Ambrosio C. Cruz Jr.

Ambrosio “Boy” C. Cruz Jr. is a prominent businessman and public servant of Guiguinto, Bulacan. In his 3 term as Mayor, he transformed this obscure agricultural town from 4th to 1st Class Municipality and become the premier industrial site in the Province of Bulacan. He finished BSBA / Acctg. at University of the East and He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Personal Profile
Birth Date: December 16, 1947
Birth Place: Sta Rita, Guiguinto Bulacan
Address: Sta Rita, Guiguinto Bulacan
Religion: Roman Catholic
Profession: Certified Public Accountant
Spouse: Prescila A. Cruz
Children:
*Archimedes Cruz
*Aristotle Cruz
*Agatha Paula Cruz-Topacio
Parents: Ambrosio Robles Cruz & Beatriz Martin Cruz
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Primary:
Sta Rita Elementary School
1953-1959,3rd Honor
Secondary:
Immaculata Academy of Malolos
1960-1962
Quezon Provincial High School
1962-1964
College:
University of the East,Manila
BSBA Major in Accounting
1965-1969
Biography
From an impoverished family with ten brothers and sisters, he struggled as a market helper in Divisoria just to finish a college degree.
He attended elementary at Sta. Rita Elementary School (3rd Honor) and high school at Immaculata Academy of Malolos and Quezon Provincial High School. He worked his way through college and finished BSBA Major in Accounting at the University of the East. A year after, he passed the Accounting Board Examinations.
Career
As a businessman
He started his professional career as Asst. Chief Accountant of E & G Inc. in 1970. He moved to Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. in 1971 as Analysis and Control Assistant and climbed the corporate ladder to become a District Manager in 1979.
In 1981, he started to build a successful business empire. He ventured in to hauling and gasoline dealership. He became the Chairman of the Board of Solid Packaging and President and GM of AC1 Transport and Eqp. Services. Later, he was awarded the maintenance contract for Shell service stations in the entire island of Luzon. Afterwards, he put Archer Realty & Development Corp. to handle St. Agatha Resort & Hotel, a first class subdivision in his native Guiguinto.
Political life
Even before politics beckoned, he was accustomed to helping his family, relatives, friends, and the townsfolk of Guiguinto. Feeling that it was his moral obligation now to help his home town and its people, he challenged more politically - seasoned candidates in 1998 and won by a landslide. The rest was history.
After finishing his 3 term as Mayor, “BOY” Cruz transformed Guiguinto from 4th to 1st Class Municipality, a perfect site for skills learning in the province and a model investment place for export - oriented and globally competitive industries. He also empowered the citizenry to become self - reliant by maintaining balanced agricultural and industrial priorities.
Through leadership by example and politics of performance: Mayor Cruz, got elected as president of the League of Municipal Mayors in Bulacan from 2004 - 07. He also distinguished himself by becoming the Executive Vice President of the League of Municipals Mayors of the Philippines for the same period.
He is a nemesis of graft and corruption. His advocacies among others include good governance, accountability, transparency, peace and order, health, livelihood, education and justice for all.

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