Bam Aquino

This name uses Philippine naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Aguirre and the second or paternal family name is Aquino.
The Honorable
Bam Aquino
Senator of the Philippines
Assumed office
June 30, 2013
Chairman of the National Youth Commission
In office
2003 – 26 February 2006
Commissioner of the National Youth Commission
In office
2001–2005
Personal details
Born Paolo Benigno Aguirre Aquino IV
(1977-05-07) May 7, 1977
Manila, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Political party Liberal (2012–present)
Spouse(s) Mary Fatima Gomez–Aquino
Children Anna Aurora Aquino
Residence Quezon City
Alma mater Ateneo de Manila University
Occupation Politician, Social entrepreneur

Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aguirre Aquino IV (born May 7, 1977) is a Filipino politician and social entrepreneur. He currently serves as the youngest senator of the 17th Congress of the Philippines.

Biography

Early Life

Bam was born on May 7, 1928in Manila. He is the son of Paul Aquino, youngest brother of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., and Melanie Aguirre Aquino. In 1986, dictator Ferdinand Marcos fled into exile and his aunt, Corazon Aquino, assumed the presidency and became the Philippine's first female president.

Education

Bam Aquino was a consistent honor student in Ateneo De Manila, Quezon City from grade school to college. During his grade school graduation, Bam delivered the valedictory speech and graduated with first honors. He also graduated as the class valedictorian in High School in 1995. He continued to serve when he joined the Ateneo Catechetical Instructional League, where he spent three years teaching catechism at nearby public schools.

In 1999, Bam Aquino graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Engineering. He took an Executive Education Program on Leadership and Public Policy, at the Kennedy School of Government in the Harvard University in 2008.

Bam Aquino, as one of the founding members, became the Constitutional Chairman of the National Union of Catholic Student Councils, an association of student councils and governments of various Catholic universities and colleges in the Philippines. In that same year, he was the Student Council President at the Ateneo de Manila University.

After his graduation, Bam Aquino joined the special projects group of the ABS-CBN Foundation. He was involved with rehabilitation centers for abused and neglected children, disaster management and relief operations, and volunteer recruitment. In 2001 he was appointed as NYC's commissioner-at-large. [1]

TV and Film

Bam Aquino was also one of the hosts of the TV show Breakfast, a youth-oriented morning talk show at Studio 23. In 2006, Bam hosted the youth-oriented debate show Y Speak in Studio 23.

In 2009, Bam Aquino played the role of his uncle Ninoy Aquino, in the documentary film The Last Journey of Ninoy. The film premiered on August 21, 2009 in commemoration of the 26th anniversary of the assassination of Ninoy. It was directed by Jun Reyes.[2]

Career

Before becoming a senator, Bam Aquino became the President of MicroVentures, Inc., a social enterprise company that manages the Hapinoy Program which provides micro-financing, training and access to new business opportunities for women micro-entrepreneurs.

The project has helped 10,000 sari-sari stores to become successful and lifted thousands of poor families from poverty. The program bagged the UN’s Project Inspire Award in 2011, besting over 400 enterprises all over the world.

For his efforts, Bam Aquino was named as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines in the category of Social Enterprise and Community Development. He was also chosen as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World in 2012.

Bam Aquino’s work in the Hapinoy Program gave him a first-hand view on how access to livelihood, capital, market, training, and mentoring helped lift poor families out of poverty. He was also a Board Member of Rags2Riches, Venture for Fundraising, and the Coca-Cola Foundation.

Senate


Senate Committee Chairmanships and Memberships

Bam Aquino currently chairs the Senate Committee on Education Culture and Arts and the Committee on Science and Technology. He is also a member of the following committees:

Laws Passed[4]

Go Negosyo Act

Republic Act 10644 seeks to further strengthen the MSME sector by providing this sector with better incentives and benefits, granting more access to focused support for enhanced business performance, promoting support to key growth industries, and facilitating financing support programs that are much-needed for growth. Further, the Act promotes more participation from the private sector in the MSME Development Council. The law mandates the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to establish Negosyo Centers all over the country that will provide access to linkages to bigger markets and financing, business development programs, and a unified and simplified business registration process. As of October 2, 2015, 101 Negosyo Centers centers have already been put up.

Philippine Lemon Law

Republic Act 10642 provides car owners with a blanket of protection for their hard-earned investments and sets consistent standards of quality and performance in the auto industry. The law mandates the return to consumer the full value of money if the motor vehicle that was bought would not be of standard and quality, 12 months or 20,000 kilometers from date of original delivery.

Philippine Competition Act

Republic Act 10667 is a landmark legislation that levels the playing field for all business, whether big or small, as it will penalize cartel-like behaviors, anti-competitive agreements, abuses of dominant position, and anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions.

Foreign Ships Co-Loading Act

Republic Act 10668 is an act which allows foreign ships carrying imported cargoes and cargoes to be exported out of the country to dock in multiple ports, leading to lower cost in logistics and prices of goods in the market.

Youth Entrepreneurship Act

Republic Act 10679 is a law which seeks to integrate entrepreneurship into our secondary and tertiary education curricula; facilitate grants both for the teaching and the practice of entrepreneurship; and develop a national youth entrepreneurship program to provide support to young entrepreneurs.

Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act

Under Republic Act No. 10742, relatives of elected or appointed officials up to the 2nd civil degree of consanguinity or affinity are prohibited from seeking SK posts. The law also adjusts age limit of SK officials from 15-17 to 18-24 years old and the SK Reform Act also mandates the creation of the Local Youth Development Council (LYDC), a council that will support the SK and ensure the participation of more youth through youth organizations.

Microfinance NGOs Act

Republic Act No. 10693 provides microfinance NGOs needed support and incentives that includes access to government programs and projects, technical assistance and preferential tax treatment.

Awards, involvements, activities, programs attended[5]

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Bam Aquino's Achievements". January 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ Reyes, Paolo R. (July 24, 2009). "Ninoy Aquino's last journey". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ of the Philippines%5d%5d "Official Website of the Senate of the Philippines" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ Office of Senator Bam Aquino. 2014. http://www.bamaquino.com
  5. ↑ Office of Senator Bam Aquino. 2014. http://www.bamaquino.com
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