Congressman Maximo B. Dalog, Sr
Maximo “Max” Badecao Dalog Sr is a 66-year old politician in
Mountain Province, Philippine, known for the province's battle cry “Gawis ay
Mountain Province” which literally means “good Mountain Province”. He is
the current representative of the province.
Earlier Life
Maximo Dalog Sr. was born on October 1946 in Bila, Bauko,
Mountain Province . He is the second, among seven children. He is married to
Cecilia Yawan of Bontoc, Mountain Province, whom he met while teaching at
Mountain Province State Polytechnic College (Mountain Province College then).
The two have six children.
Dalog took his primary education at the Bila Sacred Heart
School and finished elementary at Otucan Elementary School. He enrolled at the
Holy Rosary High School in Kayan, Tadian, also in Mountain Province. He
graduated salutatorian and was awarded as Best in Religion.
The former governor went to Baguio City to take up Bachelor
of Science in Secondary Education at the Roman Catholic-run school Saint Louis
University. He finished the degree in 1867 as a Study Now Pay Later Plan grantee.
After graduating from college, he was employed at the Saint
Louis University Boy’s High School. He then moved to Baguio City High School in
1971. While teaching, he enrolled Bachelor of Laws at SLU and was able to win a
scholarship which he enjoyed until he finished the degree. He graduated Law in
1973, took the Bar examination and successfully passed. He signed the Roll of
Attorneys on June 20, 1973 (Roll No. 25327).
Dalog became an educator-lawyer when he went back to his
home province. He became a part-time instructor at MPSPC where he met the apple
of his eyes. He was a trial lawyer from 1974 until 1980, and again from 1998 to
2004.
Political Career
Maximo Dalog’s political career started when he won a Board
Member seat in Mountain Province in 1980. He was a Board Member of the province
until 1987. In 1992, he ran for Governor and won. He was re-elected for the
same position in 1995.
During his administration, Mountain Province received awards
as the Cleanest and Greenest Province and the Best Peace and Order Council. The
slogan “Gawis ay Mountain Province” slogan also became widely popular among his
constituents. After his term, he went back to his legal profession in 1998.
In 2004, Dalog made a dramatic come back when he regained
his old seat as the chief executive of the province. He was appointed to chair
the Regional Development Council of the Cordillera region by the then President
Gloria-Macapagal Arroyo.
Among his works deal with the North Luzon Growth Quadrangle,
National Cultural Communities, tourist, basic education and culture, higher and
technical education, public works and high ways and reforestation.
His political agenda always concentrate on his PRESTIGE
platform. PRESTIGE stands for Peace and order;
Reliable-responsive-efficient-and-effective-leadership;
Education-Culture-and-Sports; Social-services-health-and-sanitation;
Treasury-and-finance; Infrastructure-tourism-and-enhancement-of-commerce-and-industry;
Good governance; and Ecology-and-agriculture-development.
In 2010, Dalog won Congressman of Mountain Province against
three rivals: former Bontoc mayor Frank Odsey, former Sabangan mayor Jupiter
Dominguez and former Sagada mayor Thomas Killip.
One of Dalog's legacies is the Lang-ay Festival, the grand
provincial gathering of the tribes of Mountain Province during Aprils. The
festival was launched in 2005.
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