Ronaldo Villanueva Puno (born April 25, 1948), also known as Ronnie Puno, is a politician, campaign manager and strategist in Philippine politics. He supported the presidential bids of eventual winners

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, and

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. Puno was also responsible for the campaign of

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and United Nationalist Alliance presidential candidate Jejomar Binay for the

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election. He was a former interior secretary of the Philippines, and was a representative in Congress. He is also the leader of KAMPI, the chief administration party of

Career

Puno has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the Ateneo de Manila University and Masteral Credits from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and has 35 years of extensive experience in business and public relations and administration. Serving the Philippine government for the past 22 years has brought him to assignments as a diplomat in Washington, D.C., enabled him to interact with representatives and officials of the U.S. and the Philippine government in the areas of political and private business cultures, customs, strategy formulation and decision-making processes.

Representative of Antipolo City

He was elected Representative of the First District of Antipolo City on May 10, 2004, and declared winner by the Local Board of Canvassers on May 14, 2004. He is the President of the Political Party KAMPI (Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino). He is also the Chairman of Pacific Sunrise International Holdings, Inc. and the chairman of the Board of his family business in

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, the North River Mountain Ranch.

Reappointment as DILG Secretary

On September 3, 2007, President

designated Puno, DILG Secretary, as presidential adviser on political affairs in a concurrent capacity, replacing OIC, National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales. Puno is president on leave of her party, the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino. The Commission on Appointments (CA) finally confirmed on June 11, 2008,

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several top government officials, including Puno amid walk outs by Senators Jamby Madrigal and Panfilo Lacson.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Puno, Ronaldo 1948 births Kapampangan people Living people People from Antipolo Ateneo de Manila University alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni Lakas–CMD (1991) politicians Lakas–CMD politicians National Unity Party (Philippines) politicians Secretaries of the interior and local government of the Philippines Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Antipolo Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino politicians Arroyo administration cabinet members Estrada administration cabinet members