Chiz biography

Francis Joseph Guevara Escudero, or Chiz as most Filipinos know him, is one of the youngest lawmakers to serve in Congress and among its most popular members having consistently won elections in the House of Representatives and later on in the Senate, where he was voted at the top of the senatorial bracket.

A lawyer and a professor of law, Chiz is a product of the University of the Philippines, from primary all the way to law school. He passed the Philippine Bar in and went on to obtain a Masters degree in International and Comparative Law at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. in

He entered politics in when he was elected Representative of the First District of Sorsogon. He served three terms during which he served as Assistant Majority Floor Leader and House Minority Floor Leader.

In and , Chiz ran and among the top senators that the voters preferred. He was one of the Senate’s most productive members. He passed a total of laws and among the legislators who made sure that there will be no pending bill unheard in his committees.

Chiz was named one of the country’s Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) for youth leadership, the only Filipino to be named Asia News Network’s Asia’s Idols, honored as one of the world’s Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum, and received the Rotary Golden Wheel Award in recognition of his contributions in political governance and the legislative field.

In , Chiz went back to his hometown in Sorsogon and became the governor of the province. As governor, Chiz pushed for the speedy implementation of numerous projects on Health, Infrastructure, Agriculture, Social Services, Tourism and Disaster Risk Management that immensely improved the lives of his fellow Sorsoganons.

With the fresh mandate given to him in the 19th Congress, Chiz continues to push for extensive legislation on good governance, education, agriculture, electoral reforms and justice and human rights.

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Chiz accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior when he was seven years old.  By then he had been playing the trumpet for three years, having discovered his father&#;s high school instrument in a closet when he was four.  Since then, he has dedicated himself and his music to Jesus Christ.

At age seven he made his concert debut in his home church in Pennsylvania; national touring began during his last years in high school.  His first recording at age 15, was a custom cd titled, &#;CHIZ&#;, soon followed by &#;COLORS IN BRASS&#;, his debut on the Myrrh label was &#;CHIZ RIDER&#;, followed by &#;SOLD ON SALVATION&#;, &#;TO THE ONE I PRAISE&#;, &#;A BIG BAND CHRISTMAS&#; and &#;LIVE WORSHIP&#;. Chiz collaborated with some of America’s most talented instrumentalists to create two albums ‘America’s Choice POWER PRAISE’ and ‘America’s Choice GENTLE WORSHIP’ and now recently he has released his newest solo cd &#;PSALM &#;.

Ninety per cent self-taught, he began at a young age by imitating songs he heard on the radio.  Now, Chiz&#; fresh musical style embodies a jazz/pop sound that has been influenced by such versatile jazz musicians as Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Maynard Ferguson, Louis Armstrong and Jon Faddis.

Chiz Rider Ministries maintain an active national touring schedule of over concerts a year as well as several international performances.

Chiz&#; trumpet ministry appeals to a wide age range.  From the heartfelt &#;Amazing Grace,&#; which he played at a Billy Graham Crusade, to the high energy contemporary sounds of &#;SOS”, which he plays at youth concerts, the music and ministry of Chiz Rider is reaching people for Christ.

Past Performances

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Senator of the Philippines (–19; since )

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Guevara and the surname or paternal family name is Escudero.

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