Rolen Paulino | |
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Mayor of Olongapo City | |
Assumed office June 30, 2013 |
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Vice Mayor | Rodel Cerezo (2013-2016) Jong Cortez (2016-present) |
Preceded by | James "Bong" Gordon, Jr. |
Vice Mayor of Olongapo | |
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Cynthia Cajudo |
Succeeded by | Rodel Cerezo |
Personal details | |
Born |
Rolen Calixto Paulino, Sr. November 24, 1962 Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines |
Political party | Nationalist People's Coalition |
Spouse(s) | Cynthia Tolibas Co (m. 1985) |
Rolen Paulino (born November 24, 1962) is a Filipino politician. He is the current Mayor of Olongapo City in Zambales.
He ran for mayor of Olongapo, but he was defeated by James "Bong" Gordon, Jr.
He ran for vice mayor of Olongapo. He garnered 47,074 against Gordon's running mate, Cynthia Cajudo, who garnered 31,121. Therefore, he was elected vice mayor of Olongapo and sworn on June 30, 2010.
He ran for mayor of Olongapo. His opponents are Anne Gordon, wife of the incumbent mayor James "Bong" Gordon, Jr. who is term-limited, and Bugsy delos Reyes, Gordon's nephew. He won the election that ended the Gordon political dynasty.
On June 28, 2013, he was inaugurated at Rizal Triangle in Olongapo. On June 30, his term officially started. On July 2, he and his team met Department of Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla and PSALM (Private Sector Asset Liabilities Management) President Emmanuel Ledesma, Jr. regarding the PhP 5.08 billion power debt. They agreed to cancel the power disconnection, and PSALM would restructure the payment scheme. Therefore, Paulino averted his city's power disconnection.