Raneo "Ranie" Enriquez Abu (born October 28, 1970) is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative of Batangas's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2022. He served as the

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from 2016 until his removal on 2020.

Early life

Raneo Abu was born on May 12, 1967. He completed elementary and high school education in public schools in

Bauan Bauan, officially the Municipality of Bauan ( tgl, Bayan ng Bauan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,819 people. History Religious attribution and mi ...

. In college, he took up general engineering at

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in 1984 to 1985 before shifting to

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from 1986 to 1989.

Political career

Committee Support Services Division of the Philippine Senate (1990-1992)

Abu's stint in government service started in 1988 when he became a youth development assistant in the office of then-

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Vicente Mayo. He also worked as a photocopying attendant at the Committee Support Services Division of the

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from 1990 to 1992.

Municipal Councilor of Bauan (1992-1995)

In 1992, he ran as

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and won. However, he served for only one term as he did not seek re-election in 1995 because his father was dying of

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Post-municipal councilorship (1995-2013)

Instead, his father asked him to help

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, who was then running for governor in 1995. Abu served as executive assistant for Mandanas, a position that he kept until 2004 when he was appointed supervising political affairs officer in the House of Representatives under the office of Mandanas, who was then elected representative.

House of Representatives (2013-2022)

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, Abu ran for representative of the 2nd district of Batangas under Nacionalista Party and won. He defeated

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and actor

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of the

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and Godofredo Berberabe of the

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. He was re-elected in

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and in

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. On July 10, 2020, Abu is one of the 70 representatives who voted to "yes" to deny the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN. In January 2021, Abu is announced to be part of the new bloc "''BTS sa Kongreso''" (named after the

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boy band group

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), a coalition group formed by Taguig–Pateros Representative and former House Speaker

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during the 18th Congress.

Personal life

Abu is married to Maria Paz Dolor, who has worked as a domestic helper in

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, with whom he has three children. Their eldest daughter, Maria Reina, is a physician by profession who unsuccessfully ran for representative at the 2nd district of Batangas in

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. On March 25, 2021, Abu tested positive for COVID-19.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abu, Raneo 1967 births Living people Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Batangas Nacionalista Party politicians People from Batangas Filipino city and municipal councilors Filipino Roman Catholics Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives of the Philippines