Bong Revilla

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Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.
Senator of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2004
Governor of Cavite
In office February 6, 1998 – June 30, 2001
Preceded by	Epimaco Velasco
Succeeded by	Erineo Maliksi
Vice Governor of Cavite
In office June 30, 1995 – February 6, 1998
Preceded by	Danilo Lara
Succeeded by	Juanito Victor C. Remulla
Personal details
Born	(1966-09-25) September 25, 1966 (age 46) Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Lakas-CMD
Spouse(s)	Lani Mercado (Jesusa Victoria H. Bautista)
Residence	Bacoor, Cavite
Alma mater	AMA Computer College
Occupation	actor, TV host, politician
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Website	Official website

Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. (born Jose Marie Mortel Bautista on September 25, 1966^[1][2]), is a Filipino actor, comedian, TV Host, politician, and senator of the Republic of the Philippines. In 2009, he legally changed his last name to Bong Revilla.^[2]

Early life and education [edit]

He was born Jose Marie Mortel Bautista to Jose Acuña Bautista (also known as Ramon Revilla) and Azucena Mortel.^[3] In 1979, he finished his elementary education at Jesus Good Shepherd School in Palico II, Imus, Cavite. He finished his secondary education at Fairfax High School (Los Angeles) at Los Angeles, California, United States in 1982.

Acting career [edit]

Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. starred in numerous action movies during the 1980s and the 1990s. He also starred in a few movies alongside his father, Ramon Revilla. He has been involved in a number of comedy related movies and TV shows in former actor in GMA-7.

As a native of Cavite, he made several films focusing on his home province.^{[citation needed]}

Political career [edit]

Vice-Governor and Governor of Cavite [edit]

He was invited by former NBI director Epimaco Velasco to be his running mate as vice governor of Cavite. In the 1995 local elections, Velasco and Revilla won as governor and vice governor, beating the tandem of Remulla and Lara.

In February 1998, Velasco resigned as governor of Cavite when he was appointed as secretary of Interior and Local Government replacing then Senatorial candidate Robert Barbers. Revilla assumed as the chief executive of the province.

In the May 1998 local elections, he won a full term for the position of governor.

In his May 2001 reelection bid for governor, he was trounced by then Representative Ayong S. Maliksi by a wide margin.

He returned to his acting career and became a TV actor in GMA-7's sitcom Idol ko si Kap.

Chairman of the Videogram Regulatory Board [edit]

In 2002, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appointed Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. as Chairman of the Videogram Regulatory Board (now Optical Media Board). He was given a Plaque of International Recognition for Efforts Against Piracy by the Motion Picture Association of America on July 23, 2003 and the Huwarang Lingkod Bayan Award by the Consumers League of the Philippines Foundation, Inc. on October 25, 2003.^{[citation needed]}

Senator [edit]

In February 2004, Ramon "Bong" Bong Revilla, Jr. resigned as Chairman of the VRB and recommended Eduardo "Edu" Manzano as his replacement. His father, Ramon Revilla, ended his term as senator on June 30, 2004. Revilla Sr. was elected senator in 1992, reelected in 1998, and could not run for third term according to the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Ramon "Bong" Bong Revilla, Jr. ran for the position of Senator under the administration K-4 coalition. He won and received the second highest number of votes from the national electorate.

On March 28, 2007, he entered a bus being held hostage in the Philippines in order to ensure the safety of the students on the bus and try and talk the hostage taker into giving themselves up.^{[citation needed]}

Potential Presidential bid [edit]

Despite of weakness of Lakas party due to arrest of Rep. Gloria Arroyo, Revilla assumed the new Chairman of the party replacing Arroyo and he is the potentially run as standard bearer of the party in the 2016 Presidential Elections.^[4]

Personal life [edit]

Ramon "Bong" Bong Revilla, Jr. married Lani Mercado (Jesusa Victoria Hernandez-Bautista) current representative of the 2nd District of Cavite, which comprises only Bacoor, Cavite, in 1987 in a civil wedding. They have six children namely: Leonard Bryan Bautista (born in November 1986), Jose Lorenzo Bautista (Ramon "Jolo" Revilla III, born in March 1988) current ABC president in Bacoor, Inah Felicia Bautista-Del Rosario (born in October 1989) married to Vince del Rosario, Ma. Viktoria Gianna Bautista (born in August 1995), Ma. Franzel Loudette Bautista (born in October 1997) and Ramon Vicente "Ramboy / RV" Bautista (born December 1998).

