PERSONAL INFORMATION:
NAME:
Ericson “Tagel” Lawagey Felipe
DATE OF BIRTH:
October 30, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH:
Acop, Caponga, Tublay, Benguet
FATHER:
Edward P. Felipe (†)
(Tublay, and Atok, Benguet)
MOTHER:
Mina W. Lawagey (†)
(Tuel, Tublay, Benguet)
SPOUSE:
Dr. Gharie Liza “Girlie” Garcia Felipe
(Benguet)
CHILDREN:
Lance Ashburne G. Felipe
Liam Ashen G. Felipe
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT:
POST GRADUATE:
Bachelor of Laws
Saint Louis University; 1997 – 2002
TERTIARY:
BS in Commerce with a Major in Management
Saint Louis University; 1993 – 1997
SECONDARY:
Tublay School of Home Industries
Tublay, Benguet; 1989 – 1993
PRIMARY:
Paoad Elementary School
Tublay, Benguet; 1983 – 1989
CAREER & ACHIEVEMENTS:
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Share Holder
Tagel Corporation
2022 – Present
Chairman and President
Tagel Corporation
2016 – 2022
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:
Incumbent Vice – Governor
Province of Benguet
2022 – Present
Benguet Provincial Chairman
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2024 – Present
Board of Directors
League of Vice – Governors of the Philippines
2022 – Present
Political Affairs Officer
House of Representatives
Office of Congressman Ronald Morales Cosalan
2010 – 2019
Municipal Councilor
Local Government Unit of Tublay, Benguet
2004 – 2010
Political Affairs Assistant
House of Representatives
Office of Congressman Ronald Morales Cosalan
1996 – 2001
SKF President
Sangguniang Kabataan Federation
Local Government Unit of Tublay, Benguet
1993 – 1996
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Legislation:
Provincial Ordinance No. 2024 – 343
An Ordinance Increasing the Annual Incentive for Barangay Health Workers and Barangay Nutrition Scholars from Three Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (₱ 3, 500.00) to Five Thousand Pesos (₱ 5, 000.00), Amending Section 4.B of Provincial Ordinance No. 2021 – 282 as Amended, for the Purpose.
Provincial Ordinance No. 2024 – 337
An Ordinance Increasing the Annual Incentive for Child Development Workers from Five Thousand Pesos (₱ 5, 000.00) to Seven Thousand Pesos (₱ 7, 000.00), Amending section 4.B of Provincial Ordinance No. 2021 – 282 for the Purpose.
Provincial Ordinance No. 2024 – 333
Enacting the Legislative Awareness Ordinance of the Province of Benguet and Appropriating Funds Thereof and for Other Purposes.
Provincial Ordinance No. 2023 – 329
Benguet Values Restoration and Enhancement Ordinance (BVREO).
Provincial Ordinance No. 2023 – 328
An Ordinance Providing Livelihood and Skills Development Training and Grant of Equipment to Organizations in the Province of Benguet and Appropriating Funds Thereof.
Provincial Ordinance No. 2023 – 317
An Ordinance Institutionalizing the Benguet Indigenous Youth Arts Guild (Biyag) Festival in the Province of Benguet and Appropriating Funds Thereof.
Provincial Ordinance No. 2023 – 313
Revised Provincial Ordinance Granting Financial and/or Burial Assistance to Qualified Senior Citizens of the Province of Benguet.
- SP Signed Annual Performance Budget for the Province of Benguet: P1.7B (2023), P1.8B (2024), and P2.5B (2025)
- SP Ratified and Gave Authority to the Governor Various Programs and Contracts for the Province of Benguet.
CIVIC ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP:
Integrated Bar of the Philippines
Member
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
- Road opening, widening and clearing in various places in Benguet.
- Donated PPE’s and tons of food supplies during the pandemic.
- Purchased tons of vegetables and distributed it freely.
- Sponsored trainings and seminars, medical missions, and other community – related programs.
- Helped individuals in their medical needs and hospital bills.
- Donated cash, construction materials, and school supplies to schools.
- Donated cash and construction materials to churches.
- Coordinated to national agencies and private sectors to help iBenguets abroad.
- Sponsored athletes of Benguet, and other representations to local, national, and international competitions.
PLATFORM & ADVOCACY:
T
TOURISM
Make Benguet a haven for tourism by preserving natural scenery and developing more attractions while maintaining eco – friendly environment and sustainable communities.
A
AGRICULTURE
Eradicate vegetable smuggling and other related products. Invest in industrial innovations and infrastructures as well as training to increase yields and generate better profit margin.
G
GOOD GOVERNANCE
Sustainable development through honest and ethical leadership. We commit to fight institutionalized and deliberate corruption, and introduce reforms to safeguard the hard – earned money of the people.
E
EDUCATION/ ENVIRONMENT
Invest in human resource development, provide schools with high – end facilities and improve information technology equipment.
Strict implementation of existing environmental laws, and focus on comprehensive urban planning through land reclassification, delineating forest reserves, and developing more sustainable urbanized areas.
L
LAND & LIVELIHOOD
Provide additional capital and support to micro and medium enterprises.
VALUES:
Intensify and strengthen:
1] Family and community values.
2] Good innate cultural values, customs, and traditions that molded iBenguet’s personality.
3] Traditional community values that guide their character such as “inayan/ pijew“, “urnos/ ulnos“, “binadang/ amoyo“.
4] Statistics show the Degradation of Values as follows:
a] 2, 346 are solo parents.
b] 1 out of 3 youths have already engaged in premarital sex.
c] 1 out of 10 teenagers have become mothers before finishing school.
d] 42% of the population are active in social media.
e] average time spent on social media is 4.25 hours per day.
LAND:
Legislate law to:
1] Preserve, protect, and rehabilitate our land for sustainable development and balanced use.
– Alienable and Disposable Land – 54, 425.96 hectares (17.71%)
– Forest Land – 242, 544.65 hectares (78.93%)
– National Park – 10.317.56 hectares (3.36%)
2] Protect vegetable industry in Benguet.
– Of the 307, 288.18 hectares land area of Benguet, 88, 998.38 hectares (29%) are devoted to agricultural production.
3] Enhance responsible mining in Benguet.
– There are 10 large – scale mining companies, 8 mineral prospects, 6 minahang bayan, 1 small – scale mining association, and reported 28 illegal mining activities in the province from 2017 – 2021. (BENRO)
PEOPLE:
People Empowerment and Participation
1] People – capacity building to improve livelihood.
2] Maximize government – community decision making for sustainable programs and projects development.
3] Self – reliance programs to equip iBenguets to become more independent.
4] Assistance to the needy thru sustainable programs, projects, and activities.
