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Prospero C. Nograles was born on October 30, 1947, in Davao City.

He finished his primary and secondary education at the Ateneo de Davao. He then studied at the Ateneo de Manila University, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1967, and his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo Law School in 1971.

Nograles placed second in the 1971 bar examinations.

Nograles was elected Speaker of the House early Tuesday morning after the ouster of Rep. Jose de Venecia as Speaker.

Beginning in 1989, Nograles has been elected to five terms as member of the House of Representatives, representing the 1st District of Davao City.

Nograles was active in the political opposition against former President Ferdinand Marcos. He was involved in the litigation of human rights cases during the martial law years, and was an active campaigner for Corazon Aquino during the 1986 snap presidential elections.

After Aquino assumed the presidency, Nograles sought a seat in the House of Representatives, representing the 1st district of Davao City. Although his opponent Jesus Dureza was initially proclaimed as winner, Nograles was seated in the House in 1989 following a favorable decision of the House Electoral Tribunal.

Nograles gave up his House seat in 1992 to make an unsuccessful challenge to the re-election of Davao City Rodrigo Duterte, but regained the seat in the 1995 elections.

In 1998, Nograles again gave up his House seat to make another unsuccessful bid for election as Davao City mayor, but he again won election to the House in 2001 and was elected for two more consecutive terms.
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Hey you there guys who will cast their votes this coming election. I want to share with you a letter to all Filipinos I just received in my e-mail. The author is Harvey S. Keh. Here it is.

Dear Fellow Filipino,

Good day to all of you! Before I begin my letter… just a disclaimer, for people who know me they know that I love the Philippines very much and I am not really one who rants and complaints to high heavens about what is happening to our country and does nothing about it, in fact, I feel that at my relatively young age of 27, I have done much service to the Philippines by setting up Pathways to Higher Education which has sent more than 500 poor but deserving students to college and AHON Foundation which has already built two public elementary school libraries that have benefitted more than 3,500 students. Yet, after seeing how events in our nation have transpired the past few weeks and talking with some friends, I feel the urge to share with you my own thoughts and feelings.

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