Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. (born Jose Marie Mortel Bautista on September 25, 1966), is a Filipino

Filipino people

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 actor

Actor

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, politician

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 and senator of the Republic

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 of the Philippines

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. In 2009, he legally changed his last name to Bong Revilla.

Early life and education

He was born Jose Marie Mortel Bautista to Jose Acuña Bautista (also known as Ramon Revilla) and Azucena Mortel. In 1979, he finished his elementary education at Jesus Good Shepherd School

Jesus Good Shepherd School

Jesus Good Shepherd School , founded in 1965, is a private Catholic coeducational institution at Barangay Palico II, Imus, in the province of Cavite, in the Philippines...

 in Palico II, Imus, Cavite.

Acting career

Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. starred in numerous action movies during the 1980s and the 1990s. He also starred in a few movies alongside his father, Ramon Revilla. He has been involved in a number of comedy related movies and TV shows in former actor in GMA-7.

As a native of Cavite, he made several films focusing on his home province.

Vice-Governor and Governor of Cavite

He was invited by former NBI director Epimaco Velasco

Epimaco Velasco

Epimaco A. Velasco, popularly known as Epi, is a Filipino politician. DILG Secretary; Governor; NBI Director, first NBI Director who rose from the ranks; worked as a bailiff at the Manila City Hall while studying up law; rose to prominence at the NBI with the killing of Number 1 Most Wanted Man in...

 to be his running mate as vice governor of Cavite. In the 1995 local elections

Philippine general election, 1995

The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 8, 1995. Filipinos protected the ballot boxes with their lives and campaigned against traditional politicians who used bribery, flying voters, violence, election rigging, stealing of ballot boxes and etc...

, Velasco and Revilla won as governor and vice governor beating the Remullas.

In February 1998, Velasco resigned as governor of Cavite when he was appointed as secretary of Interior and Local Government replacing then Senatorial candidate Robert Barbers

Robert Barbers

Robert Zabala Barbers was a police officer, Secretary of Interior and Local Government and Senator of the Philippines.-Early life and studies:...

. Revilla assumed as the chief executive of the province.

In the May 1998 local elections

Philippine general election, 1998

The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. The two main competing coalitions in the senatorial election were the Lakas-NUCD-UMDP and the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino -led coalition composed of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino , Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino , the...

, Ramon "Bong" Bong Revilla, Jr. won for the position of governor.

He returned to his acting career and became a TV actor in GMA-7's sitcom Idol ko si Kap.

Chairman of the Videogram Regulatory Board

In 2002, President

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 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appointed Ramon "Bong" Bong Revilla, Jr. as Chairman of the Videogram Regulatory Board (now Optical Media Board). He was given a Plaque of International Recognition for Efforts Against Piracy by the Motion Picture Association of America

Motion Picture Association of America

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 on July 23, 2003 and the Huwarang Lingkod Bayan Award by the Consumers League of the Philippines Foundation, Inc. on October 25, 2003.

Senator

In February 2004, Ramon "Bong" Bong Revilla, Jr. resigned as Chairman of the VRB and recommended Eduardo "Edu" Manzano

Edu Manzano

-Television:*Unang Hirit *Family Feud: The Showdown Edition *Asar Talo Lahat Panalo! *Pilipinas Game Ka na Ba? *1 Vs...

 as his replacement. His father, Ramon Revilla, ended his term as senator on June 30, 2004. Revilla Sr. was elected senator in 1992

Philippine general election, 1992

The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 11, 1992. This was the first general election under the 1987 Philippine Constitution. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts from the presidency down to municipal councilors...

, reelected in 1998

Philippine general election, 1998

The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. The two main competing coalitions in the senatorial election were the Lakas-NUCD-UMDP and the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino -led coalition composed of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino , Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino , the...

, and could not run for third term according to the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Ramon "Bong" Bong Revilla, Jr. ran for the position of Senator under the administration K-4 coalition. He won and received the second highest number of votes from the national electorate.

