Antonio Floirendo Jr., Lagdameo's uncle, was also a top donor of former President Rodrigo Duterte when he ran and won in 2016. Investments for the first phase would be around P3 billion to P4 billion. Antonio Lagdameo is the fourth of six children of Ernesto Lagdameo and Pilar Revilla de Lagdameo who were both natives of Manila. As most of the other Ambassadors to the UK will agree, Her Majesty the Queen is always such a presence. Tourists will get to know what went into the banana production, there is so much that go into the process, he adds. I was kind of naughty.. Damosa always tries its best to be a model in real estate developments and in putting their brand forward. Respondent Rodolfo Bolanio was employed as company driver by petitioner corporation in 1992 and was assigned to the residence of its senior vice-president Linda F. Lagdameo at Dasmarias Village, Makati City. She taught us the value oflearning from the bottom up.. It will be an agri-tourism project complete with residential, commercial, school, among other amenities. Davaoenos have really come of age, says Lagdameo noting that 35 percent of their units at Agriya have been sold to the locals already. The Colonel was a very keen polo player and we would see him and his team on Sundays during the polo season at the Manila Polo Club where we would also have Sunday swimming competitions.. Lagdameo is the fifth child of seven kids of Linda Floirendo Lagdameo, daughter of Floirendo Sr. Maria Linda Lagdameo, Maria L Lagdameo, Maria L Flagdameo, Linda F Lagdameo and Linda Lagdameo are some of the alias or nicknames that Maria has used. Antonio Ernesto "Anton" Floirendo Lagdamo Jr. (born January 22, 1968) is a Filipino politician and businessman who was a three-term congressman of the 2nd District of the Davao del Norte. Linda explains that her mother was the more lenient one, while her father the disciplinarian. He was also responsible for bringing in several foreign investors into various Damosa Land projects in the Davao region, including its agro-industrial park, Anflo Industrial Estate. On his mothers side, his grandmother was Trinidad Zamora y Quisumbing and his grandfather was Manuel Revilla y Eleizegui. As the wife of an ambassador, I get to meet many of our compatriots and learn about their lives, she once told Tatler. No, thank you. Im just going to grab something, then Id hide in the kitchen. We see good investment opportunities that can be found in Mindanao, says Lagdameo. Jobel ride at the back of the horse to bless the whole race track with his holy . This is made possible as lot sizes are bigger than in the ordinary subdivisions. Ambassador Lagdameo, who was born in 1942, has had a privileged upbringing. He now realized he should have visited as often as I should. Lagdameo remembered visiting Davao three times a year only during his childhood days. They also have a team of 130 people, mostly from Davao. Mom would peek under (the bed cover) and the duvet was all crumpled, andbut it looked neat on top! He recalls his idyllic childhood in the Makati of yesteryears. Personal Information Complete Name -> Antonio Floirendo Lagdameo Jr. With his work now in Damosa, Lagdameo has no choice but work in Davao for most of the week. The family lived in the United States for nine years, and though they had household help, Linda enlisted the children to do chores around the house. Linda Lagdameo Philanthropist, Chairperson, ANFLO Management and Investment Corporation Apart from being the wife of Philippine Ambassador to the UK Antonio Lagdameo, Linda Lagdameo is also a philanthropist and advocate Linda Lagdameo takes pride in her role as the wife of an ambassador of the Philippines. People are into backyard and sustainable farming. Davao grew at an average of 8 percent and above for the last 10 years, way higher than the national GDP. Even if we had help, Id say, Do your bed before you go to school. So here comes Reena, the bed looks made, so I look under (the bed cover) narrates Linda. A good percentage of our leaders are not family members and some board members are not family. Lagdameo has observed that students and agriculture people still go to UP Los Banos for further studies creating a brain drain for Mindanao. With that, it is time for me to go, and Danni thanks me for coming and stands up to walk me to the door. He was the Representative of Davao del Norte's 2nd district from 2007 to 2016. I think, as you get older, you learn to understand, says Linda of her mellowing out with her own grandchildren. You get to promote Philippine culture and values through activities that range from an intimate dinner to a diplomatic reception, she explains. This makes the DAMOSA management so personal. He always looks up to his Lolo for being the game-changer of his generation.What I definitely admired most about him is he had the propensity to build something out of nothing, says Lagdameo as he noted that his grandfather gambled his life when he decided to take the challenge to go to Mindanao. In the UK, where we have many workers, we introduced livelihood and financial literacy training programmes to many of our kababayans to enable them to become entrepreneurs later on, he adds with pride. They hope to deliver the first few units by 2020. Based on the survey results that DAMOSA conducted on potential buyers of Agriya, the relevance of bananas was consistently cited as a very important crop for Davao del Norte. His father was the Ambassador of the Philippines to Spain, Mexico, and the Court of St. James's. After being compelled by his natural interest