About Our Chairman

RODOLFO G. VALENCIA (RGV)

 

       

♦ Chairman, Committee on Housing and Urban Development
  • ♦ Congressman, 1st District, Oriental Mindoro 2004-2013
  • ♦ Governor, Oriental Mindoro (three terms) 1992-2001
  • ♦ Congressman (1st District, Oriental Mindoro) 1988-1992
  • ♦ Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the PhilippinesAwardee in the field of Human Settlements 1983
  • ♦ Chairman, Task Force in Housing Federation of Regional Development Council (FRDC) 2000
  • ♦ Chairman, Southern Tagalog Tourism Council (STTC) 1998-2001
  • ♦ Chairman, Region IV League of Governors 1995
  • ♦ Chairman, Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan (MIMAROPA) 1997-2001

 

Hon. Rodolfo G. Valencia or RGV is a man of many facets - A national figure - businessman, civic minded, and a gentleman politician.

 

Congressman RGV is a familiar name among developers, realtors, businessmen, property owners, and investors. He took a paradigm shift in 1987 when he decided to join politics armed with the expertise he earned from the corporate world and empowered to represent the province of Oriental Mindoro (1988-1992).  Later, RGV was elected as governor (1992-2001), and again as congressman during the 13th Congress (2004-2007). the 14th Congress (2007-2010) and the 15th Congress (2010-2013). .

 

In Business

 

A community builder, RGV was only 16 years old when he started selling real estate. With the vision to establish his own career he took the broker's exam and landed no. 1 at the early age of 21. He blazed the trail after subsequently hitting the highest mark in the appraiser's exams.

 

His experience in selling multinational subdivisions and projects hit the top when he was barely 24, and at 25 he started developing his first subdivision, followed by so many other projects such as townhomes, condominiums, memorial parks, commercial centers, resorts, and housing.

 

At age 28 RGV became the youngest president of the Manila Board of Realtors, and by the time he was 33 became the youngest president of PAREB or the Phil. Association of Realtors Boards. Soon, he became director in the National Association of Realtors (NAR-USA) representing the Philippines.

 

In 1983, RGV received the TOYM Award in the field of human settlements; and in 1984 was merited the prestigious Anvil Awards as the author of the RGV Pabahay Program, the most outstanding project of the year in the field of housing

 

To date, Valencia, chairman of the RGV Group sits in the board of about 30 various corporations.

 

In Politics

 

Aside from several projects in Metro Manila and the Calabarzon area, RGV continues to augment Oriental Mindoro's development as a tourism haven and the food basket in the Southern Tagalog region.

 

He is best remembered for his crusade against illegal logging. RGV also authored Abot Kaya Pabahay Fund or the Valencia Law to provide housing to low-income families in the Philippines, designed to chart Mindoro's trail towards the realization of Mindoro 2000, a 10-year development program, and founded the Mindoro Kabuhayan Foundation, Inc. which has been awarded as the most outstanding NGO in Region IV by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). It was also conferred the national award for being one of the top five NGOs in the Philippines in 1995 by the Progressive Alliance of Citizens for Democracy (PACD) and DILG.

 

A remarkable improvement in the peace and order situation propelled Oriental Mindoro to the highly-centered reputation as the most peaceful province in Region IV. RGV broke the shipping monopoly and greatly improved the sea transport system in the province.

 

At the House of Representatives, RGV has always been among the consistent top 20 Congressmen; while former Pres. Fidel V. Ramos and Joseph E. Estrada commended him as the Most Outstanding Governor because of his leadership and good governance.

RGV initiated the transfer of power barge at Minolo Cove which has stabilized power from Puerto Galera to Bulalacao and further boost the eco-tourism sector and economic advancement of the province.

 

The award of excellence in Human Resource Management was conferred to him by the Civil Service Commission. While the prestigious Philippine Information Agency cited him as the Most Outstanding Governor.

 

To date RGV sets his sights on agro-food production, development of tourism, promotion of agro-economic zones, alternative energy production, and creation of livelihood opportunities for the province.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

Chairman / Director

 

 

Affiliations

 

  • •  Philippine Council for Planning and Housing
  •    (PCPH)
  • •  Philippine Association of Realtors Board
  •    (PAREB)
  • •  Philippine Chamber of Commerce and
  •    Industry (PPCI)
  • •  Chamber of Real Estate Builders Associations
  •    (CREBA)
  • •  Asia-Pacific Real Estate Federacion
  • •  Philippine Real Estate Exchange
  • •  Manila Board of Realtors (MBR)
  • •  Federacion Internationale Des Professiones
  •    Immobillires (FIABCI), Philippine Chapter
  • •  Forbes Park Association
  • •  Wack-Wack Golf and Country Club
  • •  Splendido Golf Country Club
  • •  Everest Golf and Country Club

Civic Organizations

 

  • •  Rotary Club of Manila
  • •  Philippine Lion's Club

 

Former President and Officer

  • •  Philippine Council for Planning and Housing
  •    (PCPH)
  • •  Philippine Association or Realtors Boards
  •    (PAREB), for two terms
  • •  Asia-Pacific Real Estate Federacion
  •    Philippine Real Estate Exchange
  • •  Manila Board of Realtors (MBR), for two terms
  • •  Federacion Internationale Des Professiones
  •    Immobillires (FIABCI), Philippine Chapter
  • •  ASEAN Association for Planning and Housing
  •    (AAPH)
  • •  Subdivision Owners Association of the Phil
  •    (SOAP) INDUSTRY AWARDS AND
  •    COMMENDATIONS

National

 