On March 28, 2007, he entered a bus being held hostage in the Philippines in order to ensure the safety of the students on the bus and try and talk the hostage taker into giving themselves up.

Personal life

Ramon "Bong" Bong Revilla, Jr. married Lani Mercado

Lani Mercado

Lani Mercado-Revilla is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 2nd District of Cavite, which comprise of only the municipality of Bacoor. She is also an actress. She is married to actor and Senator Bong Revilla.-Television:-Movies:* Yes Darling: Walang matigas na pulis 2 ......

 (Jesusa Victoria Hernandez-Bautista) current representative of the 2nd District of Cavite, which comprises only Bacoor, Cavite

Bacoor, Cavite

The Municipality of Bacoor is a first class urban municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. It is a lone district congressional district of Cavite...

, in 1987 in a civil wedding. They have six children namely: Leonard Bryan Revilla (born in November 1986), Jose Lorenzo Revilla

Jolo Revilla

Ramon "Jolo" Revilla III is a Filipino actor, who was formerly under with GMA Network. He is notable for playing the role of Ramon Salcedo in 2008 TV series remake of Kaputol ng Isang Awit...

 (Ramon "Jolo" Revilla III, born in March 1988) current ABC

Liga ng mga Barangay

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 president in Bacoor, Inah Felicia Revilla-Del Rosario (born in October 1989) married to Vince del Rosario, Ma. Viktoria Gianna Revilla (born in August 1995), Ma. Franzel Loudette Revilla (born in October 1997) and Ramon "Ram" Vicente Revilla (born December 1998).

In the Philippine Centennial celebrations, Ramon "Bong" Bong Revilla, Jr. portrayed General Emilio Aguinaldo

Emilio Aguinaldo

Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...

. To highlight the celebrations, he and Lani remarried in a church wedding using the same costume they used in the centennial program.

Ramon "Bong" Bong Revilla, Jr. is one of ten sons of former Philippines senator Ramon Revilla, Sr.. He is the older brother of Strike Revilla

Strike Revilla

Strike Bautista Revilla is the incumbent mayor of Bacoor in the province of Cavite...

, the incumbent mayor of their hometown of Bacoor

Bacoor, Cavite

The Municipality of Bacoor is a first class urban municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. It is a lone district congressional district of Cavite...

, Cavite and his sister Andrea Bautista-Ynares is currently married to Rizal

Rizal

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 Governor Casimiro "Jun" Ynares III. His younger half-brother Ram Revilla

Ram Revilla

Ram Revilla , born Ramgen Jose Magsaysay Bautista, also known as Ramgen Revilla, was a Filipino actor best known for his roles in various Filipino television series including his role as Jeff Gatdula in Tonyong Bayawak.-Personal life:Ram Revilla was born in Imus, Cavite to actor and former...

, also an actor, was recently murdered in his home, and declared dead in the early hours of October 29, 2011. He was 22.

Awards

• Winner, Best Comedy Actor- "Idol Ko Si Kap" - 2001 PMPC Star Awards for Television
• Winner, Best Educational Program Host- "Kap's Amazing Stories" - 2009 PMPC Star Awards for Television

TV programs

• Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla
  Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla
  Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla is a series based on the movies of Ramon Revilla Sr. of the 90's and 00's, which features the Filipino cultural belief in the powers of an agimat or amulet...
  
  : Pepeng Agimat - (November 7, 2009) ABS-CBN
• Kap's Amazing Stories
  Kap's Amazing Stories
  Kap's Amazing Stories is an informative and educational TV program from GMA Network. It began airing on August 19, 2007. The show features clips from National Geographic's Most Amazing and Astonishing Moments, Totally Wild, truTV's Most Daring & BBC's Life. It is hosted and narrated by Sen...
  
