Abner Afuang (born March 22,1944) is a Filipino politician and former police officer of Makati who served as Mayor of Pagsanjan,Laguna. He is notable for burning a Chinese flag and pouring water on Hayden Kho in 2009 while in the middle of a Senate hearing.[1][2][3]
He was born in Pagsanjan,Laguna. He went to the Pedro Guevarra Memorial High School in 1992. He went to a police academy in Fort Bonifacio in 1972 and gained a Bachelor of Science in Criminology at the Philippine College. He then went to the NBI Academy in 1992.[4]
Political career
Before running,he was a police officer. He received a Most Outstanding Police Officer Award after a shootout. After his time as a police officer,he became a bounty hunter.[5] Afuang ran for the Pagsanjan mayoral elections in the 1998 Philippine general election and won. He was the National President of the Citizens Anti-crime Assistance Group;He was the Founder and President of the Civilian and Police International Organization in 1987.[4] He ran for senator in the 2019 Philippine Senate election. He gained 559,001 votes,ranking 42 out of 62 aspirants.[5] He ran for senator in the 2022 Philippine Senate election as an independent candidate. He gained 893,333 votes,ranking 45 out of 64 aspirants.[6][7]
Publicity stunts and popular culture
Afuang's life was featured on a movie starring Philip Salvador.[8] He was a former actor of Sampaguita Pictures. He was famous for pouring water on Hayden Kho during a senate hearing about a lewd scandal. He was arrested and detained but was later released. He is also famous for burning multiple flags in protest,namely the Flag of Singapore in 1995,a Chinese flag in 2012,a Malaysian flag in 2013,and Chinese flags three times in 2014.[5]
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