2. 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.
3. 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.
4. • 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.
5. 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.
6. • 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.
7. 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.[
8. • 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.
9. 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.
10. 1. Villaflores, Archie (October 11, 2021). "Meet the contenders in Cavite for
the 2022 elections". Cavite Rising. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
2.^ Deña, Carla Bauto (May 10, 2022). "Remulla, Tolentino proclaimed
Cavite governor, vice governor". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
3.^ "MW Abraham N. Tolentino". The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons of the Philippines. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
