Ramon Nolasco Explained

Ramon Nolasco
Office:Member of Philippine House of Representatives from Cagayan's 1st congressional district
Term Start:June 30, 2016
Term End:June 30, 2019
Predecessor:Sally Ponce Enrile
Successor:Ramon Nolasco Jr.
Office1:Member of Cagayan Provincial Board from the 1st District
Term Start1:June 30, 2013
Term End1:June 30, 2016
Office2:Mayor of Gattaran, Cagayan
Term Start2:June 30, 2004
Term End2:June 30, 2013
Term Start3:June 30, 1992
Term End3:June 30, 2001
Party:PDP-Laban
Birth Name:Ramon Nolasco
Birth Date:21 July 1949

Ramon Cases Nolasco (born July 21, 1949) is a Filipino politician who is a member of the House of Representatives representing the First District of Cagayan.[1] He was a member of the Cagayan Provincial Board, representing the First District, and the former mayor of Gattaran, Cagayan. Nolasco is a member of the Liberal Party and a former member of the United Nationalist Alliance.

"Mon" to his family and close friends, Nolasco is the sixth child among the ten children of the late Dr. Tomas Nolasco Sr. and Demetria Nolasco. He was first a lawyer under the Public Attorney's Office in Aparri, Cagayan before he entered politics and won as Mayor of Gattaran, Cagayan in 1992.

He was a two-time three-term Mayor of the said town. He ran as board member of the First District of Cagayan in 2013 and won.[2] [3]

In 2016, he faced former representative Jack Enrile for Representative of the First District of Cagayan. Nolasco, despite being the underdog, was proclaimed the winner having more than 13,000 votes ahead of Enrile.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cagayan Elections . . May 19, 2016.
  2. News: Gascon, Melvin . Cagayan's rugged road to political change . . May 21, 2013 . May 19, 2016.
  3. News: Gascon, Melvin . Races reshape Cagayan's political landscape . Philippine Daily Inquirer . October 15, 2015 . May 20, 2016.
  4. Web site: Enrile son losing in Cagayan congressional race . Rappler . Dullana, Raymon . May 10, 2016 . May 19, 2016.