Cong. Albert S. Garcia

Personal Information

Name : Albert Raymond Garcia
Date of Birth : February 1, 1970
Civil Status : Single
Gender : Male
Residence : Bo. Campo, Tenejero, City of Balanga
Bataan
Tel. No. : (047) 237 - 2543

EDUCATION

College : De La Salle University
College of Liberal Arts (1988 - 1991)
Degree/Units earned : AB Philosophy and Letters
Secondary : La Salle Greenhills (1984 - 1988)
Primary : Colegio De San Agustin (1977 - 1984)

COMMITTEES

Rules
Deputy Majority Leader
Appropriations
Member for the Majority
Bases Conversion
Member for the Majority
Basic Education and Culture
Member for the Majority
Health
Member for the Majority
Higher and Technical Education
Member for the Majority
Mount Pinatubo
Member for the Majority
National Defense and Security
Member for the Majority
Oversight
Member for the Majority
Public Works and Highways
Member for the Majority
Science and Technology
Member for the Majority
Youth and Sports Development,
Member for the Majority

SERVICE RECORD

Positions Held	Department / Office/ Company	Inclusive Dates
		FROM	TO

Re-elected Congressman	House of Representative	July 1, 2007	present
Congressman	House of Representative	July 1, 2004	June 30, 2007
Re - Elected (Unopposed) City Mayor	City of Balanga, Bataan	July 1, 2001	June 30, 2004
City Mayor	City of Balanga, Bataan	December 30, 2000	June 30, 2001
Municipal Mayor	Balanga, Bataan	2007	present
Chief of Staff	Office of Cong. Enrique T. Garcia	May 1998	Dec. 29, 2001
Senior Campaign Staff of Enrique T. Garcia	2nd District of Bataan Congressional Race	1995
Special Assistant to the Governor	Office of the Governor Enrique T. Garcia	1992	1994
Senior Campaign Staff of Enrique T. Garcia	Bataan Gubernatorial Race	1992
Account Executive		Summer Job '91

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Cong. Herminia Roman

Personal Information

Representative
Bataan, 1st District
LAKAS-CMD
Term: 1
Age: 67
Date of Birth: 09 July 1940
Civil Status: M
Spouse: Atty. Antonio P. Roman
Other Profession: Businesswoman

Rm. N-416, House of Representatives, Quezon City
Phone: 931-5001 local 7375, 9315620
Chief of Staff: Ramon Ignatius C. Lazo

Committees

BASES CONVERSION
Vice Chairman

INTERPARLIAMENTARY RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY
Vice Chairman

WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY
Vice Chairman

APPROPRIATIONS
Member for the Majority

ENERGY
Member for the Majority

FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Member for the Majority

OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
Member for the Majority

OVERSIGHT
Member for the Majority

SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Member for the Majority

THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN
Member for the Majority

TOURISM
Member for the Majority

TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Member for the Majority

VETERANS AFFAIRS AND WELFARE
Member for the Majority

WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY
Member for the Majority

House Bills Sponsored/Authored

HB02851
AN ACT INCREASING THE PENSION OF FILIPINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS OR THEIR SURVIVING SPOUSES INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE OTHERWISE DISQUALIFIED ON ACCOUNT OF THE PENSION THEY ARE RECEIVING FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT FUNDS OR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AN ACT STANDARDIZING AND UPGRADING THE BENEFITS FOR MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS"
Status: Pending with the Committee on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY since 2007-10-11

HB03358
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE NUTRITION EDUCATION AND INFORMATION CAMPAIGN BY ESTABLISHING A NUTRI-BUS PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Status: Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2008-01-28

HR00257
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE UPGRADING AND ACTIVATION OF THE BATAAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AS AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION TO THE COUNTRY'S ENERGY PROBLEM
Status: Adopted Resolution (Pending with the committee on ENERGY since 2007-12-12)

Source: Secretary General's Office / Engineering Division / PRID


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Behind The Enemy Lines (January 28, 1945)

The fall of Bataan and Corregidor in 1942 ended the organized Fil_american resistance to the Japanese invasion. But the resistance to the Japanese continued in the form of guerrilla warfare waged by former Filipino soldiers and a few Americans who did not surrender to the Japanese. The ranks of the guerrillas were strengthened when released Filipino prisoners of war, Filipino civilians who wanted to take revenge on the Japanese for their cruelty, and patriotic young men and women joined them.[i]

