Takit Bersamin

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'''Eustaquio "Takit" Purugganan Bersamin''' is a Filipino politician and the governor-elect from [[Abra (province)|Abra]], [[Philippines]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=RESULTS: Abra election 2025 |url=https://ph.rappler.com/elections/2025/local-race/abra |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=ph.rappler.com |language=en}}</ref> He won the May 12, 2025, local elections as the candidate of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Quitasol |first1=Kimberlie |last2=dagacer |date=2025-05-13 |title=Bernos-Bersamin alliance topples Valera dynasty in Abra |url=https://www.inquirer.net/442990/bernos-bersamin-alliance-topples-valera-dynasty-in-abra/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Inquirer.net |language=en}}</ref> Bersamin previously served as governor from 2007 to 2016 and is scheduled to return to office on June 30, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stallion |first=Abra |date=2024-05-03 |title=Military and Elected Officials of Abra |url=https://abramazing.com/military-and-elected-officials-of-abra/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Abramazing |language=en-US}}</ref> He is the brother of [[Lucas P. Bersamin]], who serves as [[Executive Secretary (Philippines)|Executive Secretary of the Philippines]] and is former [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]].

'''Eustaquio "Takit" Purugganan Bersamin''' is a Filipino politician who is the governor from [[Abra (province)|Abra]], [[Philippines]] since 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RESULTS: Abra election 2025 |url=https://ph.rappler.com/elections/2025/local-race/abra |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=ph.rappler.com |language=en}}</ref> He won the May 12, 2025, local elections as the candidate of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Quitasol |first1=Kimberlie |last2=dagacer |date=2025-05-13 |title=Bernos-Bersamin alliance topples Valera dynasty in Abra |url=https://www.inquirer.net/442990/bernos-bersamin-alliance-topples-valera-dynasty-in-abra/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Inquirer.net |language=en}}</ref> Bersamin previously served as governor from 2007 to 2016 and is scheduled to return to office on June 30, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stallion |first=Abra |date=2024-05-03 |title=Military and Elected Officials of Abra |url=https://abramazing.com/military-and-elected-officials-of-abra/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Abramazing |language=en-US}}</ref> He is the brother of [[Lucas P. Bersamin]], who serves as [[Executive Secretary (Philippines)|Executive Secretary of the Philippines]] and is former [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]].

Bersamin was born into a political family in Abra. His father, Dr. Luis F. Bersamin, Sr., served in the Philippine Medical Corps during World War II and survived the Bataan Death March. After the war, he was appointed governor of Abra during the post-liberation period. Bersamin's mother, Rosario Purruganan, was a pharmacist and the daughter of Eustaquio Purruganan, who also served as governor of Abra during the American colonial period.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SysOp |date=2012-12-02 |title=A Brief History of the Bersamin Family |url=https://news.abrenian.com/2012/12/02/a-brief-history-of-the-bersamin-family/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=abrenian.com |language=en}}</ref>

Bersamin was born into a political family in Abra. His father, Dr. Luis F. Bersamin, Sr., served in the Philippine Medical Corps during World War II and survived the Bataan Death March. After the war, he was appointed governor of Abra during the post-liberation period. Bersamin's mother, Rosario Purruganan, was a pharmacist and the daughter of Eustaquio Purruganan, who also served as governor of Abra during the American colonial period.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SysOp |date=2012-12-02 |title=A Brief History of the Bersamin Family |url=https://news.abrenian.com/2012/12/02/a-brief-history-of-the-bersamin-family/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=abrenian.com |language=en}}</ref>