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Abraham Tolentino
Abraham Tolentino

• Abraham "Bambol" Ng Tolentino (born February 23, 1964) is a

Filipino politician who currently serves as the Mayor of Tagaytay and 
President of the Philippine Olympic Committee. He previously served
as representative of Cavite's 8th district from 2019 to 2022 and the 
7th district from 2013 to 2019
Early life and education
• Abraham Tolentino was born on February 23, 1964. He is the youngest of
the two sons of Atty. Isaac O. Tolentino, who was the longest-serving
mayor of Tagaytay. He is the brother of Francis Tolentino, also a former
mayor of Tagaytay and incumbent senator.
• Tolentino had his primary education at the St. Augustine School in 
Mendez, Cavite and his secondary education at the St. Anthony School in 
Malate, Manila. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Commerce (Major in
Management) degree at San Beda College (now San Beda University)
and his Master of Science in Fiscal Studies at the 
Lyceum of the Philippines University. Tolentino took an Executive Course
on Leadership, Chaos, Conflict & Courage for the 21st Century at the 
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and
Executive Course on National Security at the Institute for Extramural and
Continuing Studies, National Defense College of the Philippines.
Political career
• In 1998, he was elected as City Councilor of Tagaytay and served until
2004. He ran for Mayor in 2004 and won; he was re-elected in 2007
and 2010. In 2013, he defeated Gilbert Remulla as Congressman of
the newly-created 7th district of Cavite. He was re-elected in 2016 and
in 2019, this time at the newly-created 8th district.
• His other positions include:
• Member - Commission of Appointments
• Vice Chairman - Committee of Agrarian Reform
• Chairman - Committee of Agriculture and Food
• Vice Chairman - Committee of National Defense
• Vice Chairman - Committee of Rules and Resolutions
• Tolentino also serves as the 
President of the Philippine Olympic Committee since 2019. On July
10, 2020, Tolentino is one of the 
70 representatives who voted to "yes" to deny the franchise renewal of
ABS-CBN
.[3] On December 16, he was named as one of the 
Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives.
• Tolentino, being term-limited as representative, ran for Mayor of
Tagaytay in 2022 and won, running unopposed.
Personal life
• He is married to Dr. Agnes Delgado Tolentino, the incumbent vice
mayor and former mayor of Tagaytay. They have three children. Their
eldest daughter, Aniela Bianca, is the incumbent representative of the
8th district of Cavite.[4] Their second daughter, Athena Bryana, is the
incumbent vice governor of Cavite.[5][6]
• He is a Past Grand Master of the Free & Accepted Masons of the
Philippines.[7]
• He also served as the Secretary-General of FIDE/World Chess
Organization, President of ASEAN Chess Zone 3.3, Secretary-General
of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, and is currently
the President of Philcycling.
References
1. "Hon. Tolentino, Abraham "Bambol" N." House of Representatives of the Philippines.
Retrieved January 30, 2022.
2.^ 
"MW Abraham N. Tolentino | The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
of the Philippines"
. grandlodge.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
3.^ Perez-Rubio, Bella (July 10, 2020). 
"List of lawmakers who voted for and against ABS-CBN franchise renewal". Philstar.com.
Retrieved July 22, 2020.
4.^ Abrina, Dennis (November 11, 2021). "Tolentino withdraws bid for Congress". The Manila
Times. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
5.^ Villaflores, Archie (October 11, 2021). "Meet the contenders in Cavite for the 2022 elections"
. Cavite Rising. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
6.^ Deña, Carla Bauto (May 10, 2022). "Remulla
, Tolentino proclaimed Cavite governor, vice governor". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May
23, 2022.
7.^ "MW Abraham N. Tolentino". The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons of the Philippines. Retrieved January 30, 2022.