Roberto Pagdanganan
| Roberto M. Pagdanganan | |
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| Philippine Tourism Secretary | |
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In office February 2004 – September 2005 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Robert Dean Barbers (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Ace Durano |
| Philippine Agrarian Reform Secretary | |
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In office January 20, 2003 – January 20, 2004 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Hernani A. Braganza |
| Succeeded by | Jose Marie B. Ponce |
| Governor of Bulacan | |
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In office February 1988 – June 30, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Amado Pineda |
| Succeeded by | Josie dela Cruz |
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In office May 1986 – December 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Ignacio Santiago, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Amado Pineda |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Roberto Mamangon Pagdanganan July 19, 1946 Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines |
| Political party | Nacionalista |
| Other political affiliations |
Lakas CMD |
| Spouse(s) | Susana Oblefias |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Roberto Mamangon Pagdanganan (born July 19, 1946 in Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines) is a Filipino politician.
Robert Pagdanganan was born to former councilor Juan T. Pagdanganan, Jr. (now deceased) and Mrs. Rosalina Mamangon Pagdanganan. He is brother of former Calumpit, Bulacan mayor Ramon Pagdanganan (1953–2008). He is married to the former Susana Oblefias of Sariaya, Quezon who is a governor of the Philippine National Red Cross and Central Board Member of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines. They have two children, Maria Rossana (married to Michael Allan Sicat) who is a former senior manager at Unilever PRC, and Roberto Raymond. Roberto Raymond was also a politician, he ran for Vice-governor of Bulacan in 2004. Raymond died in 2007 in a car accident on the MacArthur Highway, in Malolos City, Bulacan.
Roberto "Obet" Pagdanganan, is the President of the Foundation for Local Autonomy and Good Governance, Inc. (FLAGG), an NGO dedicated to pursue equitable and sustainable national progress through genuine local autonomy, good governance and quality education. He is Chairman of the National Cooperative Movement (NCM) which supports the development of cooperatives and the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). He is also Vice-Chairman of the National Real Estate Association (NREA), and a member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) where he was a two-term National President in 1996 to 1998. He holds two other posts in the government as presidential adviser on cooperatives and chairman of the board of part-time professor at the Manuel L. Quezon University (15 years) and Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (3 years), before he became OIC Governor of Bulacan from March 1986 to December 1987. He was elected unopposed (the first) as Provincial Governor of Bulacan in January 1988 and was thereafter re-elected twice in 1992 and in 1995. In 1998, he ran as a candidate for the Presidential nomination of Lakas-CMD but later lost to House Speaker Jose de Venecia during the national convention, he was later included as one of the candidates of the party for the 1998 Senatorial Elections where he placed in the 13th spot. In 2001, he ran again as senator during the Midterm elections under the People Power Coalition but later lost.
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