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14th Vice President of the Philippines
5th Vice President of the 5th Republic |
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| Assumed office June 30, 2004 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Teofisto Guingona |
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| Born | July 6, 1949 Pola, Oriental Mindoro |
| Political party | Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (2004) Independent (2001-2004, 2004-) |
| Spouse | Arlene Sinsuat |
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On January, 2008, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) directory officially listed President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's personal advisers and assistants (undersecretaries, directors and assistant secretaries) in the total of 54. Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal on April 5 1947 is a Filipina Politician. These exclude those under the offices of Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye and their bureaus and agencies attached to the Office of the President. Vice President Noli de Castro's office pays only 3 officials: a chief of staff, an assistant chief of staff and a director for administration and finance. [1]
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Biography
Early life and broadcasting career
Noli de Castro was born in the town of Pola, Oriental Mindoro. Pola is a 4th class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. Oriental Mindoro ( Filipino: Silangang Mindoro) is a province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in He graduated from the University of the East in 1971 with a degree in Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Banking and Finance. The University of the East (or Pamantasan ng Silangan in Filipino and commonly abbreviated as ( UE) is a private nonsectarian University
De Castro began his career as a broadcaster during the Marcos dictatorship, when press freedoms were suppressed. Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos ( September 11, 1917 &ndash September 28, 1989) was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986 He worked as a field reporter for Johnny de Leon, a popular radio announcer at the time. He later became a radio announcer in RPN's DWWW station from 1982 to 1986.
After the ouster of Marcos, de Castro joined ABS-CBN. The EDSA Revolution may refer to three events in Philippine history referring to popular political upheavals occurring in the EDSA highway People ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation ( (ABS-CBN " A lto B roadcasting S ystem- C hronicle B roadcasting N etwork" He got his break into television as the segment host of Good Morning, Philippines' "At your Service". He also joined dzMM, a radio station of ABS-CBN, as the anchorman of "Kabayan". DZMM Radyo Patrol Sais-Trenta (630 kHz Metro Manila) is the Flagship AM station of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation in the Philippines It was because of the popularity of the program that he gained the nickname "Kabayan Noli".
In 1987, De Castro became host of "Magandang Gabi Bayan" and anchorman of the news and public affairs hit, "TV Patrol". TV Patrol World is the flagship national network news broadcast of ABS-CBN in the Philippines. In January 1999 he became overall head of production of "TV Patrol" and vice president of dzMM.
Political career
In 2001, De Castro successfully ran for senator as an independent candidate, though he campaigned with the opposition. He garnered more than 16 million votes, the highest ever for a senator in the history of Philippine politics at that time.
As a senator, De Castro authored Senate Bill No. 2029 or the "Local Government Transparency Act" which aimed to end corruption through transparency measures in the local government units.
In the 2004 Philippine election, De Castro ran for vice president. Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. He won by a narrow margin over Senator Loren Legarda but an electoral protest was filed by the latter. Loren Regina Bautista Legarda (born January 28, 1960) better known as Loren Legarda, is a Filipino broadcast journalist and Politician The Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), dismissed the said protest.
