Florencio Miraflores

Florencio "Joeben" Tumbocon Miraflores (born July 1, 1951) is a Filipino politician. Miraflores was born in Ibajay, Aklan to parents Dr. Jose Conlu Miraflores and Eusebia Tumbocon. He is married to Ma. Lourdes Villanueva Martin. He graduated valedictorian at St. Clement's College, Iloilo and finished Industrial and Management Engineering at De La Salle University. He was Mayor of Ibajay from 1988 to 1995, and Governor of Aklan from 1995 to 2004 and from 2013 to 2022.

Early life and education Florencio Tumbocon Miraflores was born on July 1, 1951, on Ibajay, then in the province of Capiz. He is the firstborn and only son of Dr. Jose Miraflores, a one-time mayor of Ibajay. He had two younger sisters. He completed his primary education at Naisud Elementary School, he was a valedictorian in his secondary education at the St. Clement's College at Iloilo and studied at the De La Salle University, gaining a degree in industrial and management engineering.

Early career Miraflores was the Training and Information Office of the Provincial Development Staff from 1972 to 1975. He served as the Human Settlements Officer of the Ministry of Human Settlements for ibajay for two years. He was then the Provincial Manager for Aklan for the Ministry of Human Settlements in 1981 and became the Regional Manager in 1984, ending in 1987.

In the 2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections, he ran for Aklan's 2nd congressional district against his cousin. He ran under the Nationalist People's Coalition. He won with 88,795 votes, 21.40 percent of the votes, slightly beating his cousin Nonong Haresco.

Personal life On June 29, 2008, Miraflores was rushed to a hospital in Kalibo, Aklan after complaining of chest pains and difficulty in breathing; initial tests indicated that his heartbeat was irregular. At the time he was stricken ill, Miraflores had been engaged in relief operations for his province, which had been devastated by Typhoon Fengshen (Frank).