Antonio Agapito "AA" Bautista Legarda Jr. (born December 8, 1968) is a Filipino politician. He currently serves as a member of the

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representing Antique's at-large congressional district. He is the younger brother of Senator and former Antique Congresswoman

Loren Legarda Lorna Regina "Loren" Bautista Legarda (born January 28, 1960) is a Filipina politician, environmentalist, cultural worker, and former journalist who is currently serving as a Senator and served as the president pro tempore of the Senate of the ...

Early life

Legarda was born in

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to parents Antonio Cabrera Legarda and Maria Salome Basilia "Bessie" Gella Bautista. His maternal grandfather was Jose P. Bautista, editor-in-chief of the pre-Martial Law newspaper, ''

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,''How Green is Loren's Valley?
January 24, 2010.

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. ''

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''. Retrieved on February 6, 2010. while his maternal grandmother was Carmen Gella Bautista of

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. Legarda's maternal great-grandfather, Ariston Rendon Gella, was a member of the

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that crafted the Philippine Constitution of the

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. His great-granduncle Vicente Gella was governor of the province while his great-granduncle was mayor of

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. A brother of his grandfather, Bartolome Gella, also served as governor of Antique.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Legarda, Antonio Jr. Living people 1968 births Politicians from Antique (province) Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Antique (province) Nationalist People's Coalition politicians