1. Chavit Singson was the governor of the province of Ilocos Sur, starting from 1972 until 1986, again from 1992 until 2001, and again from 2004 to 2007 and from 2010 until 2013.
26 Facts About Chavit Singson
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Chavit Singson was the Deputy National Security Adviser for the Philippine government.
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Chavit Singson ran for Senator under Team Unity in 2007, but lost.
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Chavit Singson was born on June 21,1941, in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.
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Chavit Singson is second eldest among the seven children of Jose Singson and Caridad Crisologo.
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Chavit Singson studied in Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Manila and finished his Commerce degree.
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Chavit Singson considered his uncle, Floro Crisologo as a mentor, but eventually had a severe falling out with his cousin and once-confidant Vincent Crisologo who was Floro's son and there were many bloody encounters between the two.
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In October 2000, Chavit Singson publicly accused his friend and then-President Joseph Estrada of plotting to assassinate him after a falling-out over the share of jueteng and tobacco revenues.
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Chavit Singson confessed to being Estrada's personal collector of such revenues in Luzon.
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Chavit Singson's revelations helped trigger protests against Estrada, leading to his impeachment and overthrow in the Second EDSA Revolution in January 2001.
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Chavit Singson secured a spot as a candidate for the 2007 Philippine senatorial elections after siding with the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, despite being former friends with the former president Joseph Estrada.
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Chavit Singson has served as governor of Ilocos Sur for multiple terms.
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Chavit Singson is a longtime supporter of boxer Manny Pacquiao who was elected as senator in 2016.
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Chavit Singson opposed Pacquiao's move saying that the tax increase would "kill" the tobacco industry, with his province Ilocos Sur being a major tobacco producer.
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On June 19,2021, Chavit Singson joined the Nationalist People's Coalition.
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In November 2018, Chavit Singson entered the Philippine automobile industry with Legado Motors Inc, which is the exclusive distributor of GAC Motor vehicles.
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Presently, Chavit Singson is the president of the Philippine National Shooting Association, a local governing body for shooting sports in the country since 2018.
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Chavit Singson was noted for his affiliation with professional boxer, Manny Pacquiao often accompanying him in trainings, press releases, and his fights.
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In 2010, Chavit Singson sued Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago for libel after the latter referred to him as a "jueteng lord" during a privilege speech in the Senate.
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Chavit Singson offered to the traffic inspectors who intercepted him as a reward for doing their duty, which was later received by the MMDA.
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Chavit Singson has a son with Evelyn, Ryan Luis Singson who is a politician.
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Chavit Singson had model Rachel Tiongson as his common-law wife with whom he has five children.
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In 2012, Chavit Singson publicly introduced Josephine Pintor, who is 44 years younger than him, as his partner.
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Chavit Singson began a relationship with Pintor when she was only 14 years old, while he was 58.
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Chavit Singson established in the Baluarte Zoo in Vigan after his game collection grew large.
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Chavit Singson keeps taxidermized remains of some of the animals he hunted at the Safari Gallery in Baluarte.