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product of the public school education, Governor Rafael “Raffy”
Nantes is a good and inspiring model for the youth. He finished
his elementary and secondary education at the Camp Crame Elementary
School and the Sibulan Barangay High School (presently Polillo
National High School), respectively. For his college education,
he got his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
from the National University.
He was hardworking,
persistent, and determined to realize what he believed in,
struggling hard to rise above his family’s poverty.
In order to eke out a living, he sold fish and shone shoes
in his native town, Polillo, Quezon at a very early age of
six.
Nantes is a pride of
Quezon, an outstanding congressman for three consecutive terms
from 1998 to 2007, before he won the gubernatorial post in
the May 14, 2007 elections. He is one of the few representatives
of Quezon who was elected as member of the Commission on Appointments
and the only representative in the province to be reelected
with a 90 percent vote of confidence and run unopposed during
his third term. He is one of the few representatives in Congress
who was able to source out funds worth P1.8 B fund for projects,
programs and services for his district.
At present, he sits
in the National Executive Board of the League of Provinces
of the Philippines as the regional chairman for CALABARZON.
He is also the national treasurer of the Liberal Party and
incumbent chairman of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, Quezon
Council.
He is a Filipino inventor
and one of the three manufacturers of industrial batteries
in Asia, together with Japan and Korea. Nantes formulated
Reporma Para sa Nayon, a program which, he believes, could
bring development in the countryside which could be realized
through the implementation of programs and services founded
in the development of: Negosyo at Kooperatibismo, Agrikultura
at Likas Yaman, Nutrisyon at Kalusugan, Teknolohiya at Komunikasyon,
Edukasyon, Suportang Serbisyo, and Peace and Order.
Gov.
Nantes is married to Betty B. Nantes, with whom he has a son,
Samuel.
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