Political Career
In 2001, Mayor WIN ran for his first elective post and easily won the Congressional seat at the 1st District of Valenzuela. Among the bills and resolutions he authored were on the protection of migrant workers, the establishment of anti-illegal recruitment centers, the establishment of district drug rehabilitation centers, along with other developmental laws for the improvement of his home city.
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