laimed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁winning ▁sen atorial ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁said ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Senate ▁elections . ▁He ▁run ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Senate ▁elections , ▁cl inch ing ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁place , ▁under ▁the ▁Liberal ▁party . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Rect o ▁comes ▁from ▁a ▁political ▁family . ▁His ▁grand father , ▁the ▁late ▁national ist ▁and ▁states man ▁Cl aro ▁M . ▁Rect o , ▁was ▁a ▁Senator ▁for ▁several ▁terms . ▁His ▁father , ▁A tty . ▁Rafael ▁Rect o , ▁was ▁an ▁Assembly man ▁during ▁the ▁Reg ular ▁Bat as ang ▁P amb ans a . ▁His ▁older ▁brother , ▁R icky ▁Rect o , ▁was ▁the ▁former ▁vice ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Bat ang as . ▁ ▁His ▁late ▁mother ▁is ▁Car men ▁Gonz ale z - Rect o . ▁His ▁sister , ▁Pl ink y ▁Rect o , ▁is ▁an ▁actress ▁and ▁TV ▁host . ▁ ▁Education ▁Rect o ▁acquired ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁in ▁Business ▁Administration ▁at ▁the ▁De ▁La ▁S alle – Col lege ▁of ▁Saint ▁Ben ilde , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁constitu ent ▁college ▁of ▁De ▁La ▁S alle ▁University . ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Public ▁Administration ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁D il iman ▁to ▁ac quire ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Public ▁Administration ▁degree ; ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁program ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁sem ester ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 - 1 9