Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. is a man from Cavite who followed his fathers footsteps but made a name for himself. He was said to be a defender of the poor and oppressed citizens. He made this claim true by entering the field of the political offices in 1995 when he became the vice governor of his hometown, Cavite. He strongly supported and implemented anti-drug programs as he was the Chairman of the Cavite Multi-Agency Anti-Drug Council (CMAC). With his hard-work and efforts, he was rewarded a Medal of Valor and an International Award for Honor from International Narcotics Enforcement Offices Association, Inc. In the same position, he supported projects about protecting the environment as the chairman of Task Force Bantay Likas Yaman. He was entitled as a provincial governor in Cavite in the year of 1998. In this year, the old image of the city of Cavite as a very well-known murderous city and was transformed into one of the most peaceful cities of the country. In the month of September of the same year, he joined the fisher folks which is a rescue operation and pulling distended bo
dies from the sea. This outstanding performance of Governor Bong Revilla Jr. earned him recognition from the Department of Transportation and Communications (DTC). He greatly improved social services in the whole province of Cavite through different projects and programs with long term advantages like the establishment of the Cavite Rescue 161, Cavite Computer Center, Cavite-Korea Friendship Hospital, Cavite Sports Complex, and the Cavite Convention Center. During this administration, the Proposed Conceptual Provincial Development Plan of Cavite or Vision 2020 was also prepared and introduced. In the year of 2002, he enragedly fought video and music piracy as the Chairman of Videogram Regulatory Board (VRB), now the Optical Media Board. He made no exceptions in chasing and stopping this illegal practice. The VRB had been given a chance to perform 3480 major operations including routine inspections throughout the country which delivered over 5 billion pesos worth of goods taken, convinced 2 videotape pirates, 5 large-scale distributors and retailers and 21 optical disc pirates.