Robert Vincent Jude "Dodot" Bautista Jaworski Jr. (born October 14, 1971) is a Filipino politician, businessman, and former professional

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player currently serving as the vice mayor of

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since 2022. He previously served as the Representative of Pasig's lone district from 2004 to 2007 and was a councilor of

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from 1995 to 1998. Jaworski played for Ginebra/Gordon's franchise of the

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(PBA) from

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

. At Ginebra, he was teammates with his father,

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Robert Jaworski Sr. and won a PBA championship: the 1997 Commissioner's Cup.

Basketball career

Jaworski was drafted by PBA team

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1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

to join his father, then playing coach Robert Jaworski Sr. Together, they won one championship together in

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playing as the Gordon's Gin Boars. He played for the Ginebra San Miguel from 1995 to 1998 being only the father-and-son tandem of Philippine basketball. He retired in 1999 at the age of 28, together with his father.

PBA career statistics

Season-by-season averages

Political career

Jaworski began his political career as a councilor in the Municipality of

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in 1995, at the age of 23 under PMP. In 1998, he served as Chief of Staff at the office of his father, Senator Jaworski, for six years. In 2004, Jaworski was elected as congressman of the at-large district of Pasig, defeating then-incumbent congressman Noel "Toti" Cariño, who would later become his party mate in 2006. In 2006, he filed a congressional resolution to investigate the alleged hurried demolition of shanty settlements ordered by Mayor Vicente Eusebio in connection with the shabu market raid in Mapayapa Compound, Barangay Santo Tomas. He ran for

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in 2007 under the political party called Partido Pasigueño, but lost to the incumbent Mayor's son, 2nd district councilor Bobby Eusebio. The early part of the election vote tally showed Jaworski leading, but was overtaken by Eusebio. Jaworski later promised to file a protest against Eusebio. During his political hiatus, Jaworski focused on business, leading at least five firms in the hospitality, education and construction sectors. On September 23, 2021, Jaworski announced that he would be running for vice mayor of

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. He was invited as the running mate of Mayor

Vico Sotto Victor Ma. Regis "Vico" Nubla Sotto (; born June 17, 1989) is a Filipino politician who has served as the 12th mayor of Pasig since 2019. He previously served as a member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, Pasig City Council for the first district ...

under

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. He won the vice mayoralty race in a landslide victory, defeating his two opponents; Sotto was also successfully re-elected as mayor.

Personal life

Jaworski is the son of

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, a former

player and former Senator, and Evelyn Bautista, the daughter of actor and another former Senator

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He married

Mikee Cojuangco Mikaela María Antonia "Mikee" de los Reyes Cojuangco-Jaworski (born February 26, 1974) is a Filipino sports official, equestrian, model, former actress and television host. She was a gold medalist at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Kore ...

on July 30, 1999. They first met during a group date in 1997. Together, they have three sons: Robert Vincent Anthony III (Robbie), Rafael Joseph (Raf) and Renzo.

Assassination attempt

On December 12, 2006, Jaworski, along with his brother Ryan and their driver, escaped injury when their

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van exploded along C-5 Road in

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. Jaworski, who was running for mayor in the

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, believed the incident was politically motivated, citing death threats he received due to the congressional investigation he launched into the Mapayapa shabu market allegedly linked to Pasig mayor Vicente Eusebio. At the time, Eusebio's son, Bobby Eusebio, was also running for mayor. A parallel investigation was launched by the Eastern Police District (EPD) and the National Bureau of Investigation. Initial reports suggested that the van had exploded due to faulty electrical wiring, which Jaworski did not believe. Rumors also emerged suggesting that he had gone into hiding and that the explosion was staged by his camp; Jaworski publicly denied both claims. On December 14, the EPD confirmed that an

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had been planted under the chassis of their van. Following the incident, Jaworski has since increased his

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and underwent firearms training. On December 18, the EPD further confirmed that the improvised explosive device used

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, contrary to earlier reports that

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was used. No suspects were named, and no further updates on the investigation were given since then.

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