Aquino, Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aguirre IV (Liberal Party)
PERSONAL DETAILS
Age: 41
Place of Residence: Quezon City
Political Party: Liberal Party
Incumbent Senator: Yes
Terms as Senator: 1
FAMILY MEMBERS IN OFFICE
Name, Relation, Office held
SALIENT ISSUES AND POSITION
Issue: Stand
Death Penalty (heinous crimes): Against
Lowering of MACR: Against
Martial Law Extension in Mindanao: Against
Divorce: Against
Federalism: Against
BBL: Yes
TRAIN: No
Anti-Political Dynasty Law: For
POLICY FOCUS/PLATFORM
Development of medium and small enterprises (MSEs)
Free education
End contractualization
Youth
Trade, commerce, and entrepreneurship
EDUCATION
Primary: Ateneo de Manila Grade School
Secondary: Ateneo de Manila High School
Tertiary: Ateneo de Manila University
Graduate Studies: Ateneo de Manila Law School (SY 2000-2001)
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (December 2008)
Honorary Degrees:
Others:
AFFILIATIONS
Position, Organization
GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE
Executive
N/A
Legislative
Senator, Senate of the Philippines, 2013 - 2019
Chair, Philippine Senate Trade and Commerce Committee, 2013 - 2016
Chair, Philippine Senate Education, Arts and Culture Committee, 2016 - 2017
Chair. Philippine Senate Science and Technology Committee, 2016 - Present
Judiciary
N/A
Local Government
Commissioner-At-Large, National Youth Commission, 2001 - 2003
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, National Youth Commission, 2003 - 2006
LEGISLATIVE WORK
Personally authored bills passed into law: 35
Total bills passed into law:
Important legislation:
Name/number of bill or law, what the law does or the bill will do
RA 10931, an act promoting universal access to quality tertiary education by providing for free tuition and other school fees in state universities and colleges, local universities and colleges and state-run technical-vocational institutions
RA 10644 “Go Negosyo Act”, an act promoting job generation and inclusive growth through the development of micro, small and medium enterprises
Senate Bill No. 1798, automatic suspension of the excise tax on fuel under Republic Act No. 10963 (TRAIN )
Senate Bill No. 683 “Anti-Discrimination Act”, an act prohibiting discrimination of the basis of ethnicity, race, religion or belief, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, civil status and hiv status
RA 11055 “Philippine Identification System Act”, an act establishing the Philippine Identification System
SOURCES
Elemia, C. (2019, February 18). Senate bets agree: Bahay Pag-Asa funding needed for children in conflict with law. Rappler. Retrieved fromhttps://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2019/223733-senate-bets-minimum-age-criminal-responsibility-bahay-pag-asa
Evangelista, A. (2018, October 27). Where do 2019 senatorial bets stand on key national issues? Rappler. Retrieved February 20, 2019, fromhttps://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/214974-where-senatorial-bets-stand-key-issues-philippines
Office of Senator Bam Aquino. (n.d.). Retrieved fromhttp://www.bamaquino.com/
Senator Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/sen_bio/aquino_bam_bio.asp
