Bellaflor Angara-Castillo
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The Honorable Bellaflor J. Angara-Castillo |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from the Lone District of Aurora | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Juan Edgardo M. Angara |
| Governor of Aurora | |
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In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Ramoncita P. Ong |
| Succeeded by | Gerardo A. Noveras |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from the Lone District of Aurora | |
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In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Benedicto G. Miran |
| Succeeded by | Juan Edgardo M. Angara |
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| Born | September 14, 1939 San Juan, Rizal, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | LDP |
| Spouse(s) | Gregorio R. Castillo |
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Edgardo J. Angara (brother), Arturo "Arthur" J. Angara (brother), Juan Edgardo “Sonny” M. Angara (nephew) Rommel Rico T. Angara (nephew) Karen G. Angara-Ularan (niece) |
| Residence | Baler, Aurora |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Bellaflor "Bella" J. Angara-Castillo (born September 14, 1939), simply known as Bella Angara, is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the lone district of Aurora. She previously served three consecutive terms as governor of Aurora province from 2004 to 2013. She was the third lady governor of Aurora province. Prior to being governor, she served three consecutive terms as representative of the lone district of Aurora from 1995 to 2004. She was the first and so far the only woman in the history of the Philippine Congress to become House majority floor leader.
She was born to the nurse couple Juan C. Angara of Baler, Tayabas (now Aurora) and Juana Javier of Marikina. She is a younger sister of former Philippine Senator Edgardo J. Angara and former Baler Mayor Arturo "Arthur" J. Angara. She is an aunt of incumbent Philippine Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" M. Angara, incumbent Aurora Vice Governor Rommel Rico T. Angara, and incumbent Baler Vice Mayor Karen G. Angara-Ularan. She married Atty. Gregorio R. Castillo, first placer in the 1957 Philippine Bar Examination. Out of their marriage were born four children, namely Joseph Gregson, Joy Arabelle, Jerome Patrick and Jo Elinore.
She finished her elementary education at the Baler Central School in 1952 and her secondary education at the Our Lady of Loreto College in Manila. She graduated as cum laude from the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City with her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and Bachelor of Science in Jurisprudence degrees in 1962. As a scholarship grantee for the Master of Laws (LL.M.) Program, she pursued her master's degree at the Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut, United States in 1963. She was a participant in the Leaders in Development Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at the Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA in 2001.
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