Magi Gunigundo served as the representative of the now-defunct lone district of Valenzuela from 1998 to 2001.
12 Facts About Magi Gunigundo
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Magi Gunigundo is an alumnus of the University of the Philippines Diliman.
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Magi Gunigundo finished his AB Political Science at the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1985 and Bachelor of Laws at Ateneo de Manila University in 1989.
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Magi Gunigundo was 13th Placer at the 1989 Bar Examination.
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Magi Gunigundo began practicing as an associate lawyer when he joined his father's firm in 1989.
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Magi Gunigundo became Special assistant for law enforcement at the Office of the Commissioner of Customs in 1992.
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Magi Gunigundo was a senior partner at the Gunigundo-De Leon Law Office.
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Magi Gunigundo won re-election as representative of the new 2nd district of the newly chartered city of Valenzuela in 2001.
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The Magi Gunigundo Law shortens the procedure for correction to less than three weeks and does away with the need for the services of a lawyer which is costly and the long litigation procedure in courts that could take between 6 and 24 months before the correction is permitted.
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Magi Gunigundo wrote two books about clerical law and customs modernization.
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Magi Gunigundo is the principal author of Republic Act No 10172 that amended several provisions of Republic Act No 9048, expanding the power of local civil registrars to correct errors in the date of birth and gender in birth certificates.
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Magi Gunigundo attempted a comeback to the Congress in 2019 and in 2022 but was unsuccessful in both instances to his successor, Eric Martinez.