   (2007–Present) GMA Network
• Hokus Pokus
  Hokus Pokus
  HP: To The Highest Level Na! was a situational comedy television show in the Philippines aired every Saturday evenings by GMA Network. The show was part of the network's GMA KiliTV block.-Plot:...
  
   (2005–2007), GMA Network
• Idol Ko si Kap
  Idol Ko si Kap
  Idol Ko si Kap is a situational comedy television show in the Philippines aired every Saturday evenings by GMA Network from 2000 to 2005. The show was part of the network's GMA KiliTV block...
  
   (September 2000 - March 2004; June 2004 - 2005) GMA Network

Filmography

• Ang Panday: Ang Ikalawang Yugto (2011) (GMA Films
  GMA Films
  GMA Network Films, Inc. is a film production company and a film studio established in 1995 by GMA Network, Inc. in the Philippines....
  
  ) - Filming
• Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote
  Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote
  Si Agimat at Si Enteng Kabisote is an action comedy fantasy crossover film directed by Tony Reyes which stars, Vic Sotto and Sen. Bong Revilla. This was the union of their famous characters in one blockbuster movie which grossed a P31M on its opening day.-Cast:*Vic Sotto as Enteng Kabisote* Sen...
  
   (2010) (Imus Productions and M-Zet Films)
• Ang Panday (2009) (GMA films) (Imus Productions)
• Resiklo
  Resiklo
  Resiklo is a 2007 Philippine post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie starring Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. It is the entry of Revilla's outfit, Imus Productions, to the 2007 Metro Manila Film Festival.-Premise:...
  
   (2007) .... (Imus Productions)
• Kapag Tumibok ang Puso...Not Once but Twice (2006) .... (Imus Productions)
• Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom (2005) .... (Imus Productions)
• Captain Barbell 2 (2003) .... (Viva Films)
• Bertud ng Putik (June 11, 2003) .... (Imus Productions)
• Ang Agimat, Anting-anting ni Lolo (December 25, 2002) .... (Imus Productions)
• Kilabot at Kembot (May 29, 2002) .... (Imus Productions)
• Mahal kita: Final answer! (January 23, 2002)
• Minsan ko lang sasabihin (August 30, 2000)
• Pepeng agimat (December 25, 1999)
• Alyas Pogi 3: Ang Pagbabalik (Released Date: August 11, 1999) POGI/Henry Cruz ....
• Ben Delubyo (Released Date: March 18, 1998) .... (Neo Films)
• Onyok Tigasin (1997)
• Buhay mo'y Buhay ko rin (1997) Insp. Dave Gomez
• Sabi mo Mahal mo ako Wala ng Bawian (1997)
• Yes Darling: Walang Matigas na Pulis 2(1997)
• Kung Marunong Kang Magdasal Umpisahan mo na (1996)
• Pag-ibig ko sa iyo'y Totoo (1996) Lt. Mario Romero
• SPO4 Santiago (1996) SP04 Jaime Santiago
• Kuratong Baleleng (1995)
• Ang Titser kong Pogi (1995) Insp. Joey Perez .... (Mahogany Pictures)
• Batas ko ang Katapat mo (1995)
• Pustahan Tayo Mahal mo ako (1995) Dante
• Walang Matigas na Pulis sa Matinik na Misis (1994)Capt. Bartholome .... (Moviestars Production)
• Iukit mo sa Bala (1994) Dr. Roberto Guerrero .... (Star Cinema & Megavision Films)
• Relax ka lang, Sagot kita (1994)Lt. Daniel Santiago .... (Moviestars Production)
• Ako Ang Katarungan Lt. Napoleon M. Guevarra (I am Justice Lt. Napoleon M. Guevarra) (1993) .... (Seiko Films & RRJ Productions)
• Sala sa Init, Sala sa Lamig (1993) Bingo .... (Viva Films)
• Adan Ronquillo (1993)
• Dugo ng Panday (Blood Of Blacksmith) (1993) ... (Regal Films)
• Pangako Sa yo (1992) (Promised You) .... (Viva Films)
• Hanggang May Buhay (1992) Sgt. Alex Aragon .... (Bonanza Films) (Released Date: 4 November 1992)
• Manong Gang (1992) .... Brando (Moviestars Production)
• Onyong Majikero (1991) .... Original Onyong
• Alyas Pogi 2 (1991) .... POGI/Henry Cruz (Moviestars Production)
• Leon ng Maynila Lt. Romeo Maganto (1991) .... Lt. Col. Romeo Maganto (Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions & RRJ Productions)
• Alyas Pogi: Birador ng Nueva Ecija (1990) .... POGI/Henry Cruz (Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions)
• APO: Kingpin ng Maynila (1990) .... (LEA Productions)
• Bala at Rosario (1990) (Bullet and Rosary) .... Armand (Vision Films)
• Urbanito Dizon (1990) .... (RNB Films and Seiko Films)
• Kapitan Jaylo Batas Sa Batas (1989) .... Kapitan Reynaldo Jaylo (Omega Releasing Organization Inc)(Released Date: 22 November 1989)
• Isang Bala Isang Buhay (1989) (One Bullet, One Life).... (Viva Films)
• Moises Platon (Moises Platon, Based on the True To Life Story) (1989) .... (Cine Suerte)
• Florencio Dino: Public Enemy No. 1 (1989) .... (Bonanza Films)
• Chinatown: Sa Kuko ng Dragon (1988) .... (Four N Films)
• Sgt. Villapando A.W.O.L. 1988
• Lost Command
  Lost Command
  Lost Command is a 1966 war film directed by Mark Robson and filmed in Spain. The screenplay was written by Nelson Gidding, based on the 1960 novel The Centurions by Jean Lartéguy...
  