PET Case No. 003, Legarda v. De Castro, January 18, 2008
On January 18, 2008, in a 21-page resolution, penned by Senior Justice Leonardo Quisumbing, the Supreme Court of the Philippines, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), dismissed Sen. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Leonardo A Quisumbing (born November 6, 1939) is an incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The Supreme Court of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas or Korte Suprema) is the country's highest judicial court as well Loren Legarda's electoral protest against Noli de Castro. 3 reasons supported the judgment: first, the PET approved the recommendation of Hearing Commissioner and former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair retired SC Justice Bernardo P. Functions of the Commission Under the Constitution the Commission on Elections is independent of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of the Philippine Pardo that “the pilot-tested revision of ballots or re-tabulation of the certificates of canvass would not affect the winning margin of the protestee in the final canvass of the returns, in addition to the ground of abandonment or withdrawal by reason of Protestant’s candidacy for, election and assumption of the office Senator of the Philippines;” second, Legarda’s failure to pay the P 3. 9 million ($ 1 = P 40) revision of ballots (in 124,404 precincts) fee despite court extension under Rule 33 of the PET; and third, jurisprudence of Defensor Santiago v. Jurisprudence is the Theory and Philosophy of Law. Scholars of jurisprudence or legal philosophers hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature Ramos, teaches that Legarda "effectively abandoned or withdrawn her protest when she ran in the Senate, which term coincides with the term of the Vice-Presidency 2004-2010. "Meanwhile, Noli De Castro on television stated: "This is the triumph of truth. Manuel Leuterio de Castro Jr (born July 6, 1949) better known as Noli de Castro, is a Politician and former broadcast journalist in the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The truth that I won fair and square. I thank the Supreme Court for echoing the true voice of the people. From the very beginning I was confident that I received the overwhelming mandate of our people as Vice President. " Legarda stated that she will file a motion for reconsideration in due course. [2][3]
The De Castro-Soliman Issue
Issues of political patronage immediately began to swirl around the president when rumors that VP-elect Noli de Castro would be taking over as Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, replacing incumbent Secretary Dinky Soliman. The Vice President of the Philippines is the second highest executive official of the Philippine government The City of Cebu ( Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbo, Filipino: Lungsod ng Cebu) is the capital of Soliman, an ardent supporter of President Arroyo during the campaign in the urban poor areas, announced in a tearful press conference that she felt betrayed. Several weeks later, De Castro formally said he would not accept the DSWD post.
2005 Arroyo wiretapping scandal
In June 2005, President Gloria Arroyo's popularity was rocked by allegations of receiving payments from illegal gambling (juetengate) and by wiretapped conversations that allegedly recorded her involvement in fixing the presidential elections with an elections official (Gloriagate). There were calls for Arroyo to resign, and for de Castro to succeed. However, conventional wisdom was that de Castro was not supported by the elites, and seen as an intellectual lightweight, given his TV anchorman roots.
Performance rating
On January 7, 2008, the Social Weather Stations (November 30 to December 3, 2007) survey revealed all-time high satisfaction grades for Vice-President Noli de Castro: 64% satisfied and 23% dissatisfied - de Castro's performance, or satisfaction rating of net +41[4]
Gloria Resign Crisis
On February 29, 2008, Kabayan was in close contact with major political personalities amid the national crisis: "In case of a vacancy in the Office of the President, Vice President Noli de Castro is “all set” to assume the President’s functions and duties. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article incorporates Public domain text from the library of the Http//www Statistical surveys are used to collect quantitative information about items in a population Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours "[5]
Bigamy and Abandonment Cases
On August 17, 2007, De Castro has claimed that the bigamy charges filed by Sinsuat's first husband against him and wife Arlene Sinsuat was politically-motivated, to diminish his chances in the 2010 presidential elections, just like the abandonment family suit previously filed by Sinsuat's two sons in her first marriage before the NBI. [6]
