Prospero Nograles
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The Honourable Prospero C. Nograles |
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| 22nd Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
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In office February 5, 2008 – June 30, 2010 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Jose de Venecia, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Davao City's First District | |
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In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Succeeded by | Karlo Nograles |
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In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Jesus Dureza |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Duterte |
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In office June 16, 1989 – June 30, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Jesus Dureza |
| Succeeded by | Jesus Dureza |
| Personal details | |
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Prospero Castillo Nograles October 30, 1947 Davao City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party |
Lakas-Kampi-CMD (until 2010) National Unity Party (2011-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Rhodora Bendigo |
| Children | Karlo Alexei |
| Residence | Davao City, Philippines |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | http://www.speakernograles.com |
Prospero Castillo Nograles (born October 30, 1947) is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He was elected as the Speaker of the House on February 5, 2008, the first ever elected Speaker from Mindanao in a hundred years in Philippine legislative history. Beginning in 1989, Nograles has been elected to five terms as a member of the House of Representatives, representing the 1st District of Davao City.
Nograles was born in Davao City, and finished his primary and secondary education at the Ateneo de Davao University. He then studied at the Ateneo de Manila University, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts Degree major in Political Science in 1967, and his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo Law School in 1971. He placed second in the 1971 bar examinations with an average of 90.95%.
Nograles was active in the political opposition against President Ferdinand Marcos. He was involved in the litigation of human rights cases during that period, and was an active campaigner for Corazon Aquino during the 1986 snap presidential elections. After Aquino assumed the presidency, Nograles sought a seat in the House of Representatives, representing the 1st district of Davao City. Although his opponent Jesus Dureza was initially proclaimed as winner, Nograles was seated in the House in 1989 following a favorable decision of the House Electoral Tribunal. He gave up his House seat in 1992 to make an unsuccessful challenge to the re-election of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, but regained the seat in the 1995 election. In 1998, Nograles again gave up his House seat to make another unsuccessful bid for election as Davao City mayor against Duterte-backed Benjamin de Guzman and lost in his bid. He again won election to the House in 2001. In the 2004 and 2007 elections, Nograles ran unopposed for two consecutive terms.
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