Ramon Naval Guico is the President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines and the Mayor of the town of Binalonan in Pangasinan. He recently launched the Ginhawa Mo, Gets (Gamot, Edukasyon, Trabaho, Serbisyo) Ko Agad Campaign, which aims to strengthen the local government, and provide faster and improved services to the people. He is running for Senator in the 2010 elections.
He is the 3rd child of Ramon and Vicenta of Pangasinan and Isabela. A born entrepreneur, Ramon, at age 5 and all throughout his elementary and high school years, was already helping her mother, “Aling Quita”, in their store. Notwithstanding this, he was a known student leader and was the President of his high school student council.
Ramon went to Baguio City for college and took up engineering at the University of Baguio. One time, his father asked him to accompany him to the town of Sto. Tomas in Pangasianan to become a judge at a beauty contest. There, he met his future wife, Arlyn, a pharmacist.
Career
During his early years as a married man in the 1970’s, Ramon started a poultry and hog-raising business. During those days, Ramon would wake up in the middle of the night to tend to his business. He then diversified his business into gravel and sand by buying junk Pantranco buses to be used for transport of his products. This earned him the moniker, “Magbubulok” or Junk Man by his relatives and friends. After some time, Ramon then ventured into the construction business where he built dams and farm-to-market roads. In 1985, Ramon veered towards healthcare and education, which by then was the largest business venture he undertook. During those times, Ramon and his wife could not have a good night’s sleep thinking about how they are going to pay off their debts, but due to their constant hard work and faith, their hospital and education business flourished.
Politics
In 1987, Ramon Guico was appointed by the late Former President Aquino as mayor of Binalonan, Pangasinan. Binalonan was a 5th class municipality when Ramon started office. While at office, Mayor Guico worked hand in hand with the local community, bringing the Binalonan municipality to a 1st class municipality, with its own university contributing to affordable college education not only within the city, but also to surrounding cities.
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