1. 17th Congress of the
Philippines
Cong. Raneo Abu

2. Raneo Abu
• Raneo "Ranie" Enriquez Abu (born May 12, 1967) 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 transferring to University of Batangas to take
up political science from 1986 to 1989. He was a working student,
notably at an ice plant every summer. However, he dropped off
from the university to help his parents by working.

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 of the 2nd district of Batangas.

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.

8. • 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.

9. 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.

10. 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. November 18, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

11. 1. Rabe, Marrah Erika (June 5, 2013). "Former 'Xerox boy' goes to
Congress". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
2.^ Perez-Rubio, Bella (July 10, 2020). "List of lawmakers who voted
for and against ABS-CBN franchise renewal". Philstar.com.
Retrieved July 22, 2020.
3.^ 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.

12. 1. Rabe, Marrah Erika (June 5, 2013). "Former 'Xerox boy' goes to
Congress". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
2.^ Perez-Rubio, Bella (July 10, 2020). "List of lawmakers who voted
for and against ABS-CBN franchise renewal". Philstar.com.
Retrieved July 22, 2020.
3.^ 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.