About the Speaker About the Speaker

Rep. Edgardo “Edgar” M. Chatto is currently the district representative of the 1st District of Bohol. He previously served in the same position from 2001 to 2010. Rep. Chatto is also the Chairperson of the Committee on Climate Change. During his chairmanship of the Committee during the 18th Congress, he pushed for the declaration of a state of environmental and climate emergency and championed the call for the Philippines to seek climate justice. He was also the Governor of the Province of Bohol for three terms, from 2010-2019. As Vice Governor of Bohol, he led the passage of the Bohol Environment Code. Moreover, during his tenure as Bohol governor, an ordinance was passed that prohibited the establishment of a coal-fueled power plant in the province.