Background
Rene Lopez Relampagos was born on December 28, 1963 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines. He is the son of the former Loon, Bohol mayor Juan "Aning" M. Relampagos and Esperanza "Nene" Lopez Relampagos.
Rene Lopez Relampagos was born on December 28, 1963 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines. He is the son of the former Loon, Bohol mayor Juan "Aning" M. Relampagos and Esperanza "Nene" Lopez Relampagos.
Ateneo de Manila University.
He is on his first term as representative of the first legislative district of Bohol, Philippines, being elected congressman in the 2010 elections. He started his political career as Technical Consultant for Youth and Sports Development of the Bohol Provincial Government from 1988 to 1989. In 1992, he was elected as Vice Governor of the Provincial Government of Bohol and served until 1995.
He became Governor of the province of Bohol from 1995 to 2001.
Chairman, Committee on Human Rights
Vice Chairman, Committee on Information and Communications Technology
Member, Committee on Accounts
Member, Committee on Transportation
Member, Committee on Tourism
Member, Committee on Higher and Technical Education
Member, Congressional Oversight Committee on Biofuels.
Top Province in Assessment Efficiency – Region VII (1988) Regional Silver Award, Most Outstanding Province in Local Budget Administration (1997 and 1998) Website of the Year (Government Category, Philippine Webby ) – 1999 Galing Pook Award and Cash Prize: Cultural Renaissance Program (Galing Pook Foundation, American Institute of Management, Ford Foundation) – 2000 Galing Pook Award: Bohol Investment Promotion Program (Galing Pook Foundation, American Institute of Management, Ford Foundation) – 2000 Outstanding Library of the Philippines (The National Library) – 2000 Guhit Award for Cultural Heritage (for the Diocese of Tagbilaran and the Province of Bohol given by Design and Architecture Magazine) – 2000 Best Performing Peace and Order Council – Region VII (DILG) – 2000 Best Performing LGU-Province Category (PADAC) Anti-Illegal Drugs Campaign – Region VII (DILG)-2000 Cash Award for Attaining the Program Benchmarks for CY2001 Ahead of Schedule under the LGU Performance Program (LPP) on Health (DOH/United States Agency for International Development) – 2000 Most Outstanding Province: Philippine Plan of Action and Nutrition – Region VII (Civil Service Commission) – 2000 Province with the Highest Number of Participating Municipalities Nationwide in its Real Property Data Computerization Program under MDP III (BLDGF-DOF) – 2000 Most Outstanding Travel Mart Exhibitor – Visayas Travel Mart (DOT and Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry) – 2000 Presidential Awardee, Cleanest and Greenest Province – 1999 Outstanding Province in Real Property Tax Collection – Region VII (BLGF-DOF) – 1999 Outstanding Provincial Disaster and Coordinating Council – Region VII (DILG) – 1999.
He is currently a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He then became board member of the Province of Bohol from 1989 to 1992.