The guerrilla movement included many high-ranking officials of the Japanese-sponsored government who passed on vital information to the guerrillas about Japanese military plans and activities.[ii]

U.S. submarines supplied the guerrillas with arms and ammunition, communications equipment, food and medical supplies.[iii]

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[i] Alberto S. Abeleda Jr., The Nation in Focus, St. Bernadette Publishing House Corporation, 2007, p. 123

[ii] Alberto S. Abeleda Jr., The Nation in Focus, St. Bernadette Publishing House Corporation, 2007, p. 123

[iii] Alberto S. Abeleda Jr., The Nation in Focus, St. Bernadette Publishing House Corporation, 2007, p. 123

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Posted in: corregidor,guerrilla,invasion,surrender,world war II,WWII

Death March & The Prisoners of War

On that same day April 9, 1942, the Death March began. It was a trek of close to 80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war that began in Mariveles, Bataan, down the dusty roads that cut through the eastern towns of the province, through Lubao and Guagua, and finally, San Fernando, Pampanga, from where they were transported by trains to the concentration camp in Capas, Tarlac.[i]

The 76,000 Filipino and American Soldiers who surrendered in Bataan underwent a terrible ordeal. They were forced by the Japanese to march a distance of more than 100 kilometers, under a broiling sun with little or no food and water. Thousands of Filipino and American prisoners of war died along the way, many of them brutally killed by Japanese guards. This was the infamous “Bataan death March” for which LT. Gen. Masaharu Homma, commander of the Japanese Imperial Forces in the Philippines, was found guilty of war crimes by an Allied military tribunal after the war and was sentenced to death by hanging.[ii]

Corregidor held out for a little while longer, but it, too, capitulated to the enemy on May 6, 1942. the Fall of Corregidor signalled the end of organized Fil-American resistance to the Japanese.[iii]

The Japanese invaded the Philippines, and for three-and-a-half years, they governed the country.[iv]

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[i] Fr. Wilfredo C. Paguio, Bataan Land of Valor, People of Peace, Jardi Press, 1997, p. 106

[ii] Alberto S. Abeleda Jr., The Nation in Focus, St. Bernadette Publishing House Corporation, 2007, p. 119

[iii] Alberto S. Abeleda Jr., The Nation in Focus, St. Bernadette Publishing House Corporation, 2007, p. 119

[iv] Alberto S. Abeleda Jr., The Nation in Focus, St. Bernadette Publishing House Corporation, 2007, p. 117

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Posted in: concentration,corregidor,crimes,prisoners,terrible,Transportation,world war II,WWII

The Fall of Bataan (April 9, 1942)

While the Japanese already controlled Manila and other Luzon areas, the Filipino and American troops could not stop the Japanese advances.

On the month of February the Fil-American soldiers seems to lose their direction, with no food, no armaments. They are starving to death…How they can survive?

On the eleventh of March, Mc. Arthur left the Philippines…with his very well-known line, “I shall return!”.

On April 3, 1942, Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma, commander of the Japanese Imperial Forces, ordered his men to attack and finally defeat the Filipino-American troops.

On April 6, 1942 the bloody battle begins at Mt. Samat. Hungry, disease-ridden, low on ammunition and without any hope of relief, the defenders of Bataan had no choice but to surrender to the Japanese on April 9, 1942.[i]

With supplies running out, and the army outnumbered and decimated by disease and starvation, decided to surrender rather than massacred by the Japanese invaders. The Army of Bataan completely collapsed.

What Bataan witnessed in those times, that it became home to tens of thousands of men and boys, fiercely defending freedom and the fatherland, will forever be etched into its history. The province’s name has since then been syno-nymous to courage, heroism and valor. It describes the strength and pride of a people who would choose suffering and death to foreign domination. When the end of battle came, on April 9, 1942, the words that were uttered and that echoed down the years were “Bataan has fallen”.[ii]

[i] Alberto S. Abeleda Jr., The Nation in Focus, St. Bernadette Publishing House Corporation, 2007, p. 119

[ii] Fr. Wilfredo C. Paguio, Bataan Land of Valor, People of Peace, Jardi Press, 1997, pp.105-106

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Posted in: army,battle,domination,heroes,historical,history,mt. samat,pride,valor