Kaka Bag-ao

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Full Name	Kaka Bag-ao
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jul 3, 1969(1969-07-03)
Age	55
Birthplace	Manila
Country	Philippines
Horoscope	Cancer

Kaka Bag-ao Biography

Kaka Bag-ao is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on July 3, 1969 in Manila, Philippines. Arlene “Kaka” J. Bag-ao (born July 3 1969) is a Filipino human rights advocate and lawyer who was an elected representative of the House of Representatives of the Philippines between 2010 and. Presently, she is the governor for the Province of the Dinagat Islands – since June 30 in 2019. She is known as the “Dragon Slayer” for successively defeating two of most famous individuals of the powerful political dynasty of the Dinagat Islands. One of them is that of the Ecleo family.

Bag-ao was lead attorney of Bag-ao was the lead counsel in Sumilao Farmers’ case, the case of indigenous farmers who walked 1,700 km between Bukidnon, Mindanao to Manila to assert their rights to their land under agrarian reform . They were suing one of the largest corporations within the Philippines. In the course of this case, Sumilao Farmers’ case generated worldwide recognition and recognition and. The case also prompted the Church to help shepherd their cause. It eventually led to an agreement that said the farmers would receive back their property. She was also an advisor for Banasi Farmers of Camarines Sur who have won the rights they have in 2008 as well as those of the Calatagan Farmers of Batangas. Bag-ao, along with other co-counsels together with Farmer Leaders assisted in educating those Banasi Farmers on their rights and the best way to defend them peacefully. After winning the case they were able to ensure that they were able to ensure that the Banasi Farmers continue to be participants in the implementation of reforms to the agrarian system and also in pushing for better governance.

At the May 2013 general elections, Bag-ao was elected representative of the Lone District of Dinagat Islands, edging out Dinagat municipal mayor Gwendolyn Ecleo with 3,248 votes. Bag-ao was dubbed as a ‘Dragon Slayer’ as she managed to defeat a political behemoth in her province.

In November 2015, she, along with fellow legislators Rep. Leni Robredo (3rd District of Camarines Sur), Rep. Bolet Banal (3rd District of Quezon City), and Rep. Teddy Baguilat (Lone District of Ifugao), introduced a new proposed measure entitled the Open Door Policy Bill, which seeks to prohibit government offices from denying citizens access to front line services and public meetings on the basis of attire. The bill gained international recognition when it was featured in Time.com.

Bag-ao was the leader of Bag-ao was the leader of Alternative Law Groups (ALG) as Convenor from 2005-2006, and later as a member of the Council. ALG is an organization of ALG is a grouping consisting of Twenty (20) alternatives legal resources that are non-governmental organizations that engage in developing lawyering across different areas of the country. Under Bag-ao’s direction the ALG put into place a program in collaboration together with the Supreme Court which complemented its Action Program on Judicial Reform and led to Supreme Court’s programs on accessibility to justice for those who are poor. The ALG also advocated for the adoption of a variety of social laws, such as the adoption of the Juvenile Justice Law and the Supreme Court ruling on the indefeasibility of the titles that were issued under the agrarian reform plan.

Kaka Bag-ao Net Worth

Kaka Bag-ao is one of the richest Politician from Philippines. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kaka Bag-ao 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in Manila however, she was educated within Loreto, Surigao del Norte (now part of the Dinagat Islands), Bag-ao received her primary schooling in Loreto Central Elementary School. After that, she completed the next step in her education, completing secondary school in Southeastern College in Pasay City. Bag-ao received her BA of Arts degree in Political Science from De La Salle University in 1989. She then earned she received her Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the Ateneo de Manila Law School in 1993. There she was an Judge de Veyra Scholarship Awardee as well as an Ateneo School of Law Scholarship Awardee. She was able to pass her Philippine Bar Examinations in 1994. She was an Law and Human Rights Humphrey Fellow -during 2007 – the Academic Year 2006-2007 – at the University of Minnesota, under an arrangement run through the Fulbright Commission of the United States of America.

In 2004, Bag-ao was asked to become the special consultant to the Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform and facilitated the awarding of numerous land titles to farmer-beneficiaries. She also was accountable for the formulation of and publication an Memorandum Circularwhich was later confirmed by the Supreme Court — requiring the DAR to move forward in the acquisition and distribution of land to farmers who are beneficiaries regardless of injunction orders issued by the regular courts.

On 30 June 2010, Bag-ao was sworn in as the second representative of Akbayan Party in the 15th Philippine Congress.

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In September 2017, Bag-ao voted against a House budget ruling that shall give one thousand pesos (around 20 dollars) for the 2018 budget of the Commission on Human Rights in the Philippines. Bag-ao was one of the only 32 lawmakers to vote against the budget. The budget, however passed in the House after more than a hundred Duterte-allied lawmakers voted in its favor. Public outraged erupted afterwards, condemning the humongous budget cut for a commission responsible for looking at the human rights violations of the government. Protests were held in various cities nationwide. The budget was eventually restored to its original amount after a few days of public outcry against the budget cut.

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Kaka Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Philippines. Kaka Bag-ao celebrates birthday on July 3 of every year.