Nickname : Raul 
Date of Birth : May 2, 1935 
Civil Status : Married with four (4) children 
Sex : Male 

Provincial Address : Barangay Cawayan, Catarman
                                    Northern Samar 

Office of the Governor, Provincial Capitol, Catarman, Northern Samar
Tel. No. : (055) 354-1233 (Office)
Fax No.: (O55) 354-1239 

Manila Address : 23 Purdue St., Northeast Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila 

Educational Background :

                                                      Bachelor of Laws (Cum Laude)
                                                      University  of the Philippines
                                                      Passed Bar Exam. (1957) : 11th Place

                                                      Bachelor of Business Administration (Cum Laude)
                                                      University of the East  
                                                     

Previous Positions Held (Public/Private) : 

                1958-1969                   Law Practitioner, Philippines 

                1969-1973                   Representative, Lone District of Northern Samar

                1974-1985                   Law Practitioner, U.S.A. 

                1986-1987                   Deputy Minister, Presidential Commission on
                                                      Good Government

                1987-1998                   Representative, Lone District of Northern Samar
                                                      1992-1995, Speaker Pro-Tempore
                                                      1995-1998, Senior Deputy Speaker

                1992-present               Chairman of the Board, Amateur Boxing Association
                                                      of the Philippines (ABAP)

                1994-present               President, Liberal Party

                1996-present               Honorary Chairman, DanceSport Council of the
                                                      Philippines (DCSP)  

                1998-present               Law Practitioner, Philippines

                Aug-Dec 1999             Commissioner, Presidential Commission on
                                                       Constitutional Reforms (PCCR)

                2001-present               Governor, Province of Northern Samar

                2001-present               Chairman, League of Provinces of the Phils. (LPP) 
                                                       for Region VIII