Elisa Kho is a Filipino physician and politician. She is the current congresswoman of the second legislative district of Masbate Province. Running under the ruling PDP-Laban Party in the May 13, 2019 election, she defeated incumbent vice governor Jo Kristine Revil of the National Unity Party (NUP).
Personal Information
Complete Name –> Elisa Olga Tingcungco Kho
Nickname –> Olga
Birth Place –> Masbate, Philippines
Family
Spouse –> Current Governor Antonio Kho
Children –> Congressman Wilton “Tonton” Kho
Education
College –> University of Santo Tomas
Degree –> Doctor of Medicine
Political Career / Work Experiences
2019-Present – Chairperson, House Committee on Rural Development
2019-Present – Vice Chairperson, House Committee on Climate Change
2016-Present – Congresswoman
* Former Governor, Masbate
Bills / Laws / Resolutions
House Bill 458 – AN ACT DECLARING THE PALANI BEACH IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALUD, PROVINCE OF MASBATE AS AN ECO-TOURISM ZONE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
House Bill 459 – AN ACT CONVERTING THE BARANGAY TAGPU – ALAS – SAN JUAN ROAD IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MANDAON, PROVINCE OF MASBATE INTO A NATIONAL SECONDARY ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
House Bill 460 – AN ACT GRANTING EXEMPTION TO MEDICAL DOCTORS FROM THE COVERAGE OF REPUBLIC ACT 6758, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SALARY STANDARDIZATION LAW AND AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR
House Bill 461 – AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE CONVERGENCE STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDING THE IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS THEREFOR
House Bill 462 – AN ACT DECLARING THE TUGBO WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE (TWFR) SITUATED IN THE CITY OF MASBATE AND IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MOBO, PROVINCE OF MASBATE, ISLAND OF LUZON AS PROTECTED AREA PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT 7586, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM (NIPAS) ACT OF 1992 AND SHALL BE KNOWN AS TUGBO NATURAL BIOTIC AREA (TNBA), APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
House Bill 465 – AN ACT DECLARING THE BAT-ONGAN PEAK, CAVE AND UNDERGROUND RIVER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MANDAON, PROVINCE OF MASBATE AS AN ECO-TOURISM ZONE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
RELATED: List of Current Congressmen and CongressWomen of the Philippines 2019 – 2022
See also: Famous People from Masbate Province
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