Fernando is critically acclaimed for his performance in the 1985 controversial erotic thriller film Scorpio Nights, directed by Peque Gallaga and produced by Lily Monteverde of Regal Films.

Fernando successfully ran for re-election to a second term under National Unity Party (NUP) in 2022, including his running mate for vice governor is provincial board Alex Castro.

He defeated former ally and vice-governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado in the general election on May 9, 2022, in a big landslide of the vote.

On May 6, 2024, whistleblower "Francisco Balagtas" filed with the Ombudsman a 3-page complaint dated May 1, 2024 against Fernando, Alex Castro, other local officials, including TCSC Corporation's owners-officers Dionisio Toreja, President, Engr.

The corruption case stemmed from the alleged anomalous P500 million Bulacan Flood Control and River Restoration Project, including TCSC's Bulacan dredging projects.