  (1988)
• Iyo Ang Batas Aking Ang Katarungan (Law And My Justice) (1988) (Buena Films Productions, Inc.)
• Cordillera
  Cordillera
  A cordillera is an extensive chain of mountains or mountain ranges, that runs along a coastline . It comes from the Spanish word cordilla, which is a diminutive of cuerda, or "cord"...
  
   (1988) .... (LEA Productions)
• Alega Gang: Public Enemy No. 1 of Cebu (1988) .... (RRJ Productions & Imus Productions)
• Anak ng Lupa (Child of the World) (1987) .... (Viva Films)
• Boy Tornado (1987) .... (RRJ Productions & Imus Productions)
• Isa lang ang Dapat Mabuhay (1986)
• Dongalo Massacre (1986) .... (First Films & Imus Productions)
• Agaw Armas (1986)
• Anak ng Supremo (Kid Of Supremo) (1986)... (GP Films & Imus Productions)
• Payaso (1986)
• Beloy Montemayor (1986)
• Boboy Tibayan Tigre ng Cavite (1985)
• Celeste Gang (1985)
• Sa Dibdib ng Sierra Madre (1985) ... (Imus Productions)
• Pieta, Ang Ikalawang aklat (Pieta, the Second Chapter) (1984)
• Dugong Buhay (1983)

Producer

• Alyas Pogi 2 (1991) .... (executive producer - as Jose Mari Bautista)
• Ako ang katarungan (Lt. Napoleon M. Guevarra) 1993 (producer - Jose Mari Bautista)
• Iukit mo sa bala! 1994 (producer - as Jose Mari M. Bautista)
• Ang titser kong pogi 1995 (executive producer - as Jose Mari M. Bautista)
• Kung marunong kang magdasal, umpisahan mo na 1996 (producer - as Jose Mari Bautista)
• Yes Darling: Walang matigas na pulis 2 1997 (producer - as Jose Mari M. Bautista)
• Sabi mo mahal mo ako, wala ng bawian 1997 (producer - as Jose Mari M. Bautista)
• Pepeng Agimat 1999 (line producer - as Jose Mari Bautista)
• Minsan ko lang sasabihin 2000 (line producer - as Jose Mari M. Bautista)