Ronaldo Zamora

Ronaldo "Ronny" Bayan Zamora (born December 4, 1944) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as representative of the lone district of San Juan for 21 non-consecutive years beginning in 1995. He previously served as representative of San Juan–Mandaluyong from 1987 to 1995, as well as assemblyman for the Metro Manila (Region IV) from 1978 to 1984 at the Interim Batasang Pambansa.

He topped the bar exams in 1969 and was among the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines in 1972. He is also a Senior Partner of Zamora Poblador Vasquez & Bretaña Law Offices. and Amparo Bayan Zamora. His brothers are Manuel "Manny" Zamora Jr. and Salvador "Buddy" Zamora.

Zamora received his elementary and secondary education at De La Salle College (now De La Salle University). He then enrolled at University of Philippines Diliman, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in political science in 1965 and Bachelor of Laws in 1969, both as magna cum laude. He was the topnotcher of the bar exams in 1969. In 1984, when the constituency in the Batasang Pambansa was modified—to elect members by province and cities, instead of regions—Zamora ran for the parliamentary seat for San Juan–Mandaluyong but lost to opposition candidate Neptali Gonzales.

When Congress was restored under a new constitution in 1987, he ran and was elected representative of the lone district of San Juan–Mandaluyong in 1987 and 1992, and as representative of the lone district of San Juan in 1995. He was also elected as House Minority Floor Leader during the 10th Congress of the Philippines.

Barred from seeking another term in 1998, Zamora helped his long-time political ally and townsmate Joseph Estrada in his presidential bid in 1998. Estrada later appointed Zamora as his Executive Secretary. Concurrent to president Estrada's impeachment trial, Zamora resigned from Estrada's cabinet in late December 2000 to run for representative of San Juan again in 2001, although he clarified that it was not done to abandon Estrada. He would be reelected again in 2004 and in 2007, for three terms. In the 14th Congress (2007–2010), Zamora was also elected as House Minority Floor Leader.

After stepping down from Congress upon being term-limited in 2010, Zamora served as a member of the Board of Directors of Nickel Asia Corporation, a mining company founded by his brother Manuel Jr., from 2011 to his retirement from the company in 2013. He also served as Chairman of the Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corporation and later of Cagdianao Mining Corporation, subsidiaries of Nickel Asia Corporation. He was re-elected in 2016 and 2019. He would retire from politics at the end of his term in 2022, according to his son Francis, who was elected Mayor of San Juan in 2019. He was succeeded by his daughter, Bel Zamora; his other daughter, Pammy Zamora, also assumed office as representative of Taguig's 2nd district on the same year.

Personal life Zamora is married to Rosemarie "Rose" Manlapit, and they have two children: Consuelo Maria (1970–2008) and Francisco Javier ("Francis", born 1977). Zamora also had two children with Mimi Jorge: Ysabel Maria ("Bel", born 1983) and Amparo Maria ("Pammy", born 1988).