12 Facts About Iggy Arroyo

Iggy Arroyo was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Fifth District of Negros Occidental from 2004 until 2012.

Iggy Arroyo is the brother of former First Gentleman, Jose Miguel Arroyo.

Iggy Arroyo was born on October 24,1950, in Quezon City to Ignacio Lacson Arroyo Sr.

Iggy Arroyo's siblings include former Philippine First Gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo and former congresswoman Ma.

Iggy Arroyo was married to his second wife Alicia "Aleli" Morales and is father to Alelu Arroyo.

Iggy Arroyo is presently the Chairman of the House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on Government Reorganization and Member of other various Committees.

Iggy Arroyo finished High School in 1969 at Villanova Preparatory High School in Ojai, California, USA and he took his preparatory course in Menlo College in Palo Alto, California then he went on to pursue his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree, Major in Finance at the University of San Francisco, California, USA where he graduated in 1974.

Iggy Arroyo has proposed an act to promote environmental awareness through environmental education, which was signed into law as Republic Act No 9512 otherwise known as the National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008.

Iggy Arroyo authored the Philippine Climate Change Act of 2008, which created the Climate Change Commission.

Early on January 26,2012, his brother Mike Arroyo announced that Iggy died before afternoon Philippine Standard Time.

However, the chief of staff of Iggy Arroyo later released an advisory that he is not dead but he is currently under life support and declared "brain dead", or clinically dead.

Iggy Arroyo was survived by girlfriend and live-in partner Grace Ibuna.