Rommel Rico Teh Angara (born December 19, 1978), better known as Rommel T. Angara is a

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. He is the incumbent representative of the lone district of Aurora elected in May 2019. He was the acting governor of the

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of Aurora from mid-2018 to early 2019. He was the vice governor of the same province from 2013 to 2019. As a former vice governor, he acted as the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, or the provincial board or legislature, of Aurora province.

Personal life

He is a son of former

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Mayor Joselito J. Angara and Loyola Teh, a

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. He is a nephew of former Philippine Senator

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, former Aurora Representative Bellaflor J. Angara-Castillo, and former Baler Mayor Arturo J. Angara. He is a cousin of incumbent Philippine Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" M. Angara and former Baler Vice Mayor Karen G. Angara-Ularan. He married Lai Antonio. Out their marriage were born three children, namely Jacob Miguel, Ceanna Gail, and Jared Samuel.

Professional life

He served as congressional chief of staff of then Aurora Representative Juan Edgardo “Sonny” M. Angara from 2004 to 2013.

Political career

He ran for vice governor of Aurora province in the May 14, 2007 Philippine elections under the

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(LDP) with then re-electionist Aurora Governor Bellaflor J. Angara-Castillo who would be serving her second term of office as local chief executive of Aurora province. He lost, however, in the vice gubernatorial race. He conceded defeat to Atty. Gerardo "Jerry" A. Noveras of the

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(LP), who became Aurora governor six years later. He ran again for vice governor of Aurora province in the May 13, 2013 Philippine elections with then outgoing Baler Mayor Arturo J. Angara running for governor. During the campaign period, he expressed detestation of the illegal numbers game '' jueteng'' concealed in the so-called small town lottery (STL) reportedly with operations in almost all provinces in

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, except in Aurora province. He stated that he was not in favor of the STL which he called “a mere front for ''jueteng''.” He explained that “although STL is a source of livelihood, the poor are still the losers because only the operators earn and benefit from it.” He eventually won a landslide victory in the vice gubernatorial race with a margin of 11,025 votes over his opponent, former Aurora provincial administrator and former Baler Mayor Emilio "Emil" F. Etcubañez.Noveras is new Aurora governor
/ref> He was the acting governor of the province of Aurora from mid-2018 to early 2019. In the May 13, 2019 elections, he was elected representative of the lone district of Aurora.

References

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Rommel Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel () (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German field marshal during World War II. Popularly known as the Desert Fox (, ), he served in the ''Wehrmacht'' (armed forces) of Nazi Germany, as well as servi ...

People from Aurora (province) Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Aurora (province) Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino politicians