Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aguirre Aquino IV (, born May 7, 1977) is a Filipino politician and social entrepreneur who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2013 to 2019. He is a member of the prominent Aquino family in the Philippines. Pre-politics activities Aquino was also one of the hosts of the morning TV show Breakfast, a youth-oriented talk show at Studio 23. In 2006, Aquino hosted the youth-oriented debate show Y Speak in Studio 23 (now ABS-CBN Sports & Action Ch. 23). In 2009, Aquino played the role of his uncle Ninoy Aquino, in the documentary film, The Last Journey of Ninoy. The film premiered on August 21, 2009, in commemoration of the 26th anniversary of the assassination of Ninoy. It was directed by Jun Reyes. Before becoming a senator, Aquino became the President of MicroVentures, Inc., a social enterprise company that manages the Hapinoy Program which provides micro-financing, training and access to new business opportunities for women micro-entrepreneurs. For his efforts, Aquino was named as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines in the category of Social Enterprise and Community Development. He was also chosen as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World in 2012. He was also a Board Member of Rags2Riches, Venture for Fundraising, and the Coca-Cola Foundation. Political career 2013 senatorial bid Running under the Team PNoy coalition of his cousin, he won in the 2013 elections and placed 7th with 15,388,992 votes. 16th and 17th Congress Aquino chaired the Committee on Science and Technology from 2016 to 2019. He was also a member of the following committees: Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon) Committee on Agriculture and Food Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies Committee on Civil Service and Government Reorganization Committee on Cooperatives Committee on Cultural Communities Committee on Education, Arts and Culture Committee on Energy Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Committee on Games, Amusement and Sports Committee on Health and Demography Committee on Local Government Committee on National Defense and Security Committee on Peace, Unification and Reconciliation Committee on Public Information and Mass Media Committee on Rules Committee on Science and Technology Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development Committee on Ways and Means Senate Electoral Tribunal He was the former chairman of the Committee on Education Culture and Arts from July 2016 until his removal from the