Joseph Kris Benjamin Baltazar Agarao (born October 11, 1981) also known as ''(Ka1sa)'' Benjo Agarao, is a Filipino businessman and politician. He is currently serving as a Member of the Laguna Provincial Board from the

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since June 30, 2022 and from June 30, 2010, until June 30, 2019. He is also the current Senior

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of Laguna.

Political career

In 2010 election, Agarao run for a seat in the Laguna Provincial Board for the

. He run under the banner of the

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, joining the Ticket of former Laguna

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Jose "Joey" Lina Jr., who was running to reclaim his seat. Agarao endorsed the Presidential candidacy of then-

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of the

. Agarao's bid ended-up victorious garnering 107,940 votes (or 31.48%) of the total votes counted. He serve with Benedicto Mario Palacol Jr. of the Lakas– KAMPI. Agarao manage to be re-elected in

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and

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under the same-party (the

). In 2019, Being barred to run for a fourth consecutive term. Agarao joined the Santa Cruz

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election, running under the

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. He later lost his bid to former Laguna's

Representative

Edgar San Luis Edgar Sulit San Luis (born July 12, 1955), also known as ''(Kuya)'' Egay San Luis, is a Filipino politician, businessman and former media executive. He had served as Mayor of Santa Cruz, Laguna from June 30, 2019 until June 30, 2025. He previo ...

of the

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. Agarao garnered 23,547 votes over 25,075 votes of San Luis. Former

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Ariel Magcalas of the

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, ended-up in the third place garnering 3,521 votes. His term ended on June 30, 2019. He then return into a Private life, becoming a Businessman. He later confirmed his intention to run again for Public position. Later he filed his Candidacy for

for the 2022 election under the

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. He then managed to be elected, becoming the top-notcher (Senior Board Member) of the Provincial Board. He garnered 186,326 votes, serving with Francis Joseph San Luis (son of former Santa Cruz

Edgar) of the

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. In June 2024, Agarao confirmed that he will run for

of Santa Cruz for the upcoming 2025 elections. Before that, on April 6, 2024, He joined the

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along with Councilor's Rizaldy Kalaw and Esmeraldo De Las Armas Jr. and other's.

Personal life

Joseph Kris Benjamin Baltazar Agarao was born on October 11, 1979, in Santa Cruz, Laguna. His father is Benjamin Agarao Jr., who served as the district representative of Laguna's fourth district from 2013 to 2022 and previously from 2004 to 2007, and his mother is Estelita Agarao. Agarao is an

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. Agarao is married to Ellaine Talleon; together they have four daughters.

References

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