Brothers Jhoveenel Ombus, 34, and Arjurie Omar Sinsuat Olor filed charges of bigamy, falsification of public documents, perjury, threats and obstruction of justice against De Castro and the woman they call their mother, Arlene Sinsuat de Castro, now the wife of Vice President Noli de Castro at the Quezon City regional trial court on August 16, 2007. De Castro said that these were politically motivated. Jhoveneel accused Arlene Sinsuat de Castro of abandoning them at Calamba, Laguna in 1979, and of having failed to acknowledge that they were her sons and lamented: “I was 6 years old and my brother was five when my mother left us. That was my last memory of her and she never looked back. ” The Olor brothers alleged that the De Castros were married on July 16, 1991, although Arlene’s alleged previous marriage on Nov. 17, 1971 to Juanito Olor, their father, had not been annulled. The brothers further accused Noli of perjury for stating on the marriage certificate that he was of the Islamic faith when “he is known nationwide as a Catholic and a devotee of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo. ”[7]
On February 26, 2008, Quezon City Assistant Prosecutor Fabinda de los Santos dismissed the cases of bigamy, falsification, perjury, threats, and obstruction of justice against Vice President Noli de Castro and his wife, Arlene Sinsuat de Castro, for lack of probable cause. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The term polygamy (a Greek word meaning "the practice of multiple marriage" is used in related ways in Social anthropology, Sociobiology, and Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the act of lying or making verifiably false statements on a material matter under Oath or Affirmation in a In a 5-page resolution, Delos Santos ruled that: ""But even granting that respondent Arlen gave her consent to the said marriage, her marriage to Olor was, however, without the consent of her father which is one of the essential requisites of a valid marriage between Muslims. Hence, from this point of view, the alleged marriage between respondent Arlene Sinsuat and Mr. Olor, was not perfected; under the Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines, he said Olor would have to be presumed dead. "[8]
2010 Presidency
On January 10, 2008, President Joseph Estrada officially announced (at the People Asia magazine’s "People of the Year" awards at the Hotel InterContinental, Makati City) that he picked himself as the 2010 opposition presidentiable: "Wala sa kanila mananalo. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Jose Marcelo Ejercito (born on April 19, 1937) better known as Joseph Ejercito Estrada, or Erap, is a Film actor in the Philippines InterConinental is a brand of upscale luxury Hotels originally founded by Pan Am, under Juan Trippe, and now owned by InterContinental Hotels Group The City of Makati, or simply Sarili ko na lang ang pipiliin ko (None of them will win. I would rather pick myself). " The commissioned December 15 to 30 survey of presidentially showed Loren Legarda leading, followed by Noli De Castro, Sen. Loren Regina Bautista Legarda (born January 28, 1960) better known as Loren Legarda, is a Filipino broadcast journalist and Politician Francis Escudero, Sen. Francis Joseph Guevara Escudero (born October 10, 1969 Panfilo Lacson as 4th most favored, followed by Senate President Manuel Villar, Jr. Panfilo Morena "Ping" Lacson (born June 1, 1948) is a retired Director-General of the Philippine National Police, and is currently a member of Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar Jr (born December 13, 1949) is a Filipino businessman and politician currently the President of the Senate , Mar Roxas, Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay, Metro Manila Development Authority chair Bayani Fernando, Sen. Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II (born May 13, 1957) is a senator of the Philippines. Background Jejomar Cabauatan Binay was born in Paco Manila but grew up in Makati with his uncle Ponciano after Binay’s parents - Diego Binay of Bauan Batangas and Lourdes Cabauatan History February 27 1975 President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree 824 creating the Metropolitan Manila Commission (MMC Bayani Fernando (born July 25, 1946) is the current Secretary of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA Richard Gordon, and Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. Richard Gordon may refer to Richard Gordon (English author (born 1921 English novelist screenwriter and doctor Richard Gordon (AJC, Jewish [9]
See also
External links
- Office of the Vice President of the Philippines
- www.supremecourt.gov.ph, gmanews.tv/video, P.E.T. Case No. 003, Legarda vs. De Castro
References
- ^ Abs-Cbn Interactive, GMA has 54 advisers, assistants
- ^ Abs-Cbn Interactive, PET junks Loren's VP electoral protest
- ^ supremecourt.gov.ph/news, PET Junks Legarda’s Poll Protest against VP De Castro
- ^ Abs-Cbn Interactive, SWS: Satisfaction marks for Villar, de Castro at all-time high
- ^ abs-cbnnews, Noli ‘all set’ to assume presidency
- ^ Inquirer.net, Bigamy raps politically-motivated -- De Castro
- ^ Inquirer.net, VP, wife face bigamy, falsification of documents raps
- ^ GMA NEWS.TV, Bigamy case vs VP Noli de Castro, wife dismissed
- ^ Abs-Cbn Interactive, Erap: I’ll choose myselfhe began to subdise
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