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Natalio F. Beltran III is the only son of the late former
Assemblyman, Deputy Minister – DPWH, and Congressman
Natalio M. Beltran, Jr. and businesswoman Elsa Fernandez-Beltran.
He
was destined to break records as one of the youngest public
servants. At 26, he was the youngest-ever elected in
1997 as barangay chairman and then the youngest ever elected
chapter president of the Liga ng mga Barangay – Manila
Chapter. In 2002, he was re-elected as chapter president of
the Liga ng mga Barangay – Manila, and subsequently
elected as No. 1 Board of Director and national treasurer
of the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas.
At 36, he was the youngest-ever elected governor in the province
of Romblon. The Beltrans have established their residence
in Odiongan, Romblon, and maintains the ancestral home in
the municipalities of Alcantara and Odiongan, Romblon.
In
the early months of 2003, his father was stricken with a lingering
illness, and in June of the same year, before succumbing to
the call of the his Creator, thrice requested the young Natalio
Beltran III, “Anak huwag mong pababayaan ang Romblon.
Soon after the death of his father and as an obedient son,
the young Beltran III returned and went to visit his ancestral
province. This time it was not a regular visit,
he went around the province, and it was then he was fully
convinced that much still has to be done and his beloved father
has a deeper intention in his dying wish.
Amidst the skepticism of his partymates and other political
analysts in Romblon, he ran for the gubernatorial post and
won overwhelmingly in the May 14, 2007 elections. He
was likewise appointed as the assistant treasurer of the League
of Provinces of the Philippines.
Among his friends and colleagues, Governor Beltran III is
fondly known as “Jojo.” He is married to
former Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson and government employee
Susan Salcedo Beltran, and they are blessed with three children
namely: Natalio IV, Nathaniel, and Nicole.
Governor Beltran III has a degree in Business Administration
from the Philippine School of Business Administration. Prior
to entering the political arena, he was branch manager of
the family-owned Lambdan Security Agency, Inc. His managerial
skills during the five years in their company has earned the
respect of their clients as well as the hundreds of their
employees. He is known for his hands-on management and
administration of business affairs.
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