Presentation

1. 18th Congress of the
Philippines
Cong. Edgar Chatto

2. Edgar Chatto
• Edgardo Migriño Chatto (born February 21, 1960), more
commonly known as Edgar Chatto, is a Filipino lawyer and
politician who is currently the Representative of the 1st Legislative
District of Bohol since 2019. He previously served in that position
from 2001 to 2010.[1]
• He was also Governor of the Province of Bohol for three terms from
2010 to 2019.

3. Biography and career
• Edgardo Migriño Chatto, nicknamed Edgar or Eddie, was born on
February 21, 1960, in Malate, Manila, Philippines. He is the son of
the late Eladio Chatto and former Mayor of Balilihan, Bohol Victoria
Migriño Chatto.[2] A consistent honor student, he finished both his
elementary and secondary education at the Divine Word College of
Tagbilaran (now Holy Name University), in 1973 and 1979
respectively. He finished Bachelor in Economics at the University of
the Philippines School of Economics in Diliman, Quezon City in
April 1981.

4. • He attended the Ateneo de Manila University for his Bachelor in
Laws (1984–1988) and graduated at the Holy Name University in
1988. He finished his Masters in Government Management at
the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Graduate School of
Business and Management as a DILG-LGA scholar in April 1998. In
1991, he finished the Local Administration and Development
Course at the University of the Philippines. He also attended
the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard
University in Massachusetts, U.S. in 1999.

5. • Chatto was faculty member of the Divine Word College of
Tagbilaran from 1981 to 1982.[3]
• He is married to Maria Pureza Chatto (nee Veloso) with whom he
has one daughter, Esther Patrisha Veloso Chatto.[2]
• Chatto, with Call Sign DW7BDC, holds a Technician Class Amateur
Radio License.[

6. Political career
• He started his political career as board member of the Province
of Bohol representing the youth sector when he served as president of
the Kabataang Barangay from 1980 to 1986. In 1988, he was elected as
municipal mayor of the municipality of Balilihan, Bohol and served until
1995. He became Vice Governor of the province of Bohol and served as
vice governor from 1995 - 2001. From 2001 up to 2010, he was a
member of the House of Representatives as representative of the
first district of Bohol. In the May 10, 2010, elections, he won as the 25th
Governor of the Province of Bohol, Philippines.

7. Committee Membership
• As a congressman from 2001 to 2010, Chatto was the Chairman of
the House Committee on Tourism and Senior Vice Chairman of
the House Committee on Agriculture, Food and Fisheries. He also
had memberships in the House Committees on Accounts; Basic
Education and Culture; Ethics; Foreign Affairs; Games and
Amusement; Higher and Technical Education; Labor and
Employment; Legislative Franchises; Local Government; Public
Works and Highways; Revision of Laws; Ways and Means;
and Justice.

8. • Since 2019, he is the current Chairman of
the House Committee on Climate Change and
Vice Chairman of the House Special Committee
on Persons with Disabilities, and on Tourism. He is
also a member for the majority in the House
Committee on Economic Affairs.

9. Awards
• National Centennial Lingkod Bayan Awardee for Outstanding Work Performance
(2000) - Civil Service Commission
• National Dangal Ng Bayan Award (2011) - Civil Service Commission
• Doña Aurora Aragon Quezon Award for Highly Distinguished Leadership in
Promoting Humanitarian Objectives (1997) - Philippine National Red Cross
• One of the Ten Outstanding Boholanos Around the World (1998) - Confederation
of Boholanos in the USA and Canada and the First Consolidated Bank
• Most Outstanding Vice Governor of the Philippines (1997) - League of Vice
Governors of the Philippines

10. • National Centennial Lingkod Bayan Awardee for Outstanding Work Performance
(2000) - Civil Service Commission
• National Dangal Ng Bayan Award (2011) - Civil Service Commission
• Doña Aurora Aragon Quezon Award for Highly Distinguished Leadership in
Promoting Humanitarian Objectives (1997) - Philippine National Red Cross
• One of the Ten Outstanding Boholanos Around the World (1998) - Confederation
of Boholanos in the USA and Canada and the First Consolidated Bank
• Most Outstanding Vice Governor of the Philippines (1997) - League of Vice
Governors of the Philippines

11. • Leadership Awards from different institutions:
• Holy Name University
• Gerry Roxas Foundation
• Science Foundation of the Philippines
• Kabataang Barangay
• Local Admin. & Dev’t Program Alumni Association of the Philippines
• National And Regional Recognitions by:
• National Gold HAMIS Award (Health and Management Information System)
• Galing Pook Award
• Clean and Green Contest