25 Facts About TG Guingona

TG Guingona was a congressman of the 2nd District of Bukidnon during the 13th and 14th Congress from 2004 to 2010 and a senator of the Philippines during the 15th and 16th Congress from 2010 to 2016.

TG Guingona passed a total of twenty-three laws as a legislator.

In 2012, TG Guingona was the only senator who voted against The Cybercrime Prevention Act or The Cybercrime Law.

TG Guingona was recognized for his efforts to promote good governance and ethical leadership in government as exemplified in his accomplishments as the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations.

TG Guingona authored The Freedom of Information Bill and persistently called for its passage into law.

Teofisto "TG" TG Guingona was born in Manila, Philippines, on April 19,1959, to a family of Filipino politicians.

TG Guingona attended the Ateneo de Manila University from grade school through law school.

TG Guingona graduated from college in 1981 with a degree in economics before pursuing a law degree in the Ateneo School of Law.

TG Guingona graduated from law school in 1985 and was admitted to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines in 1986.

TG Guingona was as student activist during the martial law era.

TG Guingona was a member of the Ateneo de Manila Student Council when then President Ferdinand Marcos called for an Interim Batasang Pambansa election in 1978.

Some members of the faculty and the student council of the Ateneo de Manila University, including TG Guingona, joined the LABAN candidates in protesting the fraudulent election.

TG Guingona was jailed together with prominent political and religious personalities Lorenzo "Ka Tanny" Tanada Sr.

The incarceration was a very maturing process for TG Guingona who was only nineteen years old at the time.

TG Guingona was first elected into public office on 2004 as the representative of the 2nd District of Bukidnon.

TG Guingona served the post for two terms before running for Senator on 2010.

TG Guingona served as the deputy minority floor leader and the minority representative to the then called Joint Congressional Power Commission which deals with matters relating to energy and electricity.

When evidence of apparent electoral cheating by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo became public, TG Guingona actively endorsed and pursued her impeachment.

TG Guingona was elected as a senator of the Philippines in 2010 and served until 2016.

TG Guingona authored a total of one hundred and twenty-four bills and passed eighteen laws in six years, and especially advocated for the improvement of the health system, transparency and accountability in government, and the protection of human rights through legislation.

TG Guingona likewise served as the chairperson of the following Senate committees:.

TG Guingona proposed and enacted several measures to improve the state of the health system of the Philippine from strengthening the capacity of public hospitals to treat more people and more illnesses, to promoting the welfare of healthcare workers, and providing patients with better access to quality healthcare.

Additionally, TG Guingona filed the following bills for the advancement of the healthcare system in the Philippines:.

TG Guingona passed the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act and Joint Resolution No 3: Extending Period of Claims for Reparation of Human Rights Violations Victims which allows the State to formally recognize and compensate human rights victims of martial law under the Marcos regime, and extends the deadline for the filing of claims of martial law victims by six months, respectively.

Additionally, TG Guingona filed the following bills directed to alleviate poverty, protect the rights of internally displaced persons, and boost the Philippine government's disaster preparedness and response:.