Raymond "Mong" de Vera Palatino (born December 19, 1979) is a

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writer, journalist, politician, and activist. He represented

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(Youth) Party in the 14th and 15th Congress of the Philippines. He is currently the secretary-general of BAYAN Metro Manila. As a writer, he was a contributor for ''Tinig'', ''Yehey!'' and ''UPI-Asia''. He is currently the Southeast Asia editor for ''Global Voices'', contributor to ''ASEAN Beat'' and ''The Diplomat'', ''Bulatlat'', ''Manila Today'', and ''New Mandala''. Palatino became a member of the House of Representatives following the decision of the Philippine Supreme Court declaring the entitlement of Kabataan Party to a seat in the House of Representatives. A graduate of education from the

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, Palatino was active in student politics. He was chairperson of the college student council in 1999. A year after that, he was elected as chairperson of the University Student Council. He joined

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In June 2006 and he is currently the regional editor for Southeast Asia.Mong Palatino profile in Global Voices Online
/ref> In 2001, Palatino was elected as the national president of the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), the biggest alliance of student councils and governments in the Philippines. Palatino was one of the convenors of different broad youth formations, including the Estrada Resign Youth Movement (ERYM), Youth Action Network (YAN), Filipino Youth for Peace, Kabataan Kontra-Kartel (Youth Against the Oil Cartel), and TxtPower. Palatino was awarded by the

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(UNAP) for "youth empowerment on national concerns".

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External links

Mong Palatino's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Palatino, Raymond Living people Party-list members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines Filipino activists University of the Philippines Diliman alumni 1979 births