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Celso L. Lobregat | |
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![]() Lobregat official portrait during the 17th Congress | |
20th Mayor of Zamboanga City | |
In office June 30, 2004 –June 30, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Erico Basilio Fabian served in acting capacity |
Succeeded by | Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Zamboanga City's 1st congressional district | |
In office June 30,2013 –June 30,2019 | |
Preceded by | Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar |
Succeeded by | Cesar "Jawo" Jimenez Jr. |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Zamboanga City's at-large congressional district | |
In office June 30,1998 –June 30,2004 | |
Preceded by | Maria Clara Lobregat |
Succeeded by | Erico Basilio Fabian |
Personal details | |
Born | Celso Lorenzo Lobregat,Jr. March 20,1948 Manila,Philippines |
Political party | LDP |
Spouse | Nona Panlilio |
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Residence(s) | Zamboanga City, Philippines |
Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University, Asian Institute of Management |
Occupation | Businessman |
Celso L. Lobregat, III (born March 20, 1948),[ citation needed ] is a Filipino politician who was Zamboanga City's mayor and congressman.
Lobregat comes from a long line of landlord-politicians from Mindanao. His grandfather Pablo Lorenzo, was once mayor of Zamboanga City and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1934. In the Quirino administration, Don Pablo Lorenzo held several cabinet positions, which included Secretary of Education and Secretary of Public Works. During the Macapagal administration, he was chair of the Development Bank of the Philippines.
Celso's mother, Maria Clara Lobregat, was a delegate to the 1971 Philippine Constitutional Convention and was a three-term Congresswoman of Zamboanga City, starting 1987. She was elected City Mayor in 1998 and reelected in 2001.
Celso attended De La Salle University, Manila, then Ateneo de Manila University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economics with honors. He took up his post graduate studies at the Asian Institute of Management graduating in 1972 with a Masters in Business Management.
Before entering public service, agriculture and business had been Celso's field of concentration and expertise. He worked for the Elizalde group of companies for eleven years and held several key executive positions such as Marketing Manager for Elizalde International, and managing director and general manager of Tanduay Distillery. It was during Celso's watch that the firm exported its products for the first time to the US market and won several medals and awards in various international competitions of wines and spirits.
In 1998, he ran for Congress under the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino representing the Lone District of Zamboanga City and won with his mother as Mayor.
During his first term 1998 – 2001, national projects worth over P2.2 billion were initiated and/or implemented.
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