Ramon Sevilla Bagatsing Jr. (born January 25, 1950), also known as Dondon Bagatsing, is a

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lawyer, politician, and diplomat who was the Ambassador of the Philippines to

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and

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from 2019 to 2022. He was previously a member of the

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from 1987 to 1998 representing the

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Early life and education

Bagatsing was born on January 25, 1950, the son of former

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Ramon Bagatsing Ramon Delaraga Bagatsing (August 19, 1916 – February 14, 2006) was a Filipino politician. He was the only Filipino of Indian ancestry and person with disability (as an amputee) to serve as Mayor of the City of Manila from 1971 to 1986. Baga ...

and his second wife Juanita Sevilla. His paternal grandfather was an

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Sikh who immigrated to the Philippines in the early 1900s. He attended

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from kindergarten to high school. For his undergraduate studies, he went to

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where he earned his bachelor of arts degree in political science. After that, he returned to San Beda College where he earned his law degree. He also went to

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for his masters degree. He was admitted to the Philippine bar in 1976.

Career

From 1978 to 1986, Bagatsing was chairman of the Manila Sports Development Council. Sometime in the early 1980s he was the executive chairman of the Manila KKK program committee which was a loan program of the City of Manila. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1987 to 1998 during the

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, 9th, and 10th Congresses under the Lakas ng Bansa/

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party. He was a assigned to the following committees during his term in the House: * Committee on Youth and Sports Development * Committee on Corporations and Franchises * Committee on Education and Culture * Committee on Economic Affairs *

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* Committee on Public Order and Security In the 1998 general election, Bagatsing ran for the Senate under the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino and the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino, a coalition party founded by

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who was the coalition's candidate for president. He lost the election, gaining only 4,540,475 votes placing him 22nd in the race. During the presidential term of

, he served as deputy executive secretary for public affairs and chief of staff to then

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. He took office in 2001, replacing Vicente dela Serna who previously resigned on December 2000. He covered both congressional and local government relations with the head of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office reporting directly to him. He was also once the party spokesperson of Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino. In 2015, Bagatsing was appointed by

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to a four-year term as member of the

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representing horseowners. Oath-Taking of Newly Appointed Officials of Various Government Agencies 02-07-2019 (cropped)

Ambassador to India

In January 2019, Bagatsing was nominated by President Rodrigo Duterte to be the Ambassador of the Philippines to India with concurrent jurisdiction over Nepal. His nomination was confirmed by the

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in February 2019. He arrived in India on June 1, 2019 and presented his credentials to

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on June 25. He also presented his credentials to

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on September 11, 2019. During the

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, Ambassador Bagatsing was instrumental in the repatriation of

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stranded in the country. He also participated in talks to secure doses of the Indian-manufactured

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and Covovax to the Philippines.

Personal life

Bagatsing is married to Angela Alonso. They are the parents of Don Juan (DJ) and Don Ramon Bagatsing, current and former councilors of Manila respectively. He is an active sportsman. He previously served as a commissioner of the Philippine Amateur Cycling Association and of the

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. He is also a longtime horse owner and breeder who established the Mayor Ramon D. Bagatsing Memorial Cup in 2009 along with his brother.

Reference

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