Arthur Angara
| Dr. Arturo "Arthur" J. Angara | |
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| National Adviser for the League of Municipalities of the Philippines | |
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In office 2007–2010 |
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| National Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines | |
| Mayor of the Municipality of Baler in the Province of Aurora | |
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In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 |
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In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001 |
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| Born | February 7, 1937 |
| Political party | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) |
| Spouse(s) | Justita "Tita" F. Gonzales |
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Karen G. Angara-Ularan (daughter) Edgardo J. Angara (brother), Bellaflor J. Angara-Castillo (sister), Juan Edgardo “Sonny” M. Angara (nephew) Rommel Rico T. Angara (nephew) |
| Children | Ruel Joseph, Karen |
| Profession | Dentist |
Dr. Arturo “Arthur” J. Angara (born February 7, 1937), otherwise known as AJA, was a Filipino politician and national awardee for public service. He was the former national deputy secretary-general of and former national adviser for the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP). He was the longest-serving mayor of the municipality of Baler in the Philippine province of Aurora, with his terms of office covering a period of 18 years.
He is the seventh of the 10 children of Dr. Juan C. Angara of Baler, Tayabas (now Aurora) and Juana Javier of Marikina. He married Justita F. Gonzales of Baler in 1969. Out of their marriage were born two children, namely Ruel Joseph and Karen, incumbent vice mayor of Baler. He is a younger brother of former Philippine Senator Edgardo J. Angara and an elder brother of incumbent Aurora Representative Bellaflor J. Angara-Castillo. He is an uncle of incumbent Philippine Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” M. Angara and incumbent Aurora Vice Governor Rommel Rico T. Angara.
He finished grade school at the Baler Elementary School (now Baler Central School) in Baler, Quezon (now Aurora) and high school at the Roosevelt Memorial High School in San Juan, Metro Manila. He finished his Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree at the University of the East in Sampaloc, Manila in 1960, the same year when he passed the Dentist Licensure Examination, in which he ranked 12th.
He served as president of the Aurora Dental Association, head of the Baler Water District Office, and member of the Knights of Columbus.
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