1. 17th Congress of the
Philippines
Cong. Rene Relampagos

2. Rene Relampagos
• Rene Lopez Relampagos (born December 28, 1963) is
a Filipino politician. He is a former vice-governor of the Province of
Bohol after having been elected in the local elections as part of
the 2019 Philippine General Election and ending his term on June
30, 2022.[1] He has also served three terms as a member of
the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the
1st congressional district of the Province of Bohol.

3. Biography and career
• Rene Lopez Relampagos was born on December 28, 1963,
in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines. He is the son of the
former Loon, Bohol mayor Juan "Aning" M. Relampagos and
Esperanza "Nene" Lopez Relampagos.

4. Political career
• He started his political career as Technical Consultant for Youth and Sports
Development of the Bohol Provincial Government from 1988 to 1989. He then
became board member of the Province of Bohol from 1989 to 1992. In 1992, he
was elected as Vice Governor of the Provincial Government of Bohol and served
until 1995. He served as Governor of the province of Bohol from 1995 to 2001. In
the local elections as part of the 2010 Philippine General Election, he ran and
won as a member of the House of Representatives as representative of the
first district of Bohol. He continued to win his re-election bids
for 2013 and 2016 respectively, allowing him to serve a full three terms as the 1st
District Representative of the Province of Bohol.[3] During the 2019 Philippine
General Election, he ran for the position of Vice-Governor of Bohol and won after
securing 317,318 votes against his opponent's 277,933 votes.

5. Committee membership
• Chairman, Committee on Human Rights
• Vice Chairman, Committee on Information and Communications
Technology
• Member, Committee on Accounts

6. • Member, Committee on Transportation
• Member, Committee on Tourism
• Member, Committee on Higher and Technical Education
• Member, Congressional Oversight Committee on Biofuels

7. Awards
• Top Province in Assessment Efficiency – Region VII (1988)
• Regional Silver Award, Most Outstanding Province in Local Budget
Administration (1997 and 1998)
• Website of the Year (Government Category, Philippine Webby
Awards) – 1999
• Galing Pook Award and Cash Prize: Cultural Renaissance Program
(Galing Pook Foundation, AIM, Ford Foundation) – 2000

8. • Galing Pook Award: Bohol Investment Promotion Program (Galing
Pook Foundation, AIM, Ford Foundation) – 2000
• Outstanding Library of the Philippines (The National Library) – 2000
• Guhit Award for Cultural Heritage (for the Diocese of Tagbilaran and
the Province of Bohol given by Design and Architecture Magazine)
– 2000
• Best Performing Peace and Order Council – Region VII (DILG) –
2000

9. • Galing Pook Award: Bohol Investment Promotion Program (Galing
Pook Foundation, AIM, Ford Foundation) – 2000
• Outstanding Library of the Philippines (The National Library) – 2000
• Guhit Award for Cultural Heritage (for the Diocese of Tagbilaran and
the Province of Bohol given by Design and Architecture Magazine)
– 2000
• Best Performing Peace and Order Council – Region VII (DILG) –
2000

10. • Province with the Highest Number of Participating Municipalities
Nationwide in its Real Property Data Computerization Program
under MDP III (BLDGF-DOF) – 2000
• Most Outstanding Travel Mart Exhibitor – Visayas Travel Mart (DOT
and Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry) – 2000
• Presidential Awardee, Cleanest and Greenest Province – 1999

11. • Outstanding Province in Real Property Tax Collection – Region VII
(BLGF-DOF) – 1999
• Outstanding Provincial Disaster and Coordinating Council – Region
VII (DILG) – 1999

12. References
1. "Arthur Yap proclaimed as governor-elect of
Bohol". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
2.^ Jump up to:a b "About Rene". Congressman Rene Relampagos.
Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
3.^ "Comelec proclaims Bohol governor". ABS-CBNnews.com. ABS-
CBN. 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2010-05-13.