Plameras was first elected governor of Antique in 1984 and stepped down in 1998 to contest a seat on the House of Representatives.
He served in the twelfth congress as a member of the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino, representing the legislative district of Antique.
[2][3] In 2016, Plameras sought a presidential pardon from Benigno Aquino III, which was not granted.
[4] Aquino's successor Rodrigo Duterte approved the request in December, given that Plameras repay the Antique provincial government ₱2.65 million.
[5] Plameras died at the age of 83 on 31 July 2018, at the Antique Medical Center in San Jose de Buenavista.