▁on ▁W ays ▁and ▁Me ans ▁in ▁the ▁Fif teenth ▁Congress ▁and ▁was ▁primarily ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁am ending ▁the ▁exc ise ▁tax es ▁for ▁to b acco ▁and ▁alco hol ▁otherwise ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sin ▁Tax ▁Law ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁now ▁serves ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁powerful ▁Committee ▁on ▁App ropri ations ▁in ▁the ▁Six teenth ▁Congress . ▁ ▁Military ▁Service ▁ ▁Ung ab ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁reserve ▁Philipp ine ▁Army ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁Army ▁Reserve ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁colon el , ▁he ▁was ▁formerly ▁the ▁batt alion ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Metro ▁D ava o ▁Infantry ▁Battalion ▁( Ready ▁Reserve ) ▁( ▁as ▁a ▁ ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁then ) ▁and ▁currently ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 2 0 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁( Ready ▁Reserve ) ▁PA , ▁assumed ▁that ▁post ▁after ▁his ▁promotion ▁to ▁colon el . ▁Both ▁units ▁under ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁( Ph ili pp ines ). ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U . ▁P . ▁V angu ard ▁Inc . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Ung ab ▁signs ▁scholar ship ▁p act ▁for ▁poor ▁students ▁at ▁S unst ar . com ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁D ava o ▁City ▁Category : 1 9 6 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : L iber al ▁Party ▁( Ph ili pp ines ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁House