Arturo B. Robes | |
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City Mayor of San Jose del Monte | |
Assumed office June 30, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Reynaldo San Pedro |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from San Jose del Monte's Lone District | |
In office June 30,2007 –June 30,2016 | |
Preceded by | Eduardo Roquero |
Succeeded by | Florida Robes |
Personal details | |
Born | Malabon,Rizal,Philippines | November 6,1963
Political party | AR (local party) Lakas–CMD (2023–present) [1] |
Other political affiliations | Liberal (2009–2017) PDP-Laban (2017–2023) |
Spouse | Florida Perez Robes |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | San Sebastian College –Recoletos (BS) Asian Institute of Management University of the Philippines |
Arthur Bardillon Robes is a Filipino politician and the current mayor of San Jose del Monte,Bulacan. Robes also served as the former Representative of the lone district of San Jose del Monte for three consecutive terms from 2007 to 2016. He is married to the current Representative of San Jose del Monte,Florida "Rida" Perez-Robes. Robes has a degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce,major in Marketing at the San Sebastian College –Recoletos.
Robes graduated from the San Sebastian College –Recoletos with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce,major in Marketing,in 1998. After graduating,he took up a Management course at the Asian Institute of Management and at the University of the Philippines,as well as an Executive Course at the Development Academy of the Philippines.
Robes is a member of the PDP-Laban. He was first elected as representative of the lone district of San Jose del Monte in 2007,serving for three consecutive terms until 2016. During this time,he served as head of various committees,including the Committee on Women and Gender Equality, [2] and Social Services. [3]
In 2015,Robes was implicated in pork barrel scam allegations involving him and his wife,Florida. [4] A whistleblower,Bernadette Ricalde,claimed that Florida Robes directed her to look for a foundation which can be used by then-Representative Robes to funnel funds into. These allegations came to light around the same time as the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam. [5]
In the 2016 local elections,Robes ran and successfully won,defeating incumbent Reynaldo San Pedro. [6] He was reelected in 2019. [7]
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