Erico Aristotle Cabagnot Aumentado (born December 29, 1977), also known in

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as Aris, is a Filipino businessman and politician. He was a member of the

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, representing the second district of Bohol. He is the

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of the Province of Bohol, assuming office on June 30, 2022 but was preventively suspended on May 28, 2024 due to the controversial resort construction in the middle of the Chocolate Hills. He was reinstated by the Ombudsman on July 31.

Early life and education

Erico Aristotle is the youngest of eight children of former Bohol governor and deputy speaker

Erico Aumentado Erico Boyles Aumentado (May 18, 1940 – December 25, 2012) was a former governor, vice governor, and senior provincial board member of Bohol, and congressman and deputy speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives. He is the first go ...

and Peregrina Cabagnot-Aumentado. He finished his elementary and secondary education at Bohol Wisdom School. He took up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the

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in 1995.

Political career

Aumentado became a kagawad, and then chairman of the

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in 1996–2001. Aumentado wanted to run as board member in 2010 elections but his father didn't allow any of his children to enter politics. He served as chief of staff of his father until he was designated by the House of Representatives as the caretaker congressman of Bohol's second district to serve the remaining seven months left of his father's term in December 2012.

Representative, Bohol's 2nd District

On May 13, 2013, Aumentado won and elected as the new representative of the province's 2nd District. On May 9, 2016, he was re-elected for the second term. Like his father, Aumentado ran again for the third consecutive term and was re-elected on May 13, 2019. During the 17th and 18th Congress, Aumentado was the chairperson of the

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consisting of 29 members.

House Committee Membership

*Chairman,

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*Member,

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*Member, Economic Affairs *Member,

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*Member,

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*Member, Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy *Member, National Defense And Security *Member, Public Order and Safety *Member, Public Works and Highways *Member,

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In October 2019, Aumentado firmly opposed the reported establishment of a coal power plant in Bohol through his House Bill 3710. During the

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, Aumentado filed House Resolution No. 669 to temporarily ban flights between China and Bohol-Panglao International Airport.

Passed Bills

Governor of Bohol

On May 10, 2022, Aumentado was proclaimed as new governor of province after defeating the then incumbent governor

Arthur C. Yap Arthur "Art" Cua Yap (; born November 10, 1965) is a Filipino politician who is the former governor of Bohol from 2019 to 2022. He was the secretary of the Department of Agriculture under the Arroyo administration from 2004 to 2005 and from 2 ...

via landslide. On October 19, 2022, Aumentado was appointed chairman of the Regional Development Council (RDC) in

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through a submitted transmittal letter from President

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Suspension

On May 28, 2024, Aumentado alongside 68 other Bohol officials received preventive suspensions from the

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due to the cases filed against Aumentado with illegal construction of buildings in the middle of the

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to reconsider the Ombudsman's preventive suspension. The Ombudsman

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, in his Order dated July 31, lifted the six-month

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of Aumentado and 30 other officials.

References

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