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18 Congress
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the Philippines
Abraham Tolentino
Abraham Tolentino
• Abraham "Bambol" Ng Tolentino (born February 23, 1964) is a
Filipino politician who currently serves as the Mayor of Tagaytay
and President of the Philippine Olympic Committee. He previously
served as representative of Cavite's 8th district from 2019 to 2022 and
the 7th district from 2013 to 2019
Early life and education
• Abraham Tolentino was born on February 23, 1964. He is the
youngest of the two sons of Atty. Isaac O. Tolentino, who was the
longest-serving mayor of Tagaytay. He is the brother of Francis
Tolentino, also a former mayor of Tagaytay and incumbent senator.
• Tolentino had his primary education at the St. Augustine School
in Mendez, Cavite and his secondary education at the St. Anthony
School in Malate, Manila. He earned his Bachelor of Science in
Commerce (Major in Management) degree at San Beda College (now
San Beda University) and his Master of Science in Fiscal Studies at
the Lyceum of the Philippines University. Tolentino took an Executive
Course on Leadership, Chaos, Conflict & Courage for the 21st Century
at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and
Executive Course on National Security at the Institute for Extramural
and Continuing Studies, National Defense College of the Philippines.
Political career
• In 1998, he was elected as City Councilor of Tagaytay and served until
2004. He ran for Mayor in 2004 and won; he was re-elected in 2007
and 2010. In 2013, he defeated Gilbert Remulla as Congressman of
the newly-created 7th district of Cavite. He was re-elected in 2016 and
in 2019, this time at the newly-created 8th district.
• His other positions include:
• Member - Commission of Appointments
• Vice Chairman - Committee of Agrarian Reform
• Chairman - Committee of Agriculture and Food
• Vice Chairman - Committee of National Defense
• Vice Chairman - Committee of Rules and Resolutions
• Tolentino also serves as the President of the Philippine Olympic
Committee since 2019. On July 10, 2020, Tolentino is one of the 70
representatives who voted to "yes" to deny the franchise renewal of
ABS-CBN.[3] On December 16, he was named as one of the Deputy
Speakers of the House of Representatives.
• Tolentino, being term-limited as representative, ran for Mayor of
Tagaytay in 2022 and won, running unopposed.
Personal life
• He is married to Dr. Agnes Delgado Tolentino, the incumbent vice
mayor and former mayor of Tagaytay. They have three children. Their
eldest daughter, Aniela Bianca, is the incumbent representative of the
8th district of Cavite.[4] Their second daughter, Athena Bryana, is the
incumbent vice governor of Cavite.[5][6]
• He is a Past Grand Master of the Free & Accepted Masons of the
Philippines.[7]
• He also served as the Secretary-General of FIDE/World Chess
Organization, President of ASEAN Chess Zone 3.3, Secretary-General
of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, and is currently
the President of Philcycling.
References
1. "Hon. Tolentino, Abraham "Bambol" N." House of Representatives of the
Philippines. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
2.^ "MW Abraham N. Tolentino | The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons of the Philippines". grandlodge.ph. Retrieved 202208-10.
3.^ Perez-Rubio, Bella (July 10, 2020). "List of lawmakers who voted for and
against ABS-CBN franchise renewal". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
4.^ Abrina, Dennis (November 11, 2021). "Tolentino withdraws bid for
Congress". The Manila Times. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
5.^ Villaflores, Archie (October 11, 2021). "Meet the contenders in Cavite for
the 2022 elections". Cavite Rising. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
6.^ Deña, Carla Bauto (May 10, 2022). "Remulla, Tolentino proclaimed Cavite
governor, vice governor". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
7.^ "MW Abraham N. Tolentino". The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons of the Philippines. Retrieved January 30, 2022.