In the Philippine Centennial celebrations, Ramon "Bong" Bong Revilla, Jr. portrayed General Emilio Aguinaldo. To highlight the celebrations, he and Lani remarried in a church wedding using the same costume they used in the centennial program.

Ramon "Bong" Bong Revilla, Jr. is one of ten sons of former Philippines senator Ramon Revilla, Sr.. He is the older brother of Strike Revilla, the incumbent mayor of their hometown of Bacoor, Cavite and his sister Andrea Bautista-Ynares is currently married to Rizal Governor Casimiro "Jun" Ynares III. His younger half-brother Ram Revilla, also an actor, was recently murdered in his home, and declared dead in the early hours of October 29, 2011. He was 22.^[5]

Awards [edit]

• Winner, Best Comedy Actor- "Idol Ko Si Kap" - 2001 PMPC Star Awards for Television
• Winner, Best Educational Program Host- "Kap's Amazing Stories" - 2009 PMPC Star Awards for Television

Filmography [edit]

TV programs [edit]

• Indio (2013) GMA Network
• Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla: Pepeng Agimat - (November 7, 2009) ABS-CBN
• Kap's Amazing Stories (2007–Present) GMA Network
• Hokus Pokus (2005–2007), GMA Network
• Idol Ko si Kap (September 2000 – March 2004; June 2004 – 2005) GMA Network

Film [edit]

