Leovigildo Briones Banaag (Tagalog: [bɾiˈjonɛs bɐˈnaʔag]; December 31, 1943 – January 6, 2011) was a lawyer and a Congressman in the Philippine House of Representatives for 3 consecutive terms from 1998 to 2007.
He was admitted to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines on March 14, 1969 and has been a law practitioner ever since.
Married to Pearl Famador(†), they had two children, Trisha Ysobelle and Jan Gilbert.
[1][2] Banaag began his career in politics in 1980 when he was elected as a Provincial board member of Agusan del Norte.
[3] After just one term as Vice Mayor of Butuan, Banaag was elected as District Representative for the First District of Agusan del Norte in 1998, serving Butuan and Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte.