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Prospero Nograles (Prospero Castillo Nograles) was born on 30 October, 1947 in Davao City, Philippines, is a Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2008 to 2010. Discover Prospero Nograles's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

Popular As Prospero Castillo Nograles
Occupation N/A
Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 30 October 1947
Birthday 30 October
Birthplace Davao City, Philippines
Date of death 4 May, 2019
Died Place Davao City, Philippines
Nationality Philippines

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1947

Prospero Castillo Nograles (October 30, 1947 – May 4, 2019, ) also called "Boy Nograles," was a Filipino politician who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2008 to 2010.

He was the first Speaker from Mindanao in a hundred years of Philippine legislative history.

1967

He then studied at the Ateneo de Manila University, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts Degree major in Political Science in 1967, and his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo de Manila Law School in 1971.

1971

He placed second in the 1971 bar examinations with an average of 90.95%.

Nograles was active in the political opposition against President Ferdinand Marcos.

1986

He was involved in the litigation of human rights cases during that period, and was an active campaigner for Corazon Aquino during the 1986 snap presidential elections.

After Aquino assumed the presidency, Nograles sought a seat in the House of Representatives, representing the 1st district of Davao City.

1989

From 1989 to 2010, he was elected to five non-consecutive terms as a member of the House of Representatives, representing Davao City's 1st congressional district.

Nograles was born in Davao City and finished his elementary and secondary education at the Ateneo de Davao University.

Although his opponent Jesus Dureza was initially proclaimed as winner, Nograles was seated into the House in 1989 following a favorable decision of the House Electoral Tribunal.

1992

In 1992, Nograles gave up his congressional seat to make an unsuccessful challenge to the reelection bid of then Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.

1998

In 1998, Nograles again gave up his House seat to make another unsuccessful bid for election as Davao City mayor against Duterte-backed Benjamin de Guzman and lost in his bid.

2001

Nograles again won election to the House in 2001 and went on to run unopposed for two consecutive terms in 2004 and 2007.

2008

From 2008 until 2010, he served as Speaker of the House during the administration of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

During his stay in Congress, Nograles authored 17 House bills and co-authored 85 bills.

He also chaired the Special Committee on Law Enforcement and its subcommittee on Gambling, Committee on Housing and Urban Development, and the Committee on Rules.

In early 2008, several members of Congress dissatisfied with the leadership of House Speaker Jose de Venecia expressed support for Nograles as the new speaker.

On February 5, 2008, the House of Representatives approved a motion to declare the position of House Speaker as vacant.

Shortly thereafter, de Venecia nominated Nograles to be his replacement.

Nograles was immediately elected as Speaker after no other representative was nominated to the post.

No objection was posed to Nograles' election.

2010

He ran again for the mayorship of Davao City in 2010, where this time to Vice Mayor Sara Duterte, daughter of then-mayor and future President Rodrigo Duterte, who ran for vice-mayor.

He lost to the younger Duterte by a margin of 200,000 votes, while his running mate, former Mayor Benjamin de Guzman, lost to the elder Duterte by a margin of 300,000 votes.

2015

After 30 years of rivalry between Nograles and Duterte, they eventually reconciled on November 27, 2015 when Nograles supported the 2016 presidential bid of then mayor Duterte.

2016

On September 15, 2016, it was reported that Nograles' bodyguards were killed by the Davao Death Squad (DDS) when he ran for mayor against Sara Duterte in 2010.

Nograles denied the claim.

A confessed DDS member named Edgar Matobato said that the group has kidnapped and killed four supporters of Nograles at the Island Garden City of Samal, upon the orders of then mayor Rodrigo Duterte.

2017

On March 7, 2017, Nograles faced charges of "graft and malversation" filed by the Ombudsman for allegedly misusing of pork barrel funds for "ghost projects" when he was a caretaker congressman for Misamis Oriental.

The investigation showed that the Department of Budget and Management has released ₱47 million of Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) for the various projects and "bogus" foundations.

2019

Nograles died on May 4, 2019.

According to a report of ABS-CBN News, Karlo Nograles said that his father succumbed to "respiratory failure, secondary to pneumonia".

His remains were flown to Davao on May 7.

President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his condolences to the family of Nograles.

On May 13, his remains were interred at Forest Lake Memorial Park in Davao City.