The Honorable
Rodante D. Marcoleta
Portrait during the 18th Congress
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
In office
July 29, 2019 – June 1, 2022
House SpeakerAlan Peter Cayetano
Lord Allan Velasco
Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
for SAGIP party-list
Assumed office
June 30, 2016
Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
for Alagad party-list
In office
June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013
Personal details
Born
Rodante Dizon Marcoleta

(1953-07-29) July 29, 1953
Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines
Political partyPDP–Laban (2021–present)
SAGIP (2016–present)
Alagad (2004–2013)
SpouseEdna M. Marcoleta
Children1
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman (DPA)
San Sebastian College (LL.B)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Rodante Dizon Marcoleta (born July 29, 1953) is a Filipino politician serving as the party-list representative for SAGIP since 2016. He is a former House Deputy Speaker of the 18th Congress from 2019 to 2022.[1] A successful member of the religious organization Iglesia ni Cristo, Marcoleta is one of the vocal opponents against ABS-CBN and Meralco one of the 70 representatives who voted to permanently deny the franchise renewal of the network[2][3][4] and 70 representatives who voted to permanently deny the franchise renewal of the electricity as well as responsible for the termination of ABS-CBN Meralco and TV5's landmark partnership deal.[5][6][7][8][9] Marcoleta is also the host of Net 25 public affairs program, Sa Ganang Mamamayan (lit. For Citizens).[10]

Education

Political career

Party-list representative

Marcoleta was elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines under the 13th Congress representing the party-list of Alagad from 2004 to 2007 and again under the 15th Congress from 2009 until 2013. In 2016, under the 17th Congress, he was elected party-list representative of the Social Amelioration & Genuine Intervention on Poverty Partylist, more