Florencio Tumbocon Miraflores (born July 1, 1951) is a

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politician. "Joeben" was born in

Ibajay Ibajay, officially the Municipality of Ibajay ( Aklanon: ''Banwa it Ibajay''; Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Ibajay''; tl, Bayan ng Ibajay), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. During the creation of Aklan Province in 1 ...

, Aklan to parents Dr. Jose Conlu Miraflores and Eusebia Tumbocon. He is married to Ma. Lourdes Villanueva Martin. He graduated

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at St. Clement's College, Iloilo and finished Industrial and Management Engineering at De La Salle University. He was Mayor of Ibajay from 1988 to 1995, and Governor of Aklan from 1995 to 2004 and from 2013 to 2022geocities.com, Profile
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party, he has been elected to two terms as a Member of the

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, representing the Lone District of Aklan. First elected in 2004, he was re-elected in 2007 and 2010. On June 29, 2008, Miraflores was rushed to a hospital in

Kalibo Kalibo, officially the Municipality of Kalibo ( Aklanon: ''Banwa it Kalibo''; Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Kalibo''; tgl, Bayan ng Kalibo), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the Province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, ...

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after complaining of chest pains and difficulty in breathing; initial tests indicated that his heartbeat was irregular. At the time he was stricken ill, Miraflores had been engaged in relief operations for his province, which had been devastated by Typhoon Fengshen. Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores

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* He voted in favor of the Constitutional Assembly which was strongly opposed by majority of the Philippine population.

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