Raymond Palatino

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is de Vera and the surname or paternal family name is Palatino.

Raymond V. Palatino
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Kabataan
In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2013
Succeeded by	Terry Ridon
Personal details
Born	Raymond de Vera Palatino (1979-12-19) December 19, 1979 Quezon City, Philippines
Political party	Kabataan Bayan Makabayan
Spouse	Frances Bondoc
Children	2
Profession	Writer, journalist

Raymond "Mong" de Vera Palatino (born December 19, 1979) is a Filipino writer, journalist, politician, and activist. He represented Kabataan (Youth) Party in the 14th and 15th Congress of the Philippines. He is currently the secretary-general of BAYAN Metro Manila. As a writer, he was a contributor for Tinig, Yehey! and UPI-Asia. He is currently the Southeast Asia editor for Global Voices, contributor to ASEAN Beat and The Diplomat, Bulatlat, Manila Today, and New Mandala.

Palatino became a member of the House of Representatives following the decision of the Philippine Supreme Court declaring the entitlement of Kabataan Party to a seat in the House of Representatives. A graduate of education from the University of the Philippines Diliman, Palatino was active in student politics. He was chairperson of the college student council in 1999. A year after that, he was elected as chairperson of the University Student Council. He joined Global Voices Online In June 2006 and he is currently the regional editor for Southeast Asia.

In 2001, Palatino was elected as the national president of the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), the biggest alliance of student councils and governments in the Philippines.

Palatino was one of the convenors of different broad youth formations, including the Estrada Resign Youth Movement (ERYM), Youth Action Network (YAN), Filipino Youth for Peace, Kabataan Kontra-Kartel (Youth Against the Oil Cartel), and TxtPower. Palatino was awarded by the United Nations Association of the Philippines (UNAP) for "youth empowerment on national concerns".

External links

• Mong Palatino's website