Gabriel Bordado
Gabriel "Gabby" Hidalgo Bordado, Jr., simply known as Gabby Bordado, (born February 15, 1955) is a Bicolano politician and writer. He was one of the famous 11 congressmen who voted in favor of ABS-CBN Franchise.
Gabriel Bordado | |
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 Bordado as presiding officer of the Naga City Legislative Council | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Camarines Sur's 3rd District | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Leni Robredo |
| Vice Mayor of Naga | |
| In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gabriel Hidalgo Bordado Jr. February 15, 1955 Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Philippines |
| Political party | Liberal |
Biography
Gabby Bordado was born in Calabanga, Camarines Sur. He studied at the University of the Philippines at Los Baños and Diliman, at the Asian Institute of Management, and at the National University of Singapore.
Bordado is married to Georgina Junsay Bordado, the dean of the College of Economics of the Central Bicol University of Agriculture (CBSUA). They have three children: Marian Gabrielle, George Gabriel VII and Elizabeth Ann.[1]
Career
Bordado became a councilor in Naga, Camarines Sur in 2001 and served until 2004. For three terms (2004–2013), he was Vice-Mayor of the same city. He was elected Representative of the 3rd District of Camarines Sur in 2016. In the recently concluded midterm elections of 2019, Bordado won another term as congressman.[2][3]
Some of his poems were recorded in two books of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. He was a columnist and radio commentator before entering politics. He was formerly a member of Kabulig Bikol.