Lawrence Fortun is a Filipino Lawyer and politician. He is currently serving as vice mayor of Butuan City in Agusan Del Norte Province, Caraga Region, Philippines. Previously, he was the congressman of the first legislative district of the province.
Running under the Nacionalista Party in the May 13, 2019 election, he defeated Samuel Allan Amante of the ruling PDP-Laban Party.
The first legislative district of Agusan del Norte is composed of the highly urbanized city of Butuan and the municipality of Las Nieves.
Personal Information
Complete Name –> Lawrence Lemuel H. Fortun
Nickname –> Law
Birthdate –> August 7, 1971 (Age )
Hometown –> Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte, Philippines
Family Background and Childhood
Father – Camilo Fortun, Former Councilor of Butuan City
Political Career / Work Experiences
2022-Present – Vice mayor
2013-Present – Congressman
2010-2013 – Vice Mayor, Butuan
2007-2010 – Councilor, Butuan
* Private Lawyer
Projects / Advocacy Programs
A. Preservation and promotion of the Butuanon heritage like
1) Declaration of the Balangay boat as the national boat
2) Declaration of Butuan City as a heritage tourism zone
3) Declaration of Mt. Mayapay as a Protected Landscape
B. Promoting people’s access to government information (Freedom of Information), protection of whistle-blowers, and the ban on political dynasties
C. Imposition of stricter regulations on tobacco use and advertisements
D. Additional benefits for Barangay Security, Health, and Nutrition Workers and Implementation of a Magna Carta of Day Care Workers
E. National Land Use Policy for the sustainable allocation of the country’s land resource
Bills / Laws / Resolutions
House Bill 103 – AN ACT REGULATING THE PRODUCTION, IMPORTATION, SALE, PROVISION, USE, RECOVERY, COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND DISPOSAL OF PLASTIC PRODUCTS
House Bill 104 – AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE CIVIL REGISTRATION SYSTEM
House Bill 105 – AN ACT INSTITUTING A NATIONAL LAND USE AND MANAGEMENT POLICY, PROVIDING THE IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
House Bill 106 – AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST AND FOREST LANDS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
House Bill 107 – AN ACT ESTABLISHING MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN ALL COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES AND CITIES
House Bill 108 – AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STRICTER REGULATION IN THE PACKAGING, USE, SALE, DISTRIBUTION AND ADVERTISEMENT OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9211, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ꞌTOBACCO REGULATION ACT OF 2003ꞌ
House Bill 110 – AN ACT DEFINING POLITICAL DYNASTY AND PROHIBITING THE ESTABLISHMENT THEREOF
House Bill 112 – AN ACT TO REGULATE THE RATIONAL EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, AND TO ENSURE THE EQUITABLE SHARING OF BENEFITS FOR THE STATE, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
House Bill 1943 – AN ACT DECLARING THE BALANGAY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BUTUAN BOAT, AS THE NATIONAL BOAT OF THE PHILIPPINES
House Bill 1944 – AN ACT DECLARING THE CITY OF BUTUAN A HERITAGE TOURISM ZONE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
House Bill 1946 – AN ACT INSTITUTING A NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
House Bill 2144 – AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Award
2015- Ramon Aboitiz Award for Exemplary Individual
RELATED: List Of Philippine Congressmen and Women, 2019 – 2022
RELATED: Biography of Ronnie Vicente C. Lagnada; Jose Aquino II
See also: Top Government Officials of Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte