Lutgardo Barbo
Lutgardo Barbo | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Eastern Samar | |
| In office 1986–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Fredrico Mengote |
| Succeeded by | Ruperto Ambil Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lutgardo Boco Barbo Oct 1, 1945 Llorente, Samar, Philippines |
| Occupation | Lecturer, Politician |
Lutgardo "Lutz" Boco Barbo is a politician and former governor of Eastern Samar.
Early life
[edit]He was born on October 1, 1945, in Llorente, Eastern Samar (then part of undivided Samar). He was a candidate in the 2022 Philippine Senate election in the slate of Manny Pacquiao.[1]
Career
[edit]Lutgardo Barbo was the governor of Eastern Samar for four terms from 1986 to 1998.[1] Until 2016, Barbo was the secretary for the senators Koko Pimentel and former senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr, and as a senate secretary until 2018.[1][2] He ran for the Senate of the Philippines, joining the slate of former senator and boxer Manny Pacquiao,[3] with the political party PDP-Laban. He ended up getting 48th overall, with 749,472 votes, roughly 1.35% of the overall votes.[4] After the election, in August 2022, Barbo was elected as the vice-chairman for the Pacquiao-Pimentel Faction of the PDP-Laban party.[2]