Name Erico Aumentado | Preceded by David B. Tirol Nationality Filipino | |
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Spouse(s) Peregrina Adlaon Cabagnot - Aumentado Children Razel Aumentado - VillamorRica Reina AumentadoRizalea Aumentado - DoloresErico Aumentado Jr.Rainelda Aumentado - RamoErico Angelo Aumentado,IIICharina Aumentado - JonesErico Aristotle Aumentado,IV Died December 25, 2012, St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines Political party Nationalist People's Coalition, Lakas–CMD, Nacionalista Party | ||
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Erico Boyles Aumentado (May 18, 1940 – December 25, 2012) was a former governor, vice governor, and senior provincial board member of Bohol, and congressman and deputy speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives. He is the only governor of Bohol who served for three consecutive terms (2001-2010).
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- Aris aristotle erico aumentado
- Saksi Huling pagpupugay para kay yumaong Bohol Rep Erico Aumentado inialay sa Kamara
- Early life and education
- Political career
- Passed Bills
- Awards and recognition
- References
Saksi: Huling pagpupugay para kay yumaong Bohol Rep. Erico Aumentado, inialay sa Kamara
Early life and education
Erico B. Aumentado was born in Fatima, Ubay, Bohol on May 18, 1940.
He finished his elementary education at Ubay Central Elementary School and finished his high school at Holy Child Academy in Ubay, Bohol both as class valedictorian.
Granted with full scholarship, he completed his Pre-law A.B. at the Rafael Palma College (now University of Bohol) and graduated Magna Cum Laude, the highest honor during that time in 1960. He earned his Bachelor of Laws at the same school and finished Cum Laude. He passed the Philippine Bar Examination in 1964. He also became a faculty member of RPC College of Law, and lectures on Constitutional Law and Human Rights.
During his life as a student, he was elected as Chairman of the Student Council Association of the Philippines National Convention in 1961. He served as the vice president of College Editors’ Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) and chairman of CEGP - Visayas Region from 1961-63. He received the Mitra Medal Award been an outstanding student journalist and editor-in-chief of The Collegian (now The Varsitarian) from 1958-1961, the official student publication of the Rafael Palma College.
While studying, he also worked as a staff member of the Bohol Chronicle in 1959 and later promoted as a columnist under his regular column named , “Between Extremes”. He was then hired as the provincial correspondent of the nation's leading newspapers, The Manila Times and of the People's Journal.
Political career
It was the former president Carlos P. Garcia inspired Aumentado to enter into politics in 1967. At age 27, he became the youngest provincial board member when he was elected in 1967. In 1988, he was elected as vice governor of Bohol. In 1992, he was elected as representative of Bohol's 2nd District and served for three consecutive terms until 2001.
He was the governor of Bohol for three consecutive terms (2001-2010), chairman of both the Regional Development Council and the Regional Tourism Council of Central Visayas, and National President of the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) and the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), the umbrella organization of the 1.5M local officials of the Philippines. He is the 1st Boholano ever elected to these positions.
After his stint as governor, he returned to Congress in 2010 until 2012. His youngest son, Erico Aristotle Aumentado continued his remaining term.