Loading ...Prospero C. Nograles (born October 30, 1947), also known as Boy Nograles, is the incumbent Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He was elected as the Speaker of the House on February 5, 2008, the first ever elected Speaker from Mindanao. Beginning in 1989, Nograles has been elected to five terms as a member of the House of Representatives, representing the 1st District of Davao City.
Nograles was born in Davao City, and finished his primary and secondary education at the Ateneo de Davao University. He then studied at the Ateneo de Manila University, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1967, and his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo Law School in 1971. He placed second in the 1971 bar examinations.
Nograles was active in the political opposition against President Ferdinand Marcos. He was involved in the litigation of human rights cases during that period, and was an active campaigner for Corazon Aquino during the 1986 snap presidential elections. After Aquino assumed the presidency, Nograles sought a seat in the House of Representatives, representing the 1st district of Davao City. Although his opponent Jesus Dureza was initially proclaimed as winner, Nograles was seated in the House in 1989 following a favorable decision of the House Electoral Tribunal. He gave up his House seat in 1992 to make an unsuccessful challenge to the re-election of Davao City Rodrigo Duterte, but regained the seat in the 1995 election. In 1998, Nograles again gave up his House seat to make another unsuccessful bid for election as Davao City mayor against Duterte-backed Benjamin de Guzman and lost in his bid. He again won election to the House in 2001 and was elected for two more consecutive terms thereafter.
In his stay in Congress, Nograles was able to author 17 House bills and co-authored 85. He chaired the Special Committee on Law Enforcement and its subcommittee on Gambling, Committee on Housing and Urban Development, and the Committee on Rules. He was the Majority Floor Leader during the 13th Congress of the Philippines. Before his election as Speaker, he was the head of the House contingent to the Commission on Appointments.
In early 2008, several members of Congress dissatisfied with the leadership of House Speaker Jose de Venecia expressed support for Nograles as the new Speaker. Shortly after midnight, February 5, 2008, the House of Representatives approved a motion to declare the position of House Speaker as vacant. Several minutes later, de Venecia nominated Nograles to be his replacement. Nograles was immediately elected as Speaker after no other representative was nominated to the post and no objection was posed to his election.
Other Information
- Birth name : Prospero C. Nograles
- Also known as : Boy Nograles
- Birthday : October 30, 1947
- Birthplace : Davao City
- Restig Place : Davao City, Philippines
- Political party : Lakas-CMD
- Schools Attended :
- Primary and Secondary education, Ateneo de Davao University
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, Ateneo de Manila University (1967)
- Bachelor of Laws degree, Ateneo Law School (1971)
- Spouse(s) :Rhodora Bendigo
- Nationality :Filipino
- Profession: Lawyer
- Religion:Roman Catholic
Career Highlights
- House of Representatives, representing the 1st district of Davao City (1989)
- Speaker of the House (February 5, 2008)
- Special Committee on Law Enforcement
- Committee on Housing and Urban Development
- Committee on Rules
- Majority Floor Leader during the 13th Congress of the Philippines
Awards and Achievements
- Second in the 1971 bar examinations
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