Arnan Panaligan
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Arnan Panaligan | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Oriental Mindoro's 1st District | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Paulino Salvador Leachon |
| Governor of Oriental Mindoro | |
| In office December 1, 2004 – June 30, 2010 | |
| Vice Governor | Maria Estela Felipa Aceron |
| Preceded by | Bartolome Marasigan |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso Umali Jr. |
| Vice Governor of Oriental Mindoro | |
| In office June 30, 2004 – December 1, 2004 | |
| Governor | Bartolome Marasigan |
| Preceded by | Thaddeus Venturanza |
| Succeeded by | Maria Estela Felipa Aceron |
| Mayor of Calapan | |
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Paulino Salvador Leachon |
| Succeeded by | Marilou Morillo |
| In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Rosalia Umali |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Brucal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1962 Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines |
| Citizenship | Filipino |
| Party | Lakas (1995–2012; 2022-present) MBS (local party; 2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PDP-Laban (2018–2022) UNA (2012–2018) |
| Alma mater | Divine Word College of Calapan Ateneo de Manila University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Arnan Capulong Panaligan (born January 21, 1962) is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He has served as the representative for Oriental Mindoro's 1st congressional district since 2022 as part of the local Mindoro Bago Sarili party. He had previously served as the mayor of Calapan from 2013 to 2022, having previously been mayor from 1995 to 2004. He was also the Governor of Oriental Mindoro from 2004 to 2010.
Arnan Panaligan was born on January 21, 1962, in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, to Leandro and Araceli Panaligan.[1][2] He completed his elementary and high school education at Holy Infant Academy, then pursued his undergraduate studies at the Divine Word College of Calapan. He later earned his law degree from Ateneo de Manila University.[2]
After passing the bar examination in 1987, Panaligan began his legal career as a legal researcher at the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He also served as a technical assistant at the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET).[1]