Hermilando Mandanas
Filipino politician
Hermilando "Dodo" Ingco Mandanas (born March 25, 1944) is a Filipino politician who has served as vice governor of Batangas since 2025. Mandanas previously served as governor from 1995 to 2004 and from 2016 to 2025. He served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the second district of Batangas from 2004 until 2013.
Early life and education
Hermilando Ingco Mandanas was born on March 25, 1944, in Bauan, Batangas. His parents were Ernesto Ylagan Mandanas and Azucena Garcia Ingco.
He studied at Bauan Aplaya Elementary School from 1949-1955 and finished High School at St. Bridget College from 1955 to 1959. He finished his Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree as a consistent dean's lister – first honor at De La Salle College in 1963. He then became a university scholar at the University of the Philippines and studied for his master's degree in business administration, where he graduated honor roll in 1969. He obtained his honorary degree (honoris causa) as doctorate in humanities at Batangas State University.
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