Arnan Capulong Panaligan (born January 21, 1962) is a

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lawyer and politician. He has served as the representative for Oriental Mindoro's 1st congressional district since 2022 as part of the local Mindoro Bago Sarili party. He had previously served as the Mayor of Calapan from 2013 to 2022, having previously been mayor from 1995 to 2004. He was also the Governor of

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from 2004 to 2010.

Early career

Panaligan was born in

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on January 21, 1962 to Leandro and Araceli Panaligan. He studied at Holy Infant Academy before attending

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where he studied law. He also studied at

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. After qualifying for the

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in 1987, Panaligan worked as a legal researcher at the

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, as well as a technical assistant at the

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(HRET).

Political career

Local Politics

Panaligan's political career began when he was elected Mayor of Calapan in 1995. Under his tenure, Calapan underwent major transformations. Panaligan oversaw various infrastructure enhancements, including the development of concrete roads and schools in rural areas. He also issued health insurance programmes to low-income houses. He also successfully attracted external investors to the city. In 2004, Panaligan ran for vice governor of

as the running mate of the then-incumbent governor Bartolome Marasigan. The ticket would win the election, with Panaligan being sworn in on June 30, 2004. Following the death of Marasigan on December 1, 2004, Panaligan succeeded Marasigan as governor. Panaligan would be re-elected in 2007 and would be ultimately be succeeded by Alfonso Umali Jr. in 2010. In 2013, Panaligan ran for the Calapan mayoralty under the banner of the

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(UNA). He defeated the

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candidate

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, marking his return to the mayoralty. He ran and won unopposed under PDP-Laban in 2019.

Congressional Career

In 2022, Panaligan ran for representative in Oriental Mindoro's 1st congressional district to replace outgoing representative Paulino Salvador Leachon, who was term-limited and was running for governor. Running under the Mindoro Bago Sarili banner, Panaligan would defeat PDP-Laban's Mark Marcos and

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Eduardo Alvaro.

References

External links

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