WORK EXPERIENCE
01 July 2004 to
30 June 2010 Senator
Republic of the Philippines
Chair, Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon)
Chair, Senate Committee on Tourism
Chair, Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments (13th Congress)
Chair, Senate Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises
Member, Commission on Appointments
29 Jan 2001 to
05 Jan 2004 Cabinet Secretary
Department of Tourism
Chair, Philippine Tourism Authority (ex-officio)
Chair, Philippine Convention & Visitors Corporation (ex-officio)
Chair, Intramuros Administration (ex-officio)
Chair, National Parks Development Committee (ex-officio)
Chair, Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba Diving (ex-officio)
Member, Manila International Airport Authority (ex-officio)
Member, Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (ex-officio)
Member, Board of Trustees, Philippine Retirement Authority
CORD Region III
1992 to 1998 Founding Chairman and Administrator
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (Envisioned in 1971 and together with the people of Olongapo lobbied for the creation of a free port after the rejection of the Bases Treaty in 1991)
1988 to 6/30/93 City Mayor of Olongapo
1980 to 1986 City Mayor of Olongapo
1975 to 1979 Associate
ACCRA Law Office
1974 to 1975 Director
Kong Commercial Philippines, Inc.
1971 Youngest Delegate
Constitutional Convention of the Philippines
1966 to 1967 Brand Manager
Procter and Gamble (Philippine Manufacturing Company)













