election via landslide. As governor, he initiated the establishment of a Provincial Action Center to provide public direct access to all provincial and national government offices to respond to needs of his constituency. Orbos gained the highest public approval rating as governor. Orbos served as the Governor of Pangasinan until 1998 and did not seek a reelection. He instead ran in the 1998 elections for the position of Vice President as a running mate of Renato de Villa. However, he lost to Senator Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Debate Host In late 1998, Orbos was offered by Menardo Jimenez, president of GMA Network to host an open debate program for TV. Jimenez is a native of Dasol, located in the first district of Pangasinan. As a good friend, he gladly accepted the offer and was paired with Economics professor Solita Monsod, known as "Mareng Winnie." Debate with Mare at Pare became a phenomenal interactive and open talk show in the Philippines. The talk show was the only latetime TV program earning a high audience rating. Despite offers to enter again to public office, he refuse so because he already called his current job "political". He earned the respect of the public for being neutral on most issues. Private life His brother, Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD, is a popular priest who regularly appears in Sunday TV healing masses. Fr. Orbos holds office in Christ the King Mission Seminary in Quezon City. His other brother, Thomas Orbos, was appointed acting chairman and General Manager of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority by President Rodrigo Duterte. His co-host, Professor Solita Monsod, was his godmother during his wedding. Awards and nominations References External links GMA Network's Debate with Mare and Pare GMA Network's Debate with Mare and Pare Internet voting Living people 20th-century Filipino lawyers Governors of Pangasinan People from Pangasinan University of the Philippines alumni Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Pangasinan Executive Secretaries of the Philippines Secretaries of Transportation of the Philippines Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma politicians Candidates in the 1998 Philippine vice-presidential election Filipino television presenters 1951 births Corazon Aquino administration cabinet members GMA Network personalities GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs people 21st-century Filipino lawyers