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Outstanding Congressman Award 2016

In addition, Rep. Belaro was also active in social service It’s not just the number of bills filed which make Rep. Belaro
organizations such as the Rotary Club and Toastmasters outstanding but also the quality thereof which are reflective of
International of which he was a Chapter President As a former his rich, academic yet private sector-tested, and cosmopolitan
background. His bills also mirror his party-list advocacy, which
Board Member of Pearl S. Buck Philippines, he assisted in the by the way was also his formula in reaching where he is today,
adoption and the granting of educational grants to thousands of that education should not be an end in itself but should be a
orphans and impoverished children all over the country. means not only for personal upliftment but also for the good of
the greater majority. Thus, many of his bills (a complete listing
In short, even before coming to Congress, Rep. Belaro was of which appears in the website of the House of Representatives)
already an accomplished self-made achiever who is in a league concern the translation of one’s education into opportunities for
of his own. It is thus not surprising that even with just a few employment and professional advancement here and abroad, as
months in office he shines with his legislative output. He started well as the promotion of entrepreneurship and the strengthening
his first day in office with a bang, by filing 30 bills on education, of government capacity to generate educational, professional,
and by his 100th day in office, he had already filed 100 bills, employment and business opportunities in a globalized
around 90 of which concern the education sector which he interconnected world. Being a lawyer-educator-businessman-
represents in Congress. author with a global perspective, he delivered bills with just the

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