Personal Life
Bobby, as Barbers was known to many, is married to Virginia Smith. They have four children, three of whom are sons also named Robert. Robert "Ace" Barbers, Jr. is the incumbent governor of Surigao del Norte who previously became congressman representing the 2nd District of the same province. His eldest son, Robert King was said to be Barbers's favorite grandson. Robert "Dean" Barbers III is the Director of the Philippine Tourism Authority and was once a city councilor of Makati. Robert "Lyndon" Barbers IV is the Provincial Governor of Surigao del Norte. Mary Grace Barbers manages the family business in various locations in Mindanao.
Barbers made it a point to personally meet and hear the problems of each visitor. He was also a pious devotee of the Santo Niño, as evidenced by the various icons of the child Christ which adorned his office. He credited the Santo Niño for every success, including the criminal cases he had solved and all his electoral victories. Because of his devotion to the child Christ, and for being a law enforcer, Barbers came up with a Santo Niño image dressed in police uniform, which came to be known as the Sto. Niño de Policia.
Barbers was twice considered for the position of vice president in the ticket of then presidential candidate de Venecia in 1998, and again in 2001 after Arroyo considered him following her ascension to the presidency after the ouster of Joseph Estrada.
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