Abner Afuang

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Abner Afuang
Mayor of Pagsanjan, Laguna
In office
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001
Preceded byAugusto Kamatoy
Succeeded byE. R. Ejercito
Personal details
Born
Abner Afuang

(1944-03-22) March 22, 1944 (age 80)
OccupationPolitician, police officer
Police career
ServiceIntegrated National Police
AllegiancePhilippines Philippines
DivisionsMakati Police Department

Abner Afuang (born March 22, 1944) is a Filipino politician and former police officer of Makati who served as Mayor of Pagsanjan, Laguna. He is notable for burning a Chinese flag, and pouring water on Hayden Kho in 2009 while in the middle of a senate hearing.[1][2][3]

Political career

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Afuang ran for Pagsanjan mayoral elections in 1998 and won. When he formerly ran for re-election in 2001, and attempted vice governor seat in 2007 and senate twice (2019, 2022), but all lost.[1][4]

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Afuang's life was featured on a movie starring Philip Salvador.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "PROFILE: Abner Afuang | Candidate for Senator - 2022 elections". PHVOTE. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  2. ^ Bajo, Ramil; Galupo, Rey. "Ex-cop hurt in scuffle with NPC exec". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  3. ^ Quejada, Butch M. "Hayden Kho pinaliguan ni Abner Afuang". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  4. ^ "Abner Afuang | Eleksyon 2022 | GMA News Online". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  5. ^ David, Joel (1990). The National Pastime: Contemporary Philippine Cinema. Anvil Publishing. pp. 59–61. ISBN 9789712700118. Retrieved April 7, 2020 – via Google Books.