Rufus Bautista Rodriguez was born on September 13,1953 and is a Filipino lawyer and politician.
15 Facts About Rufus Rodriguez
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Rufus Rodriguez is the president of the Centrist Democratic Party and has been a member of the House of Representatives representing the Cagayan de Oro's 2nd district from 2007 to 2016 and from 2019 to today.
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Rufus Rodriguez previously served as Vice Governor of Misamis Oriental from 1984 to 1986 and Board Member from 1980 to 1984.
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Rufus Rodriguez graduated from De La Salle University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
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Rufus Rodriguez then earned his Bachelor of Laws degree in the University of the Philippines Diliman.
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Rufus Rodriguez became a member of the Order of the Purple Feather Honor Society from 1st to 4th year.
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In 1980, while on his senior year at law school, Rufus Rodriguez was elected member of the Misamis Oriental Provincial Board.
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In 1990, Rufus Rodriguez was appointed the law dean of the San Sebastian College of Law, Manila.
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Rufus Rodriguez ran for a Senate seat in the 1992 election under the Nationalist People's Coalition but lost, finishing 75th.
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From 2007 to 2016, Rufus Rodriguez was elected as the representative of the second district of Cagayan de Oro in the 14th-16th Congress, ranking second among 268 congressmen on the most number of bills and resolutions filed at 554, of which 53 became Republic Acts.
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Rufus Rodriguez was re-elected to the House in the 2010 and 2013 elections.
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On June 19,2009, Rodriguez received a Certificate, Leaders in Development from the John F Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University.
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In June 2012, Representative Rufus Rodriguez sponsored an amendment to the Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009.
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Rufus Rodriguez is married to Fenina Tiukinhoy of Surigao City and has a daughter, Atty.
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Rufus Rodriguez was conferred a Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos in 2012.