• Si Agimat, Si Enteng at Ako (2012) (GMA Films, Imus Productions and M-Zet Films) - pre-production
• Sundo 2 (2012) (GMA films) - pre-production
• Ang Panday 2 (2011) (GMA Films) - filming
• Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote (2010) (GMA Films, Imus Productions and M-Zet Films)
• Ang Panday (2009) (GMA films, Imus Productions)
• Resiklo (2007) .... (Imus Productions)
• Kapag Tumibok ang Puso...Not Once but Twice (2006) .... (Imus Productions)
• Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom (2005) .... (Imus Productions)
• Captain Barbell 2 (2003) .... (Viva Films)
• Bertud ng Putik (June 11, 2003) .... (Imus Productions)
• Ang Agimat, Anting-anting ni Lolo (December 25, 2002) .... (Imus Productions)
• Kilabot at Kembot (May 29, 2002) .... (Imus Productions)
• Mahal kita: Final answer! (January 23, 2002)
• Minsan ko lang sasabihin (August 30, 2000)
• Pepeng agimat (December 25, 1999)
• Alyas Pogi 3: Ang Pagbabalik (Release Date: August 11, 1999) POGI/Henry Cruz ....
• Ben Delubyo (Released Date: March 18, 1998) .... (Neo Films)
• Onyok Tigasin (1997)
• Buhay mo'y Buhay ko rin (1997) Insp. Dave Gomez
• Sabi mo Mahal mo ako Wala ng Bawian (1997)
• Yes Darling: Walang Matigas na Pulis 2(1997) Major Bartholome
• Kung Marunong Kang Magdasal Umpisahan mo na (1996)
• Pag-ibig ko sa iyo'y Totoo (1996) Lt. Mario Romero
• SPO4 Santiago (1996) SP04 Jaime Santiago
• Kuratong Baleleng (1995)
• Ang Titser kong Pogi (1995) Insp. Joey Perez .... (Mahogany Pictures)
• Batas ko ang Katapat mo (1995)
• Pustahan Tayo Mahal mo ako (1995) Dante
• Walang Matigas na Pulis sa Matinik na Misis (1994)Capt. Bartholome .... (Moviestars Production)
• Iukit mo sa Bala (1994) Dr. Roberto Guerrero .... (Star Cinema & Megavision Films)
• Relax ka lang, Sagot kita (1994) Lt. Daniel Santiago .... (Moviestars Production)
• Ako Ang Katarungan Lt. Napoleon M. Guevarra (I am Justice Lt. Napoleon M. Guevarra) (1993) .... (Seiko Films & RRJ Productions)
• Sala sa Init, Sala sa Lamig (1993) Bingo .... (Viva Films)
• Adan Ronquillo (1993)
• Dugo ng Panday (Blood Of Blacksmith) (1993) ... (Regal Films)
• Pangako Sa yo (1992) (Promised You) .... (Viva Films)
• Hanggang May Buhay (1992) Sgt. Alex Aragon .... (Bonanza Films) (Released Date: 2 December 1992)
• Alyas Pogi 2 (1992) .... POGI/Henry Cruz (Moviestars Production)
• Leon ng Maynila Lt. Romeo Maganto (1992) .... Lt. Col. Romeo Maganto (Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions & RRJ Productions)
• Captain Jaylo: Batas Sa Batas (1991) .... Capt. Reynaldo Jaylo (Omega Releasing Organization Inc)(Released Date: 8 May 1991)
• Manong Gang (1991) .... Brando (Moviestars Production)
• Onyong Majikero (1991) .... Original Onyong
• Alyas Pogi: Birador ng Nueva Ecija (1990) .... POGI/Henry Cruz (Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions)
• APO: Kingpin ng Maynila (1990) .... (LEA Productions)
• Bala at Rosario (1990) (Bullet and Rosary) .... Armand (Vision Films)
• Urbanito Dizon (1990) .... (RNB Films and Seiko Films)
• Isang Bala Isang Buhay (1989) Daniel (One Bullet, One Life).... (Viva Films)
• Moises Platon (Moises Platon, Based on the True To Life Story) (1989) .... (Cine Suerte)
• Florencio Dino: Public Enemy No. 1 (1989) .... (Bonanza Films)
• Chinatown: Sa Kuko ng Dragon (1988) .... (Four N Films)
• Sgt. Villapando A.W.O.L. 1988
• Lost Command(1988)
• Iyo Ang Batas Aking Ang Katarungan (Law And My Justice) (1988) (Buena Films Productions, Inc.)
• Cordillera (1988) .... (LEA Productions)
• Alega Gang: Public Enemy No. 1 of Cebu (1988) .... (RRJ Productions & Imus Productions)
• Anak ng Lupa (Child of the World) (1987) .... (Viva Films)
• Boy Tornado (1987) .... (RRJ Productions & Imus Productions)
• Sparrow Unit .... (Cine Suerte Production & RRJ Productions)
• Dongalo Massacre (1987) .... (First Films & Imus Productions)
• Isa lang ang Dapat Mabuhay (1986)
• Agaw Armas (1986)
• Anak ng Supremo (Kid Of Supremo) (1986)... (GP Films & Imus Productions)
• Payaso (1986)
• Beloy Montemayor (1986)
• Boboy Tibayan Tigre ng Cavite (1985)
• Celeste Gang (1985)
• Sa Dibdib ng Sierra Madre (1985) ... (Imus Productions)
• Pieta, Ang Ikalawang aklat (Pieta, the Second Chapter) (1984)
• Dugong Buhay (1983)

Producer [edit]

• Alyas Pogi 2 (1991) .... (executive producer - as Jose Mari Bautista)
• Ako ang katarungan (Lt. Napoleon M. Guevarra) 1993 (producer - Jose Mari Bautista)
• Iukit mo sa bala! 1994 (producer - as Jose Mari M. Bautista)
• Ang titser kong pogi 1995 (executive producer - as Jose Mari M. Bautista)
• Kung marunong kang magdasal, umpisahan mo na 1996 (producer - as Jose Mari Bautista)
• Yes Darling: Walang matigas na pulis 2 1997 (producer - as Jose Mari M. Bautista)
• Sabi mo mahal mo ako, wala ng bawian 1997 (producer - as Jose Mari M. Bautista)
• Pepeng Agimat 1999 (line producer - as Jose Mari Bautista)
• Minsan ko lang sasabihin 2000 (line producer - as Jose Mari M. Bautista)

References [edit]