9 2 , ▁but ▁later ▁entered ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Asia ▁and ▁the ▁Pacific ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁ 1 1 - month ▁course ▁to ▁ac quire ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁certificate ▁in ▁business ▁econom ics ▁under ▁the ▁Str ateg ic ▁Business ▁Econom ics ▁Program ▁of ▁the ▁university ' s ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics . ▁He ▁also ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁Le ad ership ▁Sch olar ship ▁Cour se ▁at ▁the ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁School ▁of ▁Government ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Congress ▁Rect o ▁holds ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁young est ▁elected ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁during ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Congress . ▁He ▁also ▁holds ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁con gression al ▁election ▁history ▁of ▁Bat ang as ▁for ▁winning ▁in ▁all ▁prec inct s , ▁bar ang ays , ▁and ▁municipal ities , ▁together ▁with ▁Lip a ▁City , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁elections . ▁He ▁gar ner ed ▁ 9 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁cast ▁in ▁those ▁two ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁District ▁of ▁Bat ang as . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁three ▁terms ▁( from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁legisl ative ▁measures ▁en act ed ▁into ▁law ▁deal ▁with ▁economic ▁re forms ▁and ▁pover ty ▁alle viation , ▁among ▁which ▁are ▁the ▁Social