Salvador angelo panelo iv
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Salvador Panelo
Filipino lawyer and government official
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is San Buenaventura and the surname or paternal family name is Panelo.
Salvador Panelo | |
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Panelo in 2017 | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – October 8, 2021 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Caguioa |
| Succeeded by | Jesus Melchor Quitain |
| In office October 15, 2018 – April 13, 2020 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Deputy | China Jocson |
| Preceded by | Harry Roque |
| Succeeded by | Harry Roque |
| Born | Salvador San Buenaventura Panelo (1946-09-23) September 23, 1946 (age 78) Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines |
| Political party | PDP–Laban |
| Other political affiliations | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (c. 1992) |
| Residence(s) | Marikina, Metro Manila |
| Alma mater | University of Nueva Caceres (BS, BA) University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician, radio journalist |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Salvador San Buenaventura Panelo (born September 23, 1946) is a Filipino lawye
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Sal Panelo
Sal Panalo Panelo is a lawyer who most recently served as the chief legal counsel of President Rodrigo Duterte before resigning in October 2021 to run for senator in the 2022 elections. He was also the president’s spokesman from October 2018 until he was replaced by returning Palace mouthpiece Harry Roque who vacated his post to make an unsuccessful bid for the Senate.
As a lawyer specializing in constitutional, criminal and remedial law, Panelo defended prominent political personalities such as Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. over the infamous 2009 Maguindanao massacre. He also represented the family of the late ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in relation to recovering ill-gotten wealth amassed during Martial Law. Before he was appointed to the Duterte administration, Panelo represented then-presidential aspirant Duterte during the 2016 campaign, including against charges of hidden wealth by Senator Antonio Trillanes, who was then running for vice president.
The presidential spokesperson infamously wrote a referral letter recommending that the clemency ap
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Jodesz Gavilan
MANILA, Philippine – Salvador Panelo will be the voice of Rodrigo Duterte for the next 6 years as he takes on the job as the president-elect’s spokesperson.
He will face mostly – and if the need arises, defend the president from – the media that will closely cover the new administration just like what he had been doing in the past.
As legal counsel of the Davao City mayor, Panelo was one of the most-sought-after figures at the height of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s charges of hidden wealth against the president-elect. Trillanes alleged Duterte’s bank account in the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)’s Julia Vargas branch had transactions that amounted to billions of pesos.
On May 2, he represented Duterte at BPI where he tried to disprove the claims of Trillanes amid a huge crowd of supporters from both sides.
Panelo, however, is no stranger to dealing with issues that surround his clients. As a lawyer, he has handled quite high profile cases throughout his career.
Controversial cases
Perhaps one of the most controversial clients Panelo has
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