  • •  Manila Realtors Board Hall of Fame Awardee
  • •  Nation's Great Achievers Awardee
  • •  Outstanding Achievement Awardee, CREBA
  • •  Outstanding Achievement Awardee, PAREB
  • •  Outstanding Achievement Awardee,
  •    Phil-Eagles, Inc.
  • •  Anvil Awardee as the author of the RGV
  •    Pabahay Program - The Most Outstanding
  •    Project of the Year in the Field of Housing
  • •  Bedan of the Century Awardee

International

 

  • •  1989 Representative/Lecturer to the
  •    Netherlands, Rotterdam Institute for
  •    Housing Studies
  • •  Head, Philippine delegation: Presentor
  •    of the Philippine Papers on Planning and
  •    Housing held in:
    •  
      •                 • Bangkok, Thailand 1985
    •                 • Brunei, Darussalam 1984
    •                 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1983
    •                 • Jakarta, Indonesia 1982
  • •  1977 Head, Philippine delegation to the
  •    National Conference of the FIABCI, Madrid,
  •    Spain
  • •  1976-1980 FIABCI Vice-President for Asia,
  •    the first Asian to occupy the position
  • •  1976 Director and Head, Philippine delegation
  •    to the International Congress of the National
  •    Association of Realtors, USA

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

 

  • •  Graduate, High School, San Beda College
  • •  Baccalaureate Degree, Bachelor of Science
  •    in Business Administration (Major in
  •    Management), University of the East
  • •  Group Study which led to the Graduate
  •    Study Program in Real Estate Management
  •    under the MBA Program of the Ateneo de
  •    Manila University

 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS

 

National and Political

 

  • •  2001 - Award of Recognition for three
  •    consecutive terms as Governor of Oriental
  •    Mindoro by the League of Provinces of the
  •    Philippines
  • •  2001 - Outstanding Governor Award by
  •    Former President Joseph E. Estrada
  • •  1999 - Lifetime Achievement Award by the
  •    National Press Club
  • •  1998 - Outstanding Governor Award by the
  •    Philippine Information Agency
  • •  1997 - Award of Excellence in Human
  •    Resource Management by the Civil Service
  •    Commission
  • •  1995 - Outstanding Governor Award by
  •    Former President Fidel V. Ramos
  • •  1994 - "One of the Top 10 Governors" by
  •    Achievers' Magazine
  • •  1993 - Outstanding Governor Awardee by
  •    Achievers' Magazine
  • •  1988-1992 - Consistent Outstanding
  •    Congressman
  • •  1990 - Top 20 Congressmen Awardee of the
  •    Phil.
  • •  1990 - Author, Republic Act No. 6846. An
  •    act creating the ABOT-KAYA PABAHAY FUND,
  •    otherwise known as the Social Housing
  •    Support Fund Act.
  • •  1989 - Top 20 Outstanding Lawmakers
  • •  1988 - Top 10 Lawmakers, Unified Movement
  •    of Filipino Correspondents
  • •  1987 - Outstanding Citizen of Oriental
  •    Mindoro in the Field of Business
  • •  1985 - Anvil Awardee as the author of the
  •    RGV Pabahay Program - "The Most
  •    Outstanding Project of the Year in the Field
  •    of Housing"
  • •  1984 - Most Outstanding Manila-based
  •    Business Executive given by the Oriental
  •    Mindoro Mayors' League
  • •  1983 - Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM)
  •    of the Philippines in the Field of Human
  •    Settlements
  • •  1978 - Distinguished Son of Naujan given by
  •    the Sangguniang Bayan of Naujan

 

International

  • •  2001 - Study Mission for Agriculture and
  •    Tourism at Guanzhou and Guandong in China
  • •  2000 - Eco-Tourism Mission to Vietnam and
  •    Thailand with Former President Joseph E.
  •    Estrada
  •             •  Visit Mindoreños in Paris, France,
  •                Belgium and Italy
    •             •  Balik Bayan Program in San
    •                Francisco, Chicago, and New York,
    •                USA with former DOT Secretary
    •                Gemma Cruz-Araneta
  • •  1999 - Study Mission for Environment and
  •    Tree Farming in New Zealand and Australia
    •             •  Study Mission for Rice Culture in
    •                Shanghai, China
    •             •  Head of Exploration Mission for the
    •                enhancement of Agriculture and
    •                Tourism Development of MIMAROPA
    •                in Bangkok, Thailand
    •             •  Speaker, Oriental Mindoro Association
    •                of Southern California (OMASC)
    •             •  Outstanding Achievement Award by
    •                the Oriental Mindoro Association of
    •                Southern California (OMASC)
  • •  1991 - Representative, Delegation to the
  •    People's Republic of China, Beijing and
  •    Shanghai

ADVANCED STUDIES

 

  • •  Human Settlement Course, Netherlands
  • •  Advanced Food Production Course
  •    (agriculture), China
  • •  Agro-Forestry, New Zealand
  • •  Planning, Housing and Building, Rotterdam,
  •    Netherlands, 1989
  • •  Settlements and Urban Development, ASEAN
  •    Association for Planning and Housing, Jakarta,
  •    Indonesia, 1983
  • •  Townhouse and Condominium Development,
  •    Federacion Internationale Des Professiones
  •    Immobillires (FIABCI), Madrid, Spain, 1979
  • •  Housing and Community Development,
  •    National Association of Realtors (NAR)
  •    USA, 1968
  • •  Real Estate Brokerage, Philippine Association
  •    of Realtors Boards
  • •  Land and Housing Community Development,
  •    Philippine Association of Realtors Boards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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