Abraham Tolentino

Abraham Tolentino
Abraham Tolentino
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 16, 2020
House Speaker	Lord Allan Velasco
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cavite
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 30, 2019
Preceded by	Newly created
Constituency	8th district
	In office; June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2019
Preceded by	Jesus Crispin Remulla
Succeeded by	Jesus Crispin Remulla
Constituency	7th district
12th President of the Philippine Olympic Committee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 28, 2019
Preceded by	Joey Romasanta
Mayor of Tagaytay
	In office; June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013
Preceded by	Francis Tolentino
Succeeded by	Agnes Tolentino
City Councilor of Tagaytay
	In office; June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2004
Personal details
Born	Abraham Ng Tolentino; February 23, 1964
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Lakas–CMD (before 2010) ; Liberal (2010–2015) ; United Nationalist Alliance (2015–2016) ; PDP–Laban (2016–present)
Spouse(s)	Agnes Delgado (no value)
Relations	Francis Tolentino (brother)
Children	Aniela Tolentino, Athena "Tin" Tolentino, Brent Tolentino
Occupation	Politician, sportsperson

Abraham "Bambol" Ng Tolentino (born February 23, 1964) is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the representative of Cavite's 8th district and President of the Philippine Olympic Committee.[1] He previously served as Mayor of Tagaytay from 2004 to 2013 and city councilor from 1998 to 2004.

Political career

In 1998, he was elected as City Councilor and served until 2004. He ran for Mayor in 2004 and won; he was re-elected in 2007 and 2010. In 2013, he defeated Gilbert Remulla as Congressman of the newly-created 7th district of Cavite. He was re-elected in 2016 and in 2019, this time at the newly-created 8th district.

His other positions include:

Member - Commission of Appointments
Vice Chairman - Committee of Agrarian Reform
Chairman - Committee of Agriculture and Food
Vice Chairman - Committee of National Defense
Vice Chairman - Committee of Rules and Resolutions

Tolentino also serves as the President of the Philippine Olympic Committee since 2019. On July 10, 2020, Tolentino is one of the 70 representatives who voted to "yes" to deny the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.[2] On December 16, he was named as one of the Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives.

Tolentino, being term-limited as representative, is seeking a comeback as Mayor of Tagaytay in 2022, running unopposed.

Personal life

He is the youngest of the two sons of Atty. Isaac O. Tolentino, who was the longest-serving mayor of Tagaytay. He is the brother of Francis Tolentino, also a former mayor of Tagaytay and incumbent senator.

He married Dr. Agnes Delgado Tolentino, the incumbent mayor of Tagaytay. They have three children. Their eldest daughter, Aniela, is running for representative in 2022 seeking to succeed him.[3] Their second daughter, Athena Bryana, is an incumbent city councilor of Tagaytay since 2019 and a 2022 Cavite vice gubernatorial candidate.[4]

He is a Past Grand Master of the Free & Accepted Masons of the Philippines.[5]

He also served as the Secretary-General of FIDE/World Chess Organization, President of ASEAN Chess Zone 3.3, Secretary-General of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, and is currently the President of Philcycling.

References

"Hon. Tolentino, Abraham "Bambol" N." House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
Perez-Rubio, Bella (July 10, 2020). "List of lawmakers who voted for and against ABS-CBN franchise renewal". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
Abrina, Dennis (November 11, 2021). "Tolentino withdraws bid for Congress". The Manila Times. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
Villaflores, Archie (October 11, 2021). "Meet the contenders in Cavite for the 2022 elections". Cavite Rising. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
"MW Abraham N. Tolentino". The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

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[1] "Hon. Tolentino, Abraham "Bambol" N." House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

[2] Perez-Rubio, Bella (July 10, 2020). "List of lawmakers who voted for and against ABS-CBN franchise renewal". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

[3] Abrina, Dennis (November 11, 2021). "Tolentino withdraws bid for Congress". The Manila Times. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

[4] Villaflores, Archie (October 11, 2021). "Meet the contenders in Cavite for the 2022 elections". Cavite Rising. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

[5] "MW Abraham N. Tolentino". The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines. Retrieved January 30, 2022.