Zosimo Jesus "Jess" Paredes II (born May 27, 1948 in
Manila
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) is a former
Filipino
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politician.
[http://www.inquirer.net/specialfeatures/eleksyon2007/candidates.php?name=Paredes,-Zosimo-Jesus-II-(Jess)Zossimo Paredes's Profile]
Politics
Paredes was elected Assemblyman of
Regular Batasang Pambansa
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representing
Ifugao
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from 1984 until its dissolution in 1986.
He has twice ran for the
Senate namely, the
1987 Senatorial elections under the
Grand Alliance for Democracy, the same party of
Joseph Estrada
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and
Juan Ponce Enrile but placed 46th place and more recently the
2007 Senatorial elections under the
Ang Kapatiran Party but placed 29th place.
He was the former head of Presidential Commission on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFACom) later on resigned at the height of the Philippine government's perceived protection of convicted American rapist Lance Corp.
Daniel Smith after the latter's transfer of detention from the
Makati
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Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...
jail to the United States Embassy compound.
Personal life
He is related to Horacio Paredes and
Jim Paredes (one of the member of
APO Hiking Society and a composer-singer). Paredes used to host two programs on
DZXQ 1350:
*Para sa Diyos, Bayan at Sambayanan — Weekdays 9:30am – 10:00am
*Moral Force Radio — Sundays 9:00am – 10:00am
References
1948 births
Ang Kapatiran politicians
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan politicians
Living people
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Ifugao
Nacionalista Party politicians
People from Ifugao
People from Manila
Ferdinand Marcos administration personnel
Members of the Batasang Pambansa
Philippine Military Academy Class of 1971
Philippine Military Academy alumni
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