13, 2000 to January 24, 2001 Chairperson, Committee on Rules, November 13, 2000 to January 24, 2001 Senior Deputy majority Leader, July 1998- November 12, 2000 Vice- Chairperson, Committee on Rules Voting Member, All Standing and Special Committees Member, Congressional Commission on Labor (LABORCOM) Chairperson, Sub-Committee on Labor Relations of the Congressional Commission on Labor (LABORCOM) Congressional Delegate, Study Tour on Population and Development, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, September 10-16, 2000. Head, Congressional Delegation to the People's Republic of China, upon the invitation of the Chinese Association for International Understanding (CAFIU), June 26-July 3, 2000 Representative of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), Special Session on ICPD +5 of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), June 29-July 2, 1999 New York, U.S.A. . WORK EXPERIENCE
1993- Present Founding and managing Partner, Castillo & Poblador Law Offices 1975-1992 Name Partner, Atienza Tabora Del Rosario & Castillo Law Offices 1964-1974 Associate Attorney, Atienza, Tabora & Del Rosario Law Offices 1962-1964 Associate Attorney, Sycip Salazar Manalo & Feliciano Law Offices Observer, International Labour Conference, International Labour Organization,June 13-16, 1999, Geneva, Switzerland. Congressional Delegate, Speaker's Forum with Filipino Communities in Europe and the USA, June 7-12, 1999, Rome, Parisand Chicago Lone Congressional Delegate, Parliamentarians' Mission to Indonesia, sponsored by Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA),May 5-6, 1999, Jakarta, Indonesia. Head, Congressional Mission to the United States, sponsored by the USASEAN Business Council, April 12-15, 1999, New York and Washington, D.C. U.S.A. Member, Asia Forum of Parliamentarians for Population and Development (AFPPD) Congressional Delegate, International Forum of Parliamentarians on the ICPD Review, sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).February 4-6 1999,The Hague, Netherlands Lone Filipino Member, Drafting Committee of the 1999 Hague Declaration of Parliamentarians on ICPD Review, February 4-6, 1999, The Hague, Netherlands Chairperson, Ad Hoc Committee on the Revision of House Rules, 11th Congress. Assistant Minority Leader, October 1997- June 1998. Assistant Majority Leader, July 1995- September 1997. Member, Committee on Rules, Ways and Means, Trade and Industry. Energy, Education and Culture, Justice, Women, Banks and Financial Intermediaries, Natural Resources, Revision of Laws, Special Committee on Overseas Contract Workers, Special Committee on the 20 Priority Provinces, 11th Congress.
MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
Present Director, UP Women Lawyers' Circle (WILOCI) Board Member, Philippine Legislators Committee on Development Foundation, Inc. (PLCPD) Board Member, University of the Philippines Law Alumni Association (UPlAA) Member, Federacion Internacional de Abogadas (FIDA) Director, Tahanan Outreach Projects, Inc. (TOPS) Founding Member, Society for the Advancement of Technology Management in the Philippines Member, Philippine Bar Association
Member, UNIFEM Philippines, Inc Member, ASEAN LAW Association Member, Women Lawyers Association of the Philippines, Inc. Member, ASEAN Law Association Member, Women Lawyers Association of the Philippines, Inc. Member, Iota Tau Tau International Law Member, Women for Women (WOW) Foundation (Philippines) President, Zonta Club of Makati President, UP Women Lawyers' Circle (WILOCI) Governor and Ex- Oflcio Vice-President, IBP Southern Luzon 1979-1981 President, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Makati San Juan-Mandaluyong and Pasay Chapter SPOUSE Atty. Gregorio R. Castillo (deceased) 1957 Bachelor of Law University of the Philippine College of Law Cum Laude, Class Valedictorian
1957 Topnotcher, 1957 Bar Examination Founding and Managing Partner, Castillo Laman Tan & Pantaleon Law Offices
CHILDREN Atty. Joseph Gregson Angara Castillo 1991 Bachelor of Laws University of the Philippines College of Law 1992 Senior Attorney Tax Division, Sycip Gorers Velayo & Co. 1999 Senior Associate, Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose law Offices 2000 Partner, Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Law Offices
Dr. Joy Arabelle Angara Castillo 1993 University of the Philippines Philippines General Hospital Doctor of Medicine INTARMED 1994-1997 Resident, Internal Medicine (Endocrinology) Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio Present Fellow, Northwestern University Hospital Chicago, Illinois
