The Honorable
Abraham Tolentino
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
December 16, 2020 – June 30, 2022
House SpeakerLord Allan Velasco
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cavite
In office
June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2022
Preceded byNewly created
Succeeded byNela Tolentino
Constituency8th District
In office
June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2019
Preceded byJesus Crispin Remulla
Succeeded byJesus Crispin Remulla
Constituency7th District
12th President of the Philippine Olympic Committee
Assumed office
July 28, 2019
Preceded byJoey Romasanta
Mayor of Tagaytay
Assumed office
June 30, 2022
Vice MayorAgnes Tolentino
Preceded byAgnes Tolentino
In office
June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013
Preceded byFrancis Tolentino
Succeeded byAgnes Tolentino
Member of the Tagaytay City Council
In office
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2004
Personal details
Born
Abraham Ng Tolentino

(1964-02-23) February 23, 1964 (age 60)
NationalityFilipino
Political partyNUP (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations		PDP–Laban (2016–2021)
UNA (2015–2016)
Liberal (2010–2015)
Lakas–CMD (1997–2010)
ChildrenAniela Bianca Tolentino
Athena Bryana Tolentino
Jeb Tolentino
RelativesFrancis Tolentino (brother)
Alma materSan Beda College (BS)
Lyceum of the Philippines University (MS)
OccupationPolitician, sportsperson

Abraham "Bambol" Ng Tolentino (born February 23, 1964) is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the Mayor of Tagaytay and President of the Philippine Olympic Committee. He previously served as representative of Cavite's 8th district from 2019 to 2022 and the 7th district from 2013 to 2019.[1]

Early life and education

Abraham Tolentino was born on February 23, 1964. He is the youngest of the two sons of Atty. Isaac O. Tolentino, who was the longest-serving mayor of Tagaytay. He is the brother of Francis Tolentino, also a former mayor of Tagaytay and incumbent senator.

Tolentino had his primary education at the St. Augustine School in Mendez, Cavite and his secondary education at the St. Anthony School in Malate, Manila. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Commerce (Major in Management) degree at San Beda College (now San Beda University) and his Master of Science in Fiscal Studies at the Lyceum of the Philippines University. Tolentino took an Executive Course on Leadership, Chaos, Conflict & Courage for the 21st Century at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Executive Course on National Security at the Institute for Extramural and Continuing Studies, National Defense College of the Philippines.[2]

Political career

In 1998, he was elected as City Councilor of Tagaytay and served until 2004. He ran for Mayor in 2004 and won; he was re-elected in 2007 and 2010. In 2013, he defeated Gilbert Remulla as Congressman of the newly-created 7th district of Cavite. He was re-elected in 2016 and in 2019, this time at the newly-created 8th district.

His other positions include:

Tolentino also serves as the President of the Philippine Olympic Committee since 2019. On July 10, 2020, Tolentino is one of the 70 representatives who voted to "yes" to deny the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.[3] On December 16, he was named as one of the Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives.

Tolentino, being term-limited as representative, ran for Mayor of Tagaytay in 2022 and won, running unopposed.

Personal life

He is married to Dr. Agnes Delgado Tolentino, the incumbent vice mayor and former mayor of Tagaytay. They have three children. Their eldest daughter, Aniela Bianca, is the incumbent representative of the 8th district of Cavite.[4] Their second daughter, Athena Bryana, is the incumbent vice governor of Cavite.[5][6]

He is a Past Grand Master of the Free & Accepted Masons of the Philippines.[7]

He also served as the Secretary-General of FIDE/World Chess Organization, President of ASEAN Chess Zone 3.3, Secretary-General of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, and is currently the President of Philcycling.

References

  1. ^ "Hon. Tolentino, Abraham "Bambol" N." House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "MW Abraham N. Tolentino | The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines". grandlodge.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  3. ^ Perez-Rubio, Bella (July 10, 2020). "List of lawmakers who voted for and against ABS-CBN franchise renewal". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Abrina, Dennis (November 11, 2021). "Tolentino withdraws bid for Congress". The Manila Times. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  5. ^ Villaflores, Archie (October 11, 2021). "Meet the contenders in Cavite for the 2022 elections". Cavite Rising. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  6. ^ Deña, Carla Bauto (May 10, 2022). "Remulla, Tolentino proclaimed Cavite governor, vice governor". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "MW Abraham N. Tolentino". The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
Political offices Preceded byFrancis Tolentino Mayor of Tagaytay 2004–2013 Succeeded byAgnes Tolentino Preceded byAgnes Tolentino Mayor of Tagaytay 2022–present Incumbent House of Representatives of the Philippines Preceded byJesus Crispin Remulla Representative, 7th District of Cavite 2013–2019 Succeeded byJesus Crispin Remulla New district Representative, 8th District of Cavite 2019–2022 Succeeded byAniela Tolentino Olympic Games Preceded byJoey Romasanta President of the Philippine Olympic Committee 2019–present Incumbent
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