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Amado Sevilla Bagatsing (born December 3, 1947) is a Filipino lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist who last served as the representative of Manila's 5th district from 1987 until 1998 and from 2007 to 2016. He is also the founding president of Kabalikat ng Bayan sa Kaunlaran (KABAKA).
Bagatsing became the of Manila's 5th district in 1987, and served until 1998. In the early 2000s, Bagatsing served as vice chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and initiated a project for more than 2,000 families of soldiers and uniformed personnel at Bonifacio Heights in Taguig.
He attempted to run for mayor in 1998, picking former Vice Mayor Danny Lacuna as his running mate. Lacuna won but Bagatsing lost to incumbent Lito Atienza. He ran again in 2001, picking again Lacuna as his running mate, but still lost to Atienza.
He returned to Congress in 2007, and served for three terms until 2016. In 2016, he ran again for mayor, with Ali Atienza as running mate, but lost to another incumbent and former president Joseph Estrada. In 2019, he ran for vice mayor as the running mate of Estrada, but both suffered defeat to the tandem of former Vice Mayor Isko Moreno and the then-incumbent Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna.
In 2022, he attempted to run again as mayor, even without a running mate, but lost to incumbent Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna.
In 2025, Bagatsing ran for congressman in the 5th district of Manila under former Mayor Isko Moreno and Chi Atienza's slate named Yorme's Choice. However, he lost to incumbent Irwin Tieng, marking his first defeat in the congressional race.
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