Ramon Cases Nolasco (born July 21, 1949) is a Filipino politician who is a member of the

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representing the First District of Cagayan. He was a member of the

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, representing the First District, and the former mayor of

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. Nolasco is a member of the

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and a former member of the

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. Ramon Cases Nolasco, "Mon" to his family and close friends, born on July 21, 1949, is the sixth child among the ten children of the late Dr. Tomas Nolasco, Sr. and Demetria Nolasco. He was first a lawyer under the Public Attorney's Office in Aparri, Cagayan before he entered politics and won as Mayor of Gattaran, Cagayan in 1992. He was a two-time three-term Mayor of the said town. He ran as board member of the First District of Cagayan in 2013 and won. On May 9, 2016 National Elections, he faced former

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's son

Jack Enrile Juan Castañer Ponce Enrile Jr. (born July 16, 1958), also known as Jack Enrile or JPEJ, is a Filipino politician. He was a representative of the 1st District of Cagayan in the 11th, 12th, 13th and 15th Congresses. He is the only son and n ...

in a battle for a seat in the Congress as Representative of the First District of Cagayan. Nolasco, despite being the underdog, was proclaimed the winner having more than 13,000 votes ahead of Enrile.

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1949 births 20th-century Filipino lawyers Living people Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Cagayan Mayors of places in Cagayan Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians United Nationalist Alliance politicians {{Philippines-politician-stub

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