My No. 1 Bet for Senator--Atty. JV BAUTISTA (# 4)

Of all the senatoriables this coming May 10, 2010 elections, my top choice is Atty. JV BAUTISTA.  He is a human rights lawyer and a former party-list congressman  under SANLAKAS, a nationwide multi-sectoral organization established to protect and advance the rights and welfare of the Filipino masses through their involvement in the mass movement. The nationalist and progressive lawyer and former party-list congressman is running under Joseph "Erap" Estrada's Partido ng Masang Pilipino.

JV Bautista was the first to expose the electoral fraud in Sultan Kudarat during the congressional canvassing session on the 2004 national elections.  Here's his resume of credentials:

    Human Rights Lawyer

    Member, House of Representatives
    12th Congress, Republic of the Philippines
    (2001-2004)

    Board of Trustees, Freedom from Debt Coalition
    (2008- present )

    Commissioner, Integrated Bar of the Philippines
    Commission on Bar Discipline (1999-2002)

    President, Integrated Bar of the Philippines
    Nueva Ecija Chapter (1997-1999)

    Professor, Araullo University College of Law
    Cabanatuan City (1997-2003)

    Lecturer, Mandatory Continuing Legal Education
    (MCLE) Legaladvantage, Makati City

    Member, Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society

    Work & Other Affiliations:

    2007 Board of Directors, Banco Rural de General Tinio
    General Tinio, Nueva Ecija

    2009 Legal Counsel
    Wesleyan University-Philippines (WU-P)
    Cabanatuan City

    2009 Legal Counsel
    Nueva Ecija Doctor’s Hospital
    Cabanatuan City

    1997 - 2001 Chairman, People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) Guimba, Nueva Ecija

    1997 - 2001 Legal Consultant, Office of the Governor
    Provincial Government of Nueva Ecija

    1997- 1998 Member, Nueva Ecija Provincial Peace and Order Council Cabanatuan City

    1990- 1995 Executive Assistant and Regional Liaison Officer Office of Senator Wigberto E. Tanada
    Senate, Republic of the Philippines

    1992- 1996 Chief Legal Counsel and Board of Trustees
    Task Force Detainees of the Philippines, Inc. (TFDP)

    1995-2000 Legal Counsel and Board of Directors
    Lila Filipina (Task Force Filipino Comfort Women)

    1992 Member, Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG)

    1995 Legal Consultant
    National Democratic Front (NDF) Peace Panel
    Brussels, Belgium

    1985- 1987 Executive Director
    BAYAN Legal Aid Center
    Quezon City, Metro Manila

    1987- 1990 Legal Assistant and Researcher
    Philippine Center for Immigrant Rights (PHILCIR)
    New York, New York, U.S.A.

    Involvement in Socio-Civic and Cause-Oriented Groups:

    1997 Member, Rotary Club of Cabanatuan City
    Cabanatuan City

    1997- 1998 President, Guimba New Years Association (GNYA) Guimba, Nueva Ecija

    1992-1996 President, BagongA/yansang Makabayan (BAYAN)
    Nueva Ecija Chapter
    Cabanatuan City

    1992- 1995 Vice President, Philippine Association of Friendship with
    Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, Inc. (PAF-VCL)

    1990 Trustee, Lean L. Alejandro Foundation, Inc. Navotas, Metro Manila

    1997- 1999 Spokesman, 13th House of Delegates
    Integrated Bar of the Philippines

    1990 - 1998 Member, Board of Directors
    Public Interest Law Center, Inc. (PILC)
    Makati City, Metro Manila
    Student Activities:

    1981 - 1982 National President
    College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP)

    1982 - 1983 Secretary-General
    League of Filipino Students (LFS)

    1979- 1981 Managing Editor, Philippine Collegian
    University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
Education Info
Colleges:

        * Princeton '89
        * Parvin Fellow - Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

        * University of the Philippines Diliman '83
        * Bachelor of Laws

        * University of the Philippines Diliman '79
        * AB Journalism

High School:

        * Ateneo de Manila High School '75

In a nutshell, JV Bautista is encapsulated in one of his political (internet only?) ads:

Ipinaglaban ka sa lansangan.

Ipinaglaban ka sa Kongreso.

Ipaglalaban ka sa Senado.

Abogado ng Masa

JV Bautista has a track record of consistent service to the poor and the nation. While he was part of EDSA 2, his continuing support for Erap for several years now shows he has apologized for that atrocious 2001 "People Power" coup. More information about him can be found at his blog, JV Bautista. 

Nationalist. Patriotic. Capable. Pro-Masses. Pro-Erap. Ano pa? Pls. vote Atty. JV BAUTISTA for Senator! Numero 4 sa balota.