Nickname : Niel 
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Provincial Address : Office of the Governor, Provincial Capitol, Iloilo City
Tel. Nos. : (033) 337-1739 
Fax Nos. : (033) 337-4230 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND :         

          1958                           Bachelor of Laws

POSITIONS HELD:

          1972-1978                 Mayor, Barotac Viejo, Province of Iloilo
          (1973)                         First President, Municipal Mayors' League of Iloilo 
          (1977)                         President, Western Visayas Municipal Mayors' League
                                              First  President, Mayors' League of the Philippines 

          1978-1984                 Assemblymen, Batasang Pambansa for Region VI

          1987-1998                 Representative, 5th District of the Province of Iloilo

          2001-present             Governor, Province of Iloilo