Ramon "Monmon" Blanco Mitra III (born October 28, 1964) is the son of 1992 Presidential candidate and the former Speaker of the House of Representatives

Ramon Mitra Jr. Ramon Villarosa Mitra Jr. (February 4, 1928 – March 20, 2000) was a Filipino statesman, diplomat, and pro-democracy activist. He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1987 to 1992. Prior to that, he was ...

and older brother of incumbent Palawan Governor

Abraham Mitra Abraham Kahlil Blanco Mitra (born January 3, 1970) is a Filipino politician currently serving as the chairman of the Games and Amusement Board since 2016. He previously served as a presidential consultant, congressman, and governor of Palawan. H ...

and music director Raul Mitra.

Early life

Ramon Blanco-Mitra III was born on October 28, 1964 in Puerto Princesa City, he is the son of

and Cecilia Blanco. He is the third son of six siblings. The grandson of Engr. Eduardo J.Blanco a Dumaguete and Negros Oriental World War II Hero and Martyr

Education

Mitra, a 1988 graduate of the Philippine Military Academy who served as captain in the Philippine Marine Corps, is a recipient of the country’s second highest award for gallantry, the Distinguished Conduct Star.

Political life

In 2009, it was announced that Mitra would be a

Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party (Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; ) is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th ce ...

(NP) senatorial bet for the 2010 Philippines Senate election, but he failed to garner enough votes to acquire a seat in the Senate.Villar launches NP fight
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congressman A Member of Congress (MOC) is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature. The term member of parliament (MP) is an equivalen ...

of 2nd district of Palawan.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitra, Ramon 1964 births Living people People from Puerto Princesa Nacionalista Party politicians Philippine Marine Corps personnel Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Star