Victorino Dennis Socrates is a Filipino lawyer, educator and politician. He is currently serving as governor of Palawan Province in the MiMaRoPa Region, Philippines. Running under the PPPL Party in the May 9, 2022 elections, he defeated five other candidates including former Governor Joel Reyes and former Congressman Erick Abueg.
In the May 13, 2019 election, he ran for vice governor under the banner of the local Partido Pagbabago Ng Palawan Party and won over Mariano Parangue Sr. of PDDS-DPP.
Personal Information
Complete Name –> Victorino Dennis Macalinao Socrates
Birth Date –> September 21, 1961 (Age 62)
Hometown –> Quezon, Palawan Province, Philippines
Family
Wife –> Judge Ma. Rowena C. Pangalangan-Socrates
Children –> 5
Father –> Salvador Paredes Socrates
Mother –> Elsa San Juan Macalinao
Education
College – Ateneo De Manila University
Degree – Legal Management
Law School – University of the Philippines – Diliman
Political Career / Work Experiences
2022-Present – Governor
2013-2022 – Vice Governor
2010-2013 – Congressman, Second District of Palawan
* Former Mayor, Puerto Princesa City
* Former Professor, Palawan State University School of Law
Affiliations
Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Palawan chapter
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See also: Famous People from Palawan
See also: Bar Topnotchers in the Philippines