Atty. Jerome Patrick Angara Castillo 1992 Wharton School University of Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science in Business and Finance Magna Cum Laude 1996 University of the Philippines College of Law Bachelor of Laws Cum Laude, Class Valedictorian 1996-1999 Associate Lawyer, Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Law Offices 1999-2000 Harvard Law School Master of Laws Present Clifford Chance Law Offices - New York City Senior Associate
Ms. Jo Elinore Angara Castillo 1992 University of the Philippines College of Business Administration Bachelor of Science in Business Administration College Scholar (Dean' s List) 1996-1998 Wharton Scholl University of Pennsylvania Master of Business Administration  Gawad Parangal Hall of Fame, Most Outstanding Local Chief Executive for three (3) consecutive years, Outstanding Culture Friendly Local Government Official, World Theater Week Recognition International Theater Institute National Commission for Culture and the Arts, March 27, 2009, Malacañang Palace Manila. Kabalikat Awards under Policy Maker Partner Category , Philippine Council for Industry and Energy Research and Development (PCIERD) Most Outstanding Local Chief Executive-National Category STEP Most Outstanding Local Chief Executive Regional, Region 3 for Her Great Passion and Dedications to Service as Exemplified by Her Extraordinary Efforts and Selfless Contributions to STEP award given by DepEd-STEP 7th STEP Compitition, Student Technologist Entrepreneurs of the Philippines Most Outstanding Local Chief Executive for Her Exemplary Performance and Support to Social Welfare and Development Initiatives, Most Outstanding Local Chief Executive for Her Exemplary Performance and Support to Social Welfare and Development Initiatives, Association of Local Social Welfare and Development Officers of the Philippines Inc. Kabalikat Award given by TESDA Recognizing her all out support to Skills Development and Adult Education as a measure to create job opportunities and sustainable livelihood among out of school youth and helpless rural households in the province. Ulirang Ina Awardee 2002, given by the National Mother's Day 7 Father's Day Foundation of the Phi!., Inc. Congressional Hall of Fame Awardee, for having won four consecutive outstanding congressman awards since 1998 by Congress Magazine, Makati Graduate School, 06 February 2002. Most Consistent Outstanding Congressmen for Three Consecutive Years by Makati Graduate School, 29 January 2001. Awarded" The Ginlntuang Rosas Award as Most Outstanding Woman Civic leader" by the Laging Dumamay Foundation, Inc., December 2000. Voted as one of 1999 Thirty Most Outstanding Congress, by Congress Magazine, Makati School of Journalism and Arts, and FGTV News Productions, 2000. Chosen as one of the Honorees in International Who's Who of Professional & Business Women, 7th edition, by the American Biographical Institute. Chosen as one of the 1999 Golden Parents Awardees, Outstanding Parent Achiever of the Year, by the National Family Week Awards Committee during the Parangal so Pamilyang Pilipino '99, Family and ParentsWeek Awards and Celebration. Chosen as one of the Official Honorees the Who's Who in Philippine Nation-Building, 1999 Achievers and Awardees Special Yearbook, Voted as one of the Most Outstanding Congressmen of the 10th Congress, by Congress Magazine, Makati School of Journalism and Arts, and FGTVNews Production, 1999. Special Citation for being the Representative with the Most Number of National Bills Enacted into Law among the Neophyte Congress and Sectoral Representatives During 10th Congress. Woman Legislator Promoting Women's Agenda, awarded by the National Centennial Commission- Women Sector, House Committee on Women and the Ugnayan ng Kababaihan sa Pulitika,1998. Outstanding FIDAN, awarded by the Federacion Internacional de Abogadas (FIDA Philippine Branch, Inc.), 27 August 1999. Voted one of the Five Outstanding Woman in Law in the Philippines by the Women Lawyer's Association of the Philippines. Special Citation, given by Iota Tau Tau International Legal Sorority Rho Chapter, 10 Jun 1995. Diamond Award for Excellence in the Legal Profession / Bar Practice given by Portia Socority of the University of the Philippines, College of Law (1994). Woman of Distinction, awarded by Soroptimist Club of Lucena, Quezon.
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