Franklin Drilon

Franklin M. Drilon is the current Senate President and third highest ranking official of the Philippines. He is also the Chairman of the Liberal Party. The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines. ... The Liberal Party is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded in 1945 by a breakaway from the Nacionalista Party. ...

Early life and career

Drilon was born on November 28, 1945 in Iloilo, Iloilo and is the eldest son of Cesar Drilon, Sr. and Primitiva Drilon. He took his elementary education at the Baluarte Elementary School in Molo, Iloilo, Iloilo and graduated in 1957. He finished his secondary education at the U.P. - Iloilo College in 1961. In college, he went to the University of the Philippines where he initially took up Bachelor in Arts in 1965. At U.P., he was the associate editor to the Philippine Collegian and served as councilor of the U.P. Student Council. Among his classmates were future politicans Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Ronaldo Zamora. In 1969, he completed his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) at the U.P. College of Law. In the same year he took the bar examination and finished with the third highest score. November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Iloilo City, also refered to simply as Iloilo, is the capital city of the Philippine province of Iloilo. ... Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. ... The seal of the University of the Philippines The University of the Philippines (Unibersidad ng Pilipinas in Filipino) or U.P. is the premier state university of the Philippines. ... The seal of the University of the Philippines The University of the Philippines (Unibersidad ng Pilipinas in Filipino) or U.P. is the premier state university of the Philippines. ... A students union, student government, or student council is a student organization present at many colleges and universities, often with its own building on the campus, dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body. ... Miriam Defensor-Santiago (born June 15, 1945) is a Filipino politician. ... In the United States, a lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. ... The seal of the University of the Philippines The University of the Philippines (Unibersidad ng Pilipinas in Filipino) or U.P. is the premier state university of the Philippines. ... Law school is the term used in the United States to indicate an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees, mainly teaching using the socratic method. ... A bar examination is an series of tests conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction. ...

In the same year, he served as an associate lawyer to the Sycip, Salazar, Luna, Manalo & Feliciano Law Offices. He moved to the Angara, Abello, Concepcion, Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRA) in 1974 where he served as a senior associate lawyer. He was elevated to partner in 1975, co-managing partner in 1981 and managing partner in 1986. He was also a Bar Examiner on Labor and Social Legislation in the 1979 and 1984 bar examinations. He also became the Vice-President and Governor of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) and the Vice-President, Board Member and Treasurer of the Personnel Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP). 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A bar examination is an series of tests conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction. ...

Government Positions

Drilon served the government and public corporations through the following positions:

• Department of Justice
  • Secretary, (1990-1991; 1992-1995)
  • Chairman, Board of Pardons and Parole
  • Vice-Chairman, Judicial and Bar Council (JBC)
  • Member, National Unification Commission
  • Chairman, Presidential Committee on Human Rights (PCHR)
• Executive Secretary (1991-1992)
  • Chairman, Cabinet Cluster on Political & Security Matters (Cluster "E")
  • Member, National Security Council (NSC)
  • Vice-Chairman, Committee on Privatization (COP)
  • Member, Joint Legislative-Executive Foreign Debt Council
• Department of Labor and Employment
  • Secretary, (1987-1990)
  • Deputy Minister for Industrial Relations, Department of Labor and Employment (1986-1987)
  • Member, Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (PARC)
  • Commissioner, Social Security Commission
  • Chairman, National Labor Relations Commission
  • Chairman, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
  • Chairman, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
  • Chairman, Employee Compensation Commission
  • Trustee, Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund)
  • Board Member, National Housing Authority
  • Chairman, National Manpower and Youth Council
  • Chairman, National Wages Council
  • Chairman, National Maritime Polytechnic
  • Vice-Chairman, Public Sector Labor-Management Council
  • Co-Chairman, National Productivity Commission
  • Board Member, Maritime Training Council
• Chairman, Philippine National Bank (PNB)
• Director, Philippine Air Lines (PAL)
• Director, Land Bank of the Philippines
• Board Member, Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation
• Board Member, Population Commission
• Cabinet Officer for Regional Development (CORD) of Region VI

As Labor Secretary, He was able to establish industrial peace in the post-Marcos era, a requisite for increased investments and employment. He was fair yet firm in dealing with the conflicting demands of management and labor. As Justice Secretary, he was instrumental in the prosecution and conviction of Mayor Antonio Sanchez of Calauan, Laguna, who masterminded the rape-slaying of a UP Los Baños coed and the murder of her friend; Claudio Teehankee Jr., who figured in the gun slaying of Maureen Hultman; and Rolito Go, the trigger-happy assailant of a La Salle student. The three are locked up in jail, a testimony to the uncompromising belief of Drilon that everyone is equal before the bar of justice. Calauan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ... Laguna may refer to more than one article: Laguna, a Philipine province; Laguna, Santa Catarina, a city located in southern Brazil; Laguna de Cameros, a municipality in La Rioja, Spain San Cristóbal de La Laguna (also La Laguna), a municipality in the island of Tenerife, province of Santa Cruz...

