Ramon Naval Guico Jr. (born December 10, 1953) is a Filipino politician who is the

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since 2022. He is the President of the

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(LMP) and former mayor of

Binalonan Binalonan, officially the Municipality of Binalonan ( pag, Baley na Binalonan; ilo, Ili ti Binalonan; tgl, Bayan ng Binalonan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popul ...

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. He recently launched the Ginhawa Mo, Gets (Gamot, Edukasyon, Trabaho, Serbisyo) Ko Agad Campaign which aims to strengthen the local government and provide faster and improved services to the people. He ran for Senator in the 2010 elections but lost. He is the third child of Ramon Sr. and Vicenta of Pangasinan and Isabela. Born an

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, Ramon at age 5 and all throughout his elementary and high school was already helping her mother, “Aling Quita” in their store. He was a known student leader and was the President of his high school student council. Ramon went to

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for college and took up civil engineering at the

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. He met his future wife, Arlyn, a

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, in the nearby town of

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Business career

In the early 1970s and while newly married, Guico began

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and hog-raising business. He then dived his business into gravel and sand by buying junk Pantranco buses to be used for transport of sand and moon. This earned him the moniker, "Magbubulok" or Junk Man by his relatives and friends. Guico then ventured into the construction business where he built dams and farm-to-market roads. In 1985, he then entered the business of healthcare and education, which by then was the largest business venture he had undertaken.

Political career

In 1987, Guico was appointed by President

Cory Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (; ; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipina politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People P ...

as mayor of

Binalonan, Pangasinan Binalonan, officially the Municipality of Binalonan ( pag, Baley na Binalonan; ilo, Ili ti Binalonan; tgl, Bayan ng Binalonan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popu ...

. Binalonan was a 5th class

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when Guico took office. Guico also served as President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines. To correct the image of LMP as nothing but a forum for mayors to socialize, Ramon used the LMP as a platform for mayors to share their practices. During his first term as LMP National President, he launched the Ang Galing mo Mayor (You are the Best Mayor) Project as LMP’s serious efforts to promote innovation and excellence in local governance. During Ramon’s second term, the LMP founded the Mayor’s Development Center (MDC), a first in Philippine local government organization, and even the first in Asia.

References

External links

ramonguico.com

getskoagad.com
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