Renato V. Diaz (born December 18, 1945), is a Filipino businessman,[1][2][3] economist and a former congressman[4] who represented the 1st District of Nueva Ecija from 1992 to 1998.
He graduated cum laude and received the Dean's Award for Leadership and Academic Excellence from the same school with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce Major in Accounting degree.
On his capacity as majority floor leader and party stalwart, he claims to be partly responsible for the economic turnaround caused by the Ramos Administration.
Also known as the Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization Act, RA 8485 allocates P120 billion spread over a period of seven years to finance various infrastructure projects and credit facilities for farmers and fisherfolk.
Congressman Diaz has also marshaled support for the construction of the P16 billion (US$400 million) Casecnan tunnel, dam and power generation plant.
8181 “An act changing the basis of dutiable value of imported articles subject to an ad valorem rate duty from home consumption value (HCV) to transaction value (TV), amending for the purpose section 201 of title II, Part 1 of Presidential Decree No.