Strike Revilla
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Strike Bautista Revilla (born Edwin Mortel Bautista,[1] born March 2, 1970, in Bacoor, Cavite) is the incumbent mayor of Bacoor in the province of Cavite. A member of the newly merged party Lakas-Kampi-CMD, he was a former member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) from August 2005 to March 2007.
Background
Edwin Mortel Bautista is the fifth son of Jose Acuña Bautista (Ramon Bautista Revilla, Sr.) and the Azucena Guzman Mortel. He is the younger brother of incumbent Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr.. He finished his elementary education in Jesus Good Shepherd School in 1983, and attended high school in San Dimas High School in Los Angeles County, California from 1983 to 1987. He finished Commerce major in Management in Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Manila, and earned his Masters in Business Administration in the same institution.
Prior to entering politics, Strike has had his business acumen tested in managing various Revilla family interests. He is best known for managing Angelus Eternal Garden (memorial park), with branches in Bacoor and Imus, Cavites.
Political career
The young Revilla was exposed into politics at the age of 25, of which he was first elected as councilor of Bacoor for one term in 1995 and even became its number one councilor in terms of the number of votes garnered. In 1998 he was later elected as a member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Cavite (Provincial Board Member) of which he would serve two terms until he declined re-election in 2004. It was when he would be appointed by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to be one of the members of the PCSO Board of Directors in 2005.
References
External links
- Official Website of the City of Bacoor
- Balitang Strike! (Official Newsletter of the Office of the Mayor of Bacoor)