Raneo Abu is a Filipino politician who has served as the Representative of Batangas's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2022. He served as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2016 until 2020. Abu began his political career as a youth development assistant and worked his way up to municipal councilor of Bauan from 1992-1995. He has since held other political staff positions and was elected to the House of Representatives in 2013 and re-elected in 2016 and 2019.

1. 18th Congress of the
Philippines
Raneo Abu

2. Raneo Abu
Raneo "Ranie" Enriquez Abu (born October 28, 1970)
is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative
of Batangas's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to
2022.[2] He served as the Deputy Speaker of the House
of Representatives of the Philippines from 2016 until his
removal on 2020.

3. Early life
Raneo Abu was born on May 12, 1967. He completed
elementary and high school education in public schools
in Bauan. In college, he took up general engineering
at Batangas State University in 1984 to 1985 before
shifting to political science at University of Batangas from
1986 to 1989.

4. Political career
Committee Support Services Division of the
Philippine Senate (1990-1992)[edit]
Abu's stint in government service started in 1988 when
he became a youth development assistant in the office of
then-Governor Vicente Mayo. He also worked as a
photocopying attendant at the Committee Support
Services Division of the Senate from 1990 to 1992.

5. Municipal Councilor of Bauan (1992-1995)
In 1992, he ran as municipal councilor of Bauan and
won. However, he served for only one term as he did not
seek re-election in 1995 because his father was dying
of liver cancer.

6. Post-municipal councilorship (1995-2013)
Instead, his father asked him to help Hermilando
Mandanas, who was then running for governor in 1995.
Abu served as executive assistant for Mandanas, a
position that he kept until 2004 when he was appointed
supervising political affairs officer in the House of
Representatives under the office of Mandanas, who was
then elected representative.

7. House of Representatives (2013-2022)
In 2013, Abu ran for representative of the 2nd district of Batangas under
Nacionalista Party and won. He defeated board member and
actor Christopher de Leon of the Liberal Party and Godofredo Berberabe of
the United Nationalist Alliance. He was re-elected in 2016 and in 2019.
On July 10, 2020, Abu is one of the 70 representatives who voted to "yes" to
deny the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN.[5] In January 2021, Abu is
announced to be part of the new bloc "BTS sa Kongreso" (named after
the K-pop boy band group BTS of South Korea), a coalition group formed
by Taguig–Pateros Representative and former House Speaker Alan Peter
Cayetano during the 18th Congress.

8. Personal life
Abu is married to Maria Paz Dolor, who has worked as a
domestic helper in Italy,[4] with whom he has three
children.[7] Their eldest daughter, Maria Reina, is a physician by
profession who unsuccessfully ran for representative at the 2nd
district of Batangas in 2022.[8]
On March 25, 2021, Abu tested positive for COVID-19.

9. References
1. "Summary Report of Declared Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth of Members of the House
of Representatives as of 31 December 2018" (PDF). www.congress.gov.ph. 2018.
2.^ "Member Information: Raneo "Ranie" Abu". House of Representatives of the
Philippines. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
3.^ "More Cayetano allies lose plum posts in Velasco-led House". RAPPLER. 2020-11-18.
Retrieved 2022-04-17.
4.^ Jump up to:a b c Rabe, Marrah Erika (June 5, 2013). "Former 'Xerox boy' goes to
Congress". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
5.^ Perez-Rubio, Bella (July 10, 2020). "List of lawmakers who voted for and against ABS-
CBN franchise renewal". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

10. 1. Luci-Atienza, Charissa (January 16, 2021). "Ok for Defensor to join
Cayetano-led BTS sa Kongreso, says Rep. Romualdez". Manila Bulletin.
Retrieved January 30, 2022.
2.^ Abu, John Raphael. "My Family". RAPHAELit'sme. Retrieved January
30, 2022.
3.^ Rayos, Joenald (October 15, 2021). "3-way fight seen in Batangas' 2nd
District congressional race". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
4.^ Cruz, RG (March 28, 2021). "Batangas lawmaker tests positive for
COVID-19". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 30, 2022.