Ben Pagaran Evardone (born September 30, 1963) is the governor of

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, Philippines and was the Congressman of Eastern Samar; he was born in

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, Eastern Samar (then part of undivided

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), on September 30, 1963.

Early life

Evardone was a former journalist, who worked with Jose Burgos the cover the last few years of the

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. He was also the student council president for the

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in 1983.

Political career

Evardone unsuccessfully ran as representative of Eastern Samar in 1995. He served as the

governor of Eastern Samar The governor of Eastern Samar is the local chief executive and head of the Provincial Government of Eastern Samar in the Philippines. Along with the governors of Biliran, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar (province), Samar, and Southern Leyte, the prov ...

from 2004 to 2010. Then, Evardone ran as district representative in 2010 and won, serving as the Congressman of Eastern Samar for 3 terms. Evardone ran for governor in 2022; he also actively voiced his support for then-vice president

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. He got elected as

Governor of Eastern Samar The governor of Eastern Samar is the local chief executive and head of the Provincial Government of Eastern Samar in the Philippines. Along with the governors of Biliran, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar (province), Samar, and Southern Leyte, the prov ...

. He was also the longest-serving governor and he was the vice president of

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for the Visayas. He later switched to

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, the party chaired by President

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References

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