studied at the Taculod Community School, Calabanga Central Division Pilot School, the Ateneo de Naga, the University of the Philippines at Los Baños and Diliman, and the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. In 2013, he graduated at the top of his class with the degree of Master in Development Management and Governance at the UP College of Public Affairs and Development (UP CPAf) under the auspices of the UPLB-DILG-Local Government Academy scholarship program. He took non-degree courses at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and at the Lee Kwan Yew School of Policy of The National University of Singapore (NUS) with full funding support from the World Bank Institute and the Singapore Government. He also linked up with the University Of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada through a special program of the Ford Foundation. He was appointed as the Acting City Administrator of Naga in 1993 and was elected as City Councilor for 3 consecutive terms (1995-2004) and as City Vice Mayor of Naga also for 3 terms (2004-2013). In 2016, he won as representative of the 3rd District of Camarines Sur. In his spare time, Representative Bordado writes poetry, feature articles, and book reviews. Several of his poems had been anthologized in two books printed by the National Commission for Culture and The Arts (NCCA). Eight of his book reviews won in the essay writing contest sponsored by The Philippine Star. His feature articles had been published by The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Bulletin Today, Philippine Star, and Malaya, among other periodicals. In 2014, the Ateneo de Naga University Press published his first book of poetry and essays entitled TILLING THE FIELDS. With a heart for public service, Congressman Bordado wishes to champion people’s participation and education. Currently, he has bills on food security, protection of the environment, and improvement of transportation that gives emphasis on the improvement of the Philippine National Railways (PNR), among others.
