Florencio Miraflores

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Tumbocon and the surname or paternal family name is Flores.

Florencio Tumbocon Miraflores (born July 1, 1951) is a Filipino politician. "Joeben" was born in Ibajay, Aklan to parents Dr. Jose Conlu Miraflores and Eusebia Tumbocon. He is married to Ma. Lourdes Villanueva Martin. He graduated valedictorian at St. Clement's College, Iloilo and finished Industrial and Management Engineering at De La Salle University. He was Mayor of Ibajay from 1988 to 1995, and Governor of Aklan from 1995 to 2004 and from 2013 to 2022.^[1]

The Honorable Florencio Miraflores
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Aklan
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2025
Preceded by	Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr.
Constituency	2nd district
In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013
Preceded by	Gabrielle Calizo-Quimpo
Succeeded by	Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr.
Constituency	At-large district
13th Governor of Aklan
In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2022
Vice Governor	Gabrielle Calizo-Quimpo (2013–2016) Reynaldo M. Quimpo (2016–2022)
Preceded by	Carlito S. Marquez
Succeeded by	Jose Enrique Miraflores
In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2004
Vice Governor	Jean Rodriguez
Preceded by	Corazon Legaspi-Cabagnot
Succeeded by	Carlito S. Marquez
Mayor of Ibajay
In office June 30, 1988 – June 30, 1995
Preceded by	Florante Ascano
Succeeded by	Pedro Garcia
Personal details
Born	(1951-07-01) 1 July 1951 (age 74) Ibajay, Capiz, Philippines
Political party	NPC (2024–present)
Other political affiliations	PDP–Laban (2017–2024) Liberal (1987–2007; 2009–2017) Lakas-CMD (2007–2009)
Residence(s)	Regador, Ibajay, Aklan
Alma mater	De La Salle University Manila
Occupation	Politician, Businessman

Early life and education

Florencio Tumbocon Miraflores was born on July 1, 1951, on Ibajay, then in the province of Capiz. He is the firstborn and only son of Dr. Jose Miraflores, a one-time mayor of Ibajay. He had two younger sisters. He completed his primary education at Naisud Elementary School, he was a valedictorian in his secondary education at the St. Clement's College at Iloilo and studied at the De La Salle University, gaining a degree in industrial and management engineering.^[2]

Early career

Miraflores was the Training and Information Office of the Provincial Development Staff from 1972 to 1975. He served as the Human Settlements Officer of the Ministry of Human Settlements for ibajay for two years. He was then the Provincial Manager for Aklan for the Ministry of Human Settlements in 1981 and became the Regional Manager in 1984, ending in 1987.^[2]

Political career

He ran for mayor of Ibajay in 1987, winning by a landslide. He ran again in 1992, winning. He then ran for Governor of Aklan in the 1995 elections, winning by a landslide. He ran again in 1998 and 2001, winning. He became chairman of the Aklan Provincial Tourism Development Special Task Force. He was then picked as chairman of the Regional Peace and Order Council of Region VI in 2001. In the 2004 Philippine House of Representatives elections, he ran for the Lone district of Aklan, winning. He ran again in the 2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections.^[2]

Gov. Joeben Miraflores in 2018.

During his term in the 14th Congress of the Philippines, he was the vice chairman of the Philippine House Committee on Tourism. In the 15th Congress of the Philippines, he was elected as a chairman in the committee of Tourism. He ran in the 2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections, winning again.^[2] During his term, he implemented participatory decision making.^[3]

In the 2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections, he ran for Aklan's 2nd congressional district against his cousin.^[4] He ran under the Nationalist People's Coalition. He won with 88,795 votes, 21.40 percent of the votes, slightly beating his cousin Nonong Haresco.^[5]

Personal life

On June 29, 2008, Miraflores was rushed to a hospital in Kalibo, Aklan after complaining of chest pains and difficulty in breathing; initial tests indicated that his heartbeat was irregular.^[6] At the time he was stricken ill, Miraflores had been engaged in relief operations for his province, which had been devastated by Typhoon Fengshen (Frank).^[6]