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HON. ALFRED DELOS SANTOS


                                                                 Representative of Ang Probinsyano Partylist






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                                                      As a proud probinsyano himself, Congressman Alfred C. Delos Santos,
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                                                     colleagues, and staff, is widely known for his advocacy in bringing government
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                                                      Congressman Apid hails from Legazpi City, Albay, where he was born, raised,
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                                                     majoring in Financial Management from Aquinas University.
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                                                      He is the first politician in his family when he ran for a congressional seat in
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                                                     widely exposed to public service largely thanks to his family who is known for
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                                                     its philanthropy, from scholarship grants to relief operations during calamities.
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                                                     Learning from the examples of his mother and siblings, Congressman Apid has
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                                                      AN  G P R O B INS Y AN O P a r t y li s t w o n i ts fir s t co n g r es sio n a l s e a t in 2019,
                                                      ANG PROBINSYANO Partylist won its first congressional seat in 2019,
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                                                     with Congressman Apid as its first nominee. As a neophyte legislator in
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