[4] For his undergraduate studies, he went to Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where he earned his bachelor of arts degree in political science.[2][3] He was a assigned to the following committees during his term in the House:[3] In the 1998 general election, Bagatsing ran for the Senate under the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino and the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino, a coalition party founded by Joseph Estrada who was the coalition's candidate for president.[9] He covered both congressional and local government relations with the head of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office reporting directly to him.In 2015, Bagatsing was appointed by President Benigno Aquino III to a four-year term as member of the Philippine Racing Commission representing horseowners.[10][11] In January 2019, Bagatsing was nominated by President Rodrigo Duterte to be the Ambassador of the Philippines to India with concurrent jurisdiction over Nepal.
Bagatsing (rightmost) on February 7, 2019, during his oath-taking at
Malacañang Palace