Amado Sevilla Bagatsing (born December 3, 1947[1]) is a Filipino lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist who last served as the representative of Manila's 5th district from 1987 until 1998 and from 2007 to 2016.
[4][5] Bagatsing served as chairman of the Chamber of Real Estate & Builders' Associations, Inc. (CREBA) Council of Leaders and its National President in 1981, 1982, and 1986.
In the early 2000s, Bagatsing served as vice chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and initiated a project for more than 2,000 families of soldiers and uniformed personnel at Bonifacio Heights in Taguig.
[16] In 2014, Bagatsing was implicated in the pork barrel scam, facing accusations of receiving ₱600,000 in kickbacks linked to Janet Lim-Napoles, according to the ledger of whistleblower Benhur Luy.
[18] Bagatsing filed a perjury complaint against Napoles, challenging the validity of her accusations, and argued that his implication in the scandal was politically motivated.