Arthur Bardillon Robes (born November 6, 1963) is a Filipino politician and the current

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. Robes also served as the former Representative of the lone district of San Jose del Monte for three consecutive terms from 2007 to 2016. He is married to the current Representative of San Jose del Monte, Florida "Rida" Perez-Robes. Robes has a degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Marketing at the

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Education

Robes graduated from the

with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Marketing, in 1998. After graduating, he took up a Management course at the

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and at the

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, as well as an Executive Course at the Development Academy of the Philippines.

Political career

Robes is a member of the PDP-Laban. He was first elected as representative of the

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of San Jose del Monte in 2007, serving for three consecutive terms until 2016. During this time, he served as head of various committees, including the Committee on Women and Gender Equality, and Social Services. In 2015, Robes was implicated in

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scam allegations involving him and his wife, Florida. A whistleblower, Bernadette Ricalde, claimed that Florida Robes directed her to look for a foundation which can be used by then-Representative Robes to funnel funds into. These allegations came to light around the same time as the

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. In the 2016 local elections, Robes ran and successfully won, defeating incumbent Reynaldo San Pedro. He was reelected in

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References

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