"Migs," as he is fondly called, is the youngest governor in Mindanao. Formerly elected and sworn into office on 30 June 2004 in Sarangani Province.
Migs earned his degree in AB Economics, minor in Rural Development, from Boston College in the US. A few weeks after he graduated in 1999, he moved to join the family business as a management trainee based in Alabel, Sarangani Province. By 2003, he was National Sales and Marketing Manager of the Alsons Aquaculture Corporation, earning for the brand "Sarangani Bay" brand a strong hold in the international markets, particularly in the US, Japan and Europe.