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del Norte re-elected Governor Erlpe John M. Amante, comes
from an illustrious political pedigree. In fact, mention the
Province of Agusan del Norte, and the name of his father,
Edelmiro “Edel” A. Amante, the eloquent Executive
Secretary of President Ramos then —and a returning member
of the 14th Congress now— sallies forth not only in
the Agusanon’s mind but also in the national consciousness
as well.
Erlpe John – or “Ping” as he is endearingly
known by common folks, counterparts in business and contemporaries
– was set, so to speak, to become a politician. Thus,
after finishing his secondary education, he strived and successfully
became an Iskolar ng Bayan of the University of the Philippines
(UP) taking up Bachelor of Science Major in Political Science
gearing to become a lawyer like his father. History, however,
shoved him to take an unexpected detour. The obtaining social
confusion brought about by the tumult in the eighties made
him sweepingly shun politics. He decided, instead, to meet
real life head-on and self-reliantly involved himself in business.
Erlpe
John “Ping” M. Amante, an established businessman
at the age of 39, was a reluctant politician when he ran for
governor and won in the 2004 elections.
In
his first term, Governor Amante led the formulation of a Six
Point Executive Agenda encapsulating his vision of a progressive
Agusan del Norte. In pursuit of such a vision of development,
Governor Amante has skillfully ushered the Provincial Government
of Agusan del Norte into the digital age by implementing a
historic Computerization Program. He has embarked also on
a sustainable Minerals Development Program to hasten the province’s
socio-economic growth.
During
his attendance to an International Organizational Development
Seminar in Sigtuna, Sweden wherein he was able to participate
in crucial deliberations on substantial issues concerning
local governance and development, Governor Amante was able
to determine that the thrusts of his leadership were indeed
correct.
Governor
Erlpe John M. Amante, with the support of his wife, Judy Chin-Amante,
and his daughters Ines Rosario, Francis Denise and Andreas
Rosario, has gone a long way from a reluctant politician in
2004. When he ran and got re-elected during the May 14, 2007
election, with an unprecedented margin over his opponent,
he committed himself to become a resolute public servant in
the illustrious tradition of the Amantes in Agusan.
He also sits in the National Executive Board of the League
of Provinces of the Philippines as one of the Board-Members-at-Large.
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