AUTOBIOGRAPHY


Date of Birth: September 30, 1945
Place of Birth: Pavia, Iloilo
Citizenship: Filipino
Spouse: Suzette Barrido Gorriceta
Children: Joyce Anne married to Jay Certeza
Michael (SB Member)
Father: Felix G. Gorriceta (deceased)
Mother: Angela Hitalia Gorriceta (deceased)

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Elementary: Philippine Women’s College, Iloilo City
High School: University of the Philippines – Visayas
College: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
University of the Philippines – Diliman

PAST MEMBERSHIP AND POSITIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS

  • Commissioner – Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA)
  • Chairman – Passi (Iloilo) Sugar Central, Inc. (PISCI)
  • Vice President – Panay Federation of Sugarcane Farmers, Inc. (PANAYFED)
  • Vice President – Iloilo Planters Association, Inc. (IPA)
  • Director – Philippine Sugar Corporation (PHILSUCOR)
  • Director – National Sugar Refinery Corp. (NASUREFCO)
  • Director – National Sugar Trading Corp. (NASUTRA)
  • Director – Republic Transport Corp. (RETRANSCO)
  • President – Iloilo Jaycee Senate
  • President – Rotary Club of Iloilo (South)
  • Director – U.P. Alumni Association, Iloilo Chapter
  • Director – Iloilo Federation of Rural Bankers

AWARDS AND CITATIONS

  • Most Outstanding Jaycees, 1969
  • Award of Highest Recognition for uncompromising stand against graft and corruption, highly competent governance and outstanding managerial capabilities – awarded by Panay News Inc. “The Biggest Daily in Western Visayas”, April 8, 2006
  • Centennial Model Iskolar ng Bayan Award – presented by the University of the Philippines-Visayas, July 25, 2008
  • Most Outstanding Ilonggo – awarded by Panay News, April 30, 2011
  • Most Outstanding Mayor Award in the field of physical facilities and information technology. This is in recognition of the mayor’s sterling performance for the construction of over 60 new classrooms and for providing “hands-on” computer education to all Grade 5 and Grade 6 elementary pupils in Pavia, Iloilo – given by the Department of Education, Division of Iloilo.
  • Municipality of Pavia rated # 1 in Good Governance in the Province of Iloilo by the National Statistical Coordination Board.

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