Political career

In 1992, most of the Aquino cabinet were drafted for the Senate candidate line-up of the newly created party Lakas Tao. But Drilon opted to help Mrs. Aquino finish her term. He was again given the opportunity to run as a Senatorial candidate of the Lakas-Laban coalition in the 1995 election. He got the fourth highest number of votes in that Senate race. In 1998, he bolted Lakas and joined the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP) and supported Joseph Estrada to the presidency. He was selected as Senate Majority Floor Leader the same year. In 1999, he was among who voted in favor on the ratification of the Visiting Forces Agreement. When Marcelo Fernan died of cancer the same year, he made concessions with Blas Ople in sharing the seat of the Senate President. They agreed that Ople will serve as Senate President from 1999-2000 and he would serve from 2000-2001. Ople served his term from July 1999-July 2000. Drilon was installed as Senate President in July 2000. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... In the British Government, the Cabinet Secretary, or more formally Secretary of the Cabinet, is the senior civil servant in charge of the Cabinet Office, a department that provides administrative support to the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and the government as a whole. ... ... The Laban ñg Demokratikong Pilipino (Struggle for Democratic Filipinos) is a political party in the Philippines. ... Legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 8, 1995. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... ... Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (Struggle of the Patriotic Filipino Masses) was the umbrella political coalition party of the opposition during the 1998 Philippine Presidential Elections that lead to the presidency of then Vice President Joseph Estrada. ... Joseph Marcelo Ejercito Estrada, widely known as Erap (born April 19, 1937) is a popular film actor in the Philippines and was the 13th President of the Philippines from June 30, 1998 to January 20, 2001. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Marcelo Briones Fernan (October 24, 1927–July 11, 1999) was a Filipino lawyer and political figure. ... Blas F. Ople (February 3, 1927 - December 14, 2003) was a Filipino political figure. ... The President of the Senate is the title often given to the presiding officer, or chairman, of a senate. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in July, 2000. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in July, 2000. ...

EDSA II

On October 2000 he issued a statement about the Juetengate Scandal of President Joseph Estrada. He was removed the next month through a Senate revamp and Aquilino Pimentel Jr. was installed Senate President. On December 2000, an impeachment case was filed on the Senate. On January 13, 2001, he was one who voted in favor of the opening of the second bank envelope. Their vote was outnumbered and Drilon was remembered as the Senator who cried in front of Senate President Pimentel together with Senator Loren Legarda. Joseph Estrada was ousted January by the second EDSA People Power Revolution. As a true gentleman, he allowed Pimentel to occupy the Senate Presidency until the end the regular session on June 2001. 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in October, 2000. ... Joseph Marcelo Ejercito Estrada, widely known as Erap (born April 19, 1937) is a popular film actor in the Philippines and was the 13th President of the Philippines from June 30, 1998 to January 20, 2001. ... Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in December, 2000. ... Depiction of the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, then President of the United States, in 1868. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Loren Legarda-Leviste is a Filipino broadcast journalist and senator of the Philippines. ... Joseph Marcelo Ejercito Estrada, widely known as Erap (born April 19, 1937) is a popular film actor in the Philippines and was the 13th President of the Philippines from June 30, 1998 to January 20, 2001. ... The EDSA II revolution is depicted on the 200-peso bill. ...

2001-Present

Drilon ran again for the Senate as independent but was under the People Power Coalition senatorial line-up. The lineup was carefully chosen and the first letter of the candidate's surname (except for Roberto Pagdanganan) ended up with the line VOT FOR D CHAMMP. The line became a hit, and it led to the election of most of the coalition's senatorial candidates including Drilon.

When the session resumes July 2001, Pimentel was replaced by Drilon as Senate President. Pimentel bolted the administration coalition and joined forces with the opposition coalition. In 2003, Administration coalition partner Liberal Party, to which Arroyo's father, Diosdado Macapagal served as chairman in the 60's, invited Drilon to be its member. Days after, Drilon was elected chairman of the political party. Before the 2004 elections, Drilon invited Senator Rodolfo Biazon as its member. Biazon bolted Raul Roco's coalition Alyansa ng Pag-asa just days after he joined convention as its new member. 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Liberal Party is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded in 1945 by a breakaway from the Nacionalista Party. ... Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal (September 28, 1910–April 21, 1997) was the 9th President of the Philippines. ... Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. ...

Drilon had close contacts with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo since 2001 and actively supporting her when she ran for a fresh mandate to the presidency. That relationship ended in July 8 when Drilon together with Biazon and some prominent members of the Liberal Party decided to withdraw support from her and asked for her resignation. In Arroyo's 2005 State of the Nation Address, Drilon was only one noticed not applausing in entire program. PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947), also known by her initials GMA, is the current and 14th President of the Republic of the Philippines. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... The Liberal Party is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded in 1945 by a breakaway from the Nacionalista Party. ...

Drilon raised the issue of an overprized Chinese railway system to be built north of Metro Manila. He promised that he would be a fiscalizer rather than an ally of the President.

Personal Life

He was married to fellow lawyer Violeta Calvo with whom he had two children, Eliza and Patrick. During his candidacy for the Senate seat, Drilon often fly to the US to comfort his wife, who was then being treated for lung cancer. Mrs. Drilon died with the disease in September 1995, two months after her husband assumed his Senate seat. Two years after, Drilon proposed to close family friend Mila Serrano-Genuino, who was a widow. They married with former Presidents Aquino and Ramos as wedding sponsors. The incidence of lung cancer is highly correlated with smoking. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Drilon is a member of the Rotary Club, Makati Chapter. He was an active member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) where he was a former President of the Pasay-Makati-Mandaluyong-San Juan Chapter. Although he was born in Iloilo, he is a registered voter of Greenhills, San Juan. Logo of Rotary International Rotary International is an organisation whose members comprise Rotary Clubs (service clubs) located all over the world. ... Makati City is one of the most important cities in the Philippines in terms of finance and commerce. ... A bar association is a professional body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... Pasay City is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. ... Makati City is one of the most important cities in the Philippines in terms of finance and commerce. ... Mandaluyong City is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Municipality of San Juan Region: National Capital Region Province: — Dates: Founded—— Cityhood—— Population: 2000 census—117,680 Density—19,811 per km² Area: 5. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Municipality of San Juan Region: National Capital Region Province: — Dates: Founded—— Cityhood—— Population: 2000 census—117,680 Density—19,811 per km² Area: 5. ...

External links

• Senate of the Philippines