Abner Afuang
{{Short description|Filipino politician and police officer}}
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| name = Abner Afuang
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| office1 = Mayor of Pagsanjan, Laguna
| term_start1 = June 30, 1998
| term_end1 = June 30, 2001
| predecessor1 = Augusto Kamatoy
| successor1 = E. R. Ejercito
| birth_name = Abner Afuang
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|03|22}}
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| party = Independent (2007; 2021–present)
| otherparty = WPP (2018–19)
Liberal (2015–16)
KKK (2013)
LDP (2004)
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| occupation = Politician, police officer
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| allegiance = {{flagicon|PHI}} Philippines
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| service = Integrated National Police
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Abner Afuang (born March 22, 1944) is a Filipino politician and former police officer of Makati who served as Mayor of Pagsanjan, Laguna. He is notable for burning a Chinese flag, and pouring water on Hayden Kho in 2009 while in the middle of a Senate hearing.{{Cite web |title=PROFILE: Abner Afuang {{!}} Candidate for Senator - 2022 elections |url=https://ph.rappler.com/elections/2022/candidates/Abner-Afuang |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=PHVOTE |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bajo |first=Ramil |last2=Galupo |first2=Rey |title=Ex-cop hurt in scuffle with NPC exec |url=https://www.philstar.com/metro/2016/04/01/1568410/ex-cop-hurt-scuffle-npc-exec |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Philstar.com}}{{Cite web |last=Quejada |first=Butch M. |title=Hayden Kho pinaliguan ni Abner Afuang |url=https://www.philstar.com/opinyon/2009/05/30/472259/hayden-kho-pinaliguan-ni-abner-afuang |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Philstar.com}}
Political career
Afuang ran for Pagsanjan mayoral elections in 1998 and won. When he formerly ran for re-election in 2001, and attempted vice governor seat in 2007 and senate twice (2019, 2022), but all lost.{{Cite web |title=Abner Afuang {{!}} Eleksyon 2022 {{!}} GMA News Online |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/eleksyon2022/candidates/abnerafuang/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=www.gmanetwork.com |language=en}}
Popular culture
Afuang's life was featured on a movie starring Philip Salvador.{{cite book |last=David |first=Joel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CAULAAAAIAAJ |title=The National Pastime: Contemporary Philippine Cinema |date=1990 |publisher=Anvil Publishing |isbn=9789712700118 |pages=59–61 |via=Google Books |accessdate=April 7, 2020}}