Edgar Chatto


Edgardo Migriño Chatto, also known as Edgar Chatto, is a Filipino politician. A lawyer by profession, he is currently the representative of the first legislative district of Bohol, having won in the May 13, 2019 Philippine mid-term elections. Prior to this, he was Governor of the Province of Bohol for three terms from 2010 - 2019.
He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines as representative of the first legislative district of Bohol which he served for three terms from 2001 - 2010.

Biography and career

Edgardo Migriño Chatto, nicknamed Edgar or Eddie, was born on February 21, 1960 in Malate, Manila, Philippines. He is the son of the late Eladio Chatto and former Mayor of Balilihan, Bohol Mrs. Victoria Migriño Chatto. A consistent honor student, he finished both his elementary and secondary education at the Divine Word College of Tagbilaran, in 1973 and 1979 respectively. He finished Bachelor in Economics at the University of the Philippines School of Economics in Diliman, Quezon City in April 1981. He attended the Ateneo de Manila University for his Bachelor in Laws and graduated at the Holy Name University in 1988. He finished his Masters in Government Management at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Graduate School of Business and Management as a DILG-LGA scholar in April 1998. In 1991, he finished the Local Administration and Development Course at the University of the Philippines. He also attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Massachusetts, U.S. in 1999.
Hon. Chatto was faculty member of the Divine Word College of Tagbilaran from 1981 to 1982.
Governor Chatto is married to Maria Pureza Chatto with whom he has one daughter, Esther Patrisha Veloso Chatto.
Chatto, with Call Sign DW7BDC, holds a Technician Class Amateur Radio License.

Political career

He started his political career as Board Member of the Province of Bohol representing the youth sector when he served as president of the Kabataang Barangay from 1980 to 1986. In 1988, he was elected as municipal mayor of the municipality of Balilihan, Bohol and served until 1995. He became Vice Governor of the province of Bohol and served as vice governor from 1995 - 2001. From 2001 up to 2010, he was a member of the House of Representatives as representative of the first district of Bohol. In the May 10, 2010 elections, he won as the 25th Governor of the Province of Bohol, Philippines.

Committee Membership

As Congressman, Chatto was the Chairman of the House Committee on Tourism and Senior Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Food and Fisheries. As member of the House of Representatives, Congressman Chatto also had memberships in the following house committees: Accounts; Basic Education and Culture; Ethics; Foreign Affairs; Games and Amusement; Higher and Technical Education; Labor and Employment; Legislative Franchises; Local Government; Public Works and Highways; Revision of Laws; Ways and Means; and Justice.

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