Zosimo Jesus "Jess" Paredes II (born May 27, 1948 in Manila) is a former Filipino 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 representing

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from 1984 until its dissolution in 1986. He has twice ran for the

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namely, the 1987 Senatorial elections under the

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, the same party of Joseph Estrada and

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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 jail to the United States Embassy compound.

Personal life

He is related to Horacio Paredes and

Jim Paredes Jaime Ramon Misa Paredes, better known simply as Jim Paredes (), is a Filipino singer, composer, television host, writer and actor. He is known as one of the members of popular musical trio APO Hiking Society (along with Danny Javier and Boboy G ...

(one of the member of

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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 {{Philippines-politician-stub