Rufus Rodriguez
| Rufus Rodriguez | |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cagayan de Oro's 2nd District | |
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In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016 |
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| Preceded by |
Constantino G. Jaraula (representative, Lone District) |
| Succeeded by | Maxie Rodriguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Rufus Bautista Rodriguez September 13, 1953 Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party |
Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino Centrist Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Fenina T. Rodriguez |
| Alma mater | De La Salle University |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Rufus Bautista Rodriguez (born September 13, 1953) is a Filipino politician. He is the president of the Centrist Democratic Party and was a Member of the House of Representatives representing the Second District of Cagayan de Oro City from 2007 to 2016.
A graduate of the De La Salle University (Ab Economics '75) and the University of the Philippines College of Law, Rodriguez served as Vice-Governor of Misamis Oriental from 1984 to 1987. In 1990, he became the Dean of the College of Law of San Sebastian College. Rodriguez was appointed as the head of the Bureau of Immigration by President Joseph Estrada in 1998, and served in that capacity until 2001.
In June 2012, Representative Rodriguez sponsored an amendment to the Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009. The proposed amendment revises the provisions rendering a time for breastfeeding babies during work hours. Breastfeeding mothers would no longer be paid for time spent breastfeeding as they are under the current Milk Code, provided the breaks do not exceed 40 minutes during an eight-hour work period.
During his High School graduation, he was the recipient of the Insular Life Excellence Award.
He went on to take AB-Economics at De La Salle University, Manila where he graduated.
He entered the College of Law at the University of the Philippines at Diliman, Quezon City.
As a sophomore law student, he was elected the first and Filipino President of the World Association of Law Students based in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. As such he presided over the organization’s assemblies in Khartoum, Sudan, Africa; Madrid, Spain; and São Paulo, Brazil.
Also as a junior law student at U.P. he became the youngest author of law books by writing the Law on Transportation published by Rex Bookstore.
He was a student at the U.P. College of Law, a member of the Order of the Purple Feather Honor Society from 1st to 4th year. He graduated in the 1981 Bar Examinations with grades of 90% in three bar subjects namely: Commercial Law, Criminal Law and Labor Law.
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