- Ronaldo Puno
Ronaldo V. Puno (born
April 25 ,1948 ) is arguably one of the most successful campaign managers in Philippine politics. He supported the presidential bids of eventual winnersFidel Ramos ,Joseph Estrada , andGloria Macapagal Arroyo .He was a former interior secretary of the Philippines, and was a representative in Congress. He is also the leader of Kampi, the chief administration party of
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . He is also touted to serve again as interior secretary.Career
Ronaldo V. Puno has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the Ateneo de Manila University and Masteral Credits from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and has 35 years of extensive experience in business and public relations and administration. His wide experience enabled him to gain valuable knowledge of and experience in management and project development activities. Serving the Philippine government for the past 22 years has brought him to assignments as a diplomat in Washington, D.C., enabled him to interact with representatives and officials of the U.S. and the Philippine government and gained in-depth know-how of the political and private business cultures, customs, strategy formulation and decision-making processes.
Representative of Antipolo City
He was elected Representative of the First District of Antipolo City on May 10, 2004, and declared winner by the Local Board of Canvassers on May 14, 2004. He is the President of the Political Party KAMPI (Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino), He isthe Chairman of Pacific Sunrise International Holdings, Inc. and He is also Chairman of the Board of his family business in
West Virginia , U.S.A., the North River Mountain Ranch.Being a DILG Secretary Again
On September 3, 2007, President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo designated Puno, DILG Secretary, as presidential adviser onpolitical affairs in a concurrent capacity, replacing OIC, National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales. Puno is president on leave of her party, theKabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino . [ [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=86487 Inquirer.net, Ronaldo Puno is new Arroyo adviser] ] The Commission on Appointments (CA) finally confirmed onJune 11 , 2008,en masse several top government officials, including Puno amid walk outs by SenatorsJamby Madrigal andPanfilo Lacson . [ [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=121412 abs-cbnnews.com, CA confirms Gonzalez, Puno and others] ]References
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