Bobby Ortega
Retired police officer and politician (1939–2017)
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Ret. Col. Roberto "Bobby" Campos Ortega (born March 14, 1939 – July 30, 2017) was a Filipino retired police officer and politician.
March 14, 1939
affiliations
Bobby Ortega | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Baguio City Council | |
| In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2001 | |
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roberto Campos Ortega March 14, 1939 |
| Died | July 30, 2017 (aged 78) San Fernando, La Union, Philippines |
| Party | UNA (2012–2017) |
Other political affiliations | NPC (1995–2001) |
| Relations | Ortega family |
| Relatives | Victor Ortega (brother) Mario Eduardo Ortega (brother) Ysabel Ortega (granddaughter) |
| Nickname | Bungo |
| Police career | |
| Service | Philippine National Police |
| Allegiance |  Philippines |
| Divisions | |
| Rank |  Police Colonel |
Police career
Earned nickname Bungo, Ortega was the former Baguio Police Office chief from 1985 to 1987, and known for lowering the crime rate in the city.[1][2][3] Before that was served in the Metrocom Intelligence and Security Group.[4]
Political career
Ortega served as city councilor of Baguio from 1995 to 2001, and to 2013 to 2017.[1] He did not finished his term of office as councilor due to death.[1]
Personal life
Ortega is a member of known Ortega political clan of La Union.[2]
Ortega's life was in the movies “Markang Bungo: The Bobby Ortega Story” in 1991 and “Iligpit si Bobby Ortega: Markang Bungo 2” in 1995, both starring by late action star, Rudy Fernandez.[2]
Ortega died on July 30, 2017 at the Lorma Medical Center, and interred on August 5, 2017.[2]