He is the son of the governor of a Visayan province.
His name is not only chosen from Castilian surnames , but of Castilian lineage.
His father died in the hands of the Japanese Imperial forces. While his uncle – whom he considered as second father – was incarcerated during the dark years of the New Society.
They are five in the family. And he chose instead the quiet life of an accountant, or so he thought – bred in one of the universities in Manila and then in the States.
Then he met his wife, Annalene De Guia – who will finished law in another university and then served for a law firm with Asian connection.
Their courtship started in court case. He, representing his client as their witness while she for her own . Then for awhile they parted ways due to their professional goals.
Gerardo dela Cruz is his name.
His brother was the politician but he was branded as a communist sympathizer -when he was not. And so he died while leading the flag ceremony at the town hall plaza.
So he run as a mayor and won. But before that he was a secret consultant for Interpol dealing with banking fraud and flow of jihadist money.
Then knowing that is not enough , he became a Congressman, then a Senator in just a decade and a half.
Now he is the number one rival for the next election of the current president’s family – Ronualdo Hapayhari.
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