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Single

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Age

64

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Manila, Philippines

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Independent

About Me

 Al l throughout his life, Senator Gregorio “Grin go” Ballesteros Honasan II had been a consistent achiever. Born on Match 14, 1948 in Baguio City to Colonel Romeo Honasan and Alice Ballesteros , both of Sorsogon Province, Sen. Honasan already exhibited above average intellectua l and leadership abilities even in his younger years.

During his elementary and secondary education both here and abroad, Honasan was an outstanding student who was accelerated into the higher grades at the San Beda College and Dominican School in Taipei, Taiwan and the Don Bosco High School in Mandaluyong . At the Philippine Military Academy where he took his Bachelor of Science in 1971, he received the academy&rsq uo;s highest leadership award and became the Class Baron.

After joining the Philippine Army in the same year, he went into combat duty in Luzon and Mindanao. It was in Mindanao where he was wounded in action at the battles of Lebak, Mindanao and Jolo, Sulu.

Honasan&rsq uo;s distinguish ed performance in the military earned him three (3) Distinguish ed Stars of Counter Insurgency Operations Against Economic Saboteurs and Drug Traffickers . Aside from the three (3) Gold Cross Medals for Gallantry in Action in the Battles of Lebak, Jolo and Zamboanga in 1973 to 1974, he also received awards such as Military Merit Medals, Military Commendatio n Medals, Anti-Insurg ency Medals, Anti-Secess ionist Medals and Wounded Personnel Medals for wounds sustained in actual combat, among others.

Then Lt. Honasan served as Aide-de-Cam p to the Secretary of National Defense in 1974 and later became the department& rsquo;s Chief of Security. And, after leading three (3) successful operations against Insurgents, Economic Saboteurs and Drug Traffickers , Honasan became one of the youngest full colonels in Philippine history.

Because of his consistent excellence in the military, he was awarded one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men for Military Service by the Jaycees.

In 1986, he was awarded by then President Corazon Aquino with a Distinguish ed Conduct Star for the EDSA Revolution and the Presidentia l Government Medal in 1986. He then became the Commandant of Special Operations School at the Philippine Army Training Command in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija in 1986 to 1987.

When Honasan finally entered politics in 1995, he became the first independent candidate in Philippine history to win a Senate seat.

As a neophyte lawmaker in the 10th Congress, he filed 144 bills and 44 resolutions . In the 11th Congress, Honasan has so far filed 64 bills and 63 resolutions .

Among his noteworthy bills signed into law were:

Republic Act Number 8368 - a law that decriminali zed squatting.< br />
Republic Act Number 8437 - which extends the period of effectivity of the Rent Control Law, from January 1, 1998 until December 31, 2001

Republic Act Number 8501 - Condones penalties imposed by government agencies that are involved in the National Housing Program, all of which have detrimental effect on intended socialized housing program beneficiari es;

Republic Act Number 8532 - Increases the Agrarian Reform Fund to Fifty Billion Pesos that will be used to finance production, credits, infrastruct ure and other support services and is intended to speed up the implementat ion of the Comprehensi ve Agrarian Reform Program and will benefit 4,000,000 tillers of land and the agricultura l sector;

Concurrent Resolution Number 5 - concurring with the Proclamatio n number 21 of the Republic of the Philippines , entitled: “Furt her Amending Proclamatio n Number 347 Granting Amnesty to Rebels, Insurgents And All Other Persons Who Have Or May Have Committed Crimes In Furtherance Of Political Ends, And Violations Of The Articles Of War, And Creating A National Amnesty Commission, As Amended ” ; and

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