in business, economics, and trade, in 1989, Antonio Lagdameo Jr. received his bachelor's degree in business management . From 2008 to 2010, he worked for investment firm CLSA Exchange Capital as an investment banking associate. He is a devoted public servant whose civic pa According to Lagdameo, he knew from the very start that he would be giving up his corporate job outside of the family business. The Floirendo family is one of the most recognizable names in business. I can see all the outpouring of support and it affects the community he helped and it was very inspiring. "Thank you for making time for this occasion. We found Maria Hogan. He donated P75 million, according to the former president's SOCE. There is a different energy to the city, you can feel the vibrancy and excitement. More about Antonio Lagdameo, Jr. Less about Antonio Lagdameo, Jr. . That is why despite the big players from Manila that entered Davao, Lagdameo is confident they have the advantage as a local player, who knows Davaoenos so well. Since then, he has also served as the countrys chief emissary to Spain and the United Kingdom. Petitioners' subsequent effort to visit respondent in his residence and to assure him that he was not dismissed from work was futile and did little to rectify the situation. Our children are all grown and are pursuing their individual careers and interests, so you could say we are feeling a sense of having an empty nest, Mrs Lagdameo admits. There are lots of opportunities and the market is big enough and our roots are really there in Mindanao so we are doing so much even if we do not go out, he adds. Ricardo "Cary Lagdameo, Anthony Sasin, Vincent Floirendo, Ricky Floirendo, Mayor Al David Uy, Maricris Floirendo Brias and Marissa Floirendo IN AN effort to promote local development and continue being the region's partner on its road to recovery, Davao-based property developer Damosa Land, Inc. (DLI) officially launched Bridgeport on . The sitting room at the ambassadors residence, I should have been enjoying my retirement after many years in the private sector and a long experience in business, he admits ruefully. Being a diplomat has its perks, among which is the high probability of meeting famous people. Married in 2003 to JM (son of Ambassador Tonet Lagdameo and Linda Floirendo), Cecilia embarks on yet another business, this time with her husband, forming JMCML International Trading Corp. Lagdameo has observed that lots of people had been visiting Davao out of curiosity on what has been happening in the premier city of the south. She does nice cookies, says her Lola Linda proudly. But you have to learn how to play, learn how to deal with family politics. His grandfather Floirendo Sr. had six children. 5 SINGAPORE Ms. Zarina Varukatty SLOVAKIA Mrs. Andrea Mlynrov SLOVENIA Mrs. Petra erovnik Malovrh SOLOMON ISLANDS Mr. Augustine Wilson Waetara SOMALIA Permanent Representative is married By having this kind of campus, we keep our graduates within Mindanao, he adds. We are a professional organization, he adds. Reena recalls one of the responses Danni gave in school when asked what two values her family taught her. What I definitely admired most about him is he had the propensity to build something out of nothing, says Lagdameo as he noted that his grandfather gambled his life when he decided to take the challenge to go to Mindanao. On weekends, Lagdameo spends time with family to make up for his absence during the work days. Madame Linda Floirendo Lagdameo, wife of Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Antonio Manuel Lagdameo joined fellow spouses of the ASEAN Heads of Mission in London at the ASEAN London. This will be the first UPLB in Mindanao. Please comment. They also enjoy being able to think on their own and execute projects because I do not micro manage. He is married to actress Dawn Zulueta, and is a member of the wealthy Floirendo clan in Southern Mindanao. They speak of continuing the provision of mobile consular services to make the processing of expatriates documents and concerns easier and more convenient, regardless of where they are in Great Britain. Lagdameo is conscious enough to stay on course. Especially with the three older ones, confirms Reena. Also present were Anflocor president Alexandar Valoria, Vincent Floirendo, Board of Directors Marissa Floirendo and Linda Lagdameo, Vice-President on Corporate Affairs Maricris Brias and Davao del Norte 2nd District Representative Anton Lagdameo, who even helped Fr. Antonio Lagdameo Jr.'s parents are Antonio Lagdameo and Linda Floirendo-Lagdameo. He replies, The aspect of my job that I like the most is meeting and interacting with my counterparts resulting in positive outcomes to what our negotiations were about, therefore getting the satisfaction of having done your job successfully.. Your email address will not be published. Muralla cor Recoletos Sts. Although their roots are really from Davao, Lagdameo was born and raised in Manila. In 2014, he became vice-president of Damosa Land where he led the company and all its strategic efforts under his uncle Ricardo Floirendo. But for me, it was just a matter of adjusting to work styles and of not being afraid to take on new businesses to benefit the company and how to get them to buy into the business which has been there in Davao for so long, he says. We would also sometimes ride our bicycles into Fort Wm. The Floirendos still have some properties outside of Mindanao but they would like to focus in Davao and General Santos City. 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