1. Wilhelmino "Willy" Manucdoc Sy-Alvarado was born on December 29,1946 and is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as the governor of Bulacan from 2010 to 2019.
17 Facts About Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado previously served as a Vice Governor of Bulacan from 2019 to 2022, then he served as the house representative for Bulacan's 1st congressional district from 1998 to 2007 and Hagonoy Mayor from 1986 to 1998.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado was born on December 29,1946, in Barangay Santo Rosario, Hagonoy, Bulacan to Jose Sy-Alvarado and Angelina Manucdoc.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado was a consistent elementary and high school valedictorian.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado became a working student and earned his Bachelor of Science in commerce, major in Banking and Finance from the University of Santo Tomas, where he earned units in Economics in 1967.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado worked at Consolidated Bank for eleven years as a bookkeeper and as well involved in the aquaculture businesses, running a fishpond and sold bangus, shrimp, and crabs.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado worked as District Chairman of the Hagonoy Water District.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado participated during the campaign for the 1986 snap elections.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado was then elected in 1988 and served for three consecutive terms.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado won by a landslide victory the same year, where he served in the House of Representatives for two more terms.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado was re-elected in 2001 and in 2004, thus serving for nine years.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado challenged former governor Josefina Dela Cruz for the seat at the provincial elections.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado's running mate was former board member and actor Daniel Fernando.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado was appointed by then-President Benigno Aquino III as the Regional Development Council Chairman for Region III, serving from May 2014 to June 2016.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado's running mate for vice governor was former Governor Jonjon Mendoza, who lost.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado married Maria Victoria Reyes, whom he met while he was working full-time in the fishpond industry in 1976.
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Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado succeeded him and served as representative of the 1st district of Bulacan from 2007 to 2016.