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. and older brother of incumbent

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Governor

Abraham Mitra Abraham Kahlil Blanco Mitra (born January 3, 1970), also known as Baham Mitra, is a Filipino politician, and the chairman of the Games and Amusement Board since 2016. He was a presidential consultant, congressman, and governor of Palawan. He is t ...

and music director Raul Mitra.

Early life

Ramon Blanco-Mitra III was born on October 28, 1964, in

Puerto Princesa Puerto Princesa (, American Spanish: , European Spanish: ), officially the City of Puerto Princesa (Cuyonon language, Cuyonon: ''Siyudad i'ang Puerto Princesa''; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in th ...

to Ramon Mitra Jr. and Cecilia Blanco. He is the third son of six siblings. The grandson of Engr. Eduardo J.Blanco a Dumaguete and Negros Oriental

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Hero and Martyr.

Education

Mitra, a 1988 graduate of the

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who served as captain in the

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, is a recipient of the country's second highest award for gallantry, the

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Political life

In 2009, it was announced that Mitra would be a

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(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
/ref> In 2013, he ran for

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for the 2nd district of

, but lost to Frederick Abueg.

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