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Position
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Office
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Vice President
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Republic of the Philippines
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2004-Present
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· Chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Council (HUDCC)
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o Ex-officio Chairman of National Housing Authority (NHA)
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o Ex-officio Chairman of Home Development and Mutual Fund or PAG-IBIG Fund
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o Ex-officio Chairman of National Home Mortgage and Finance Corporation (NHMFC)
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o Ex-officio Chairman of Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB)
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· Vice Chairman of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC)
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· Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers
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· PALAD program: assists people in their social and basic needs. It gives 200 pesos a day to assist people on concerns such as medical, educational, burial, employment, transportation, livelihood, housing and legal problem. Non-government organizations, civic groups and LGUs seek funding for their projects also giving help to OFW.
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o Served 14,611 constituents as of 2004: requested assistance in medical, economic, employment, education, transportation, burial, housing and other family concerns.
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· Launched VP Noli De Castro Academic Excellence and Exemplary Leadership Award: program for public high school students who have outstanding academic records but need financial assistance
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Senator
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Philippine Senate
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2001-2004
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· Principally authored 140 of the 252 bills and resolutions he submitted
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· Authored the ff. laws:
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o Alternative Dispute Resolution in 2000 (RA 9285): intended for poor people who cannot afford a long and costly trials, a speedy resolution for disputes must be done before contesting parties go t court.
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o Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2002 (RA 9257): gives expanded benefits and advantages for senior citizens without qualifying a P60,000 income—a prerequisite under the old law.
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o Balikbayan Law (2002) granting OFWs additional tax-exempt shopping privilege on purchase of livelihood tools so they could invest earning in small-medium scale businesses. The law also provides skills training for the balikbayans or his or her family members to be economically self-reliant.
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o Quarantine Act: to build strong defense against pneumonia and other contagious diseases while safeguarding constitutional rights of the person quarantined while broadening the authority of quarantine officers.
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o Newborn Screening Test Act (2001): to test infants for give potentially fatal metabolic disorders: congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, galactosemia, phenylketonuria and glucose-6-phostphate dehydrogenase deficiency. The tests are integrated into the government’s health care delivery system without citizens paying for them.
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Host
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ABS-CBN, Magandang Gabi Bayan
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1988-2005
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Company vice president
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ABS-CBN; dzMM
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1999-February 2001
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Over-all head, “TV Patrol” production team
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ABS-CBN
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1999-February 2001
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News anchor
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ABS-CBN, “TV Patrol”
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1987-February 2001
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News anchor
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ABS-CBN, "Kabayan"
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1986-February 2001
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Host
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ABS-CBN, “Magandang Umaga”
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1987-1988
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Host
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ABS-CBN, “Overseas Unlimited”
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1988
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Segment host
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ABS-CBN, "Good Morning, Philippines"
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1986
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Radio announcer
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RPN dzWW
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1982-1986
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Field reporter
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RPN dzWW, (of Johnny de Leon)
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1976
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