He finished his elementary education at Ubay Central Elementary School and finished his high school at Holy Child Academy in Ubay, Bohol both as class valedictorian.

at the Rafael Palma College (now University of Bohol) and graduated magna cum laude, the highest honor during that time in 1960.

[4] While studying, he also worked as a staff member of the Bohol Chronicle in 1959 and later promoted as a columnist under his regular column named, “Between Extremes”.

He was then hired as the provincial correspondent of the nation's leading newspapers, The Manila Times and of the People's Journal.

He also held the chairmanship of Ethics and Privileges Committee and a consistent member for the minority of the committees such as Agriculture and Food; Appropriations; Basic Education and Culture; Constitutional Amendments; Good Government and Public Accountability; Local Government; Public Works and Highways; Suffrage and Electoral Reforms; Tourism; Transportation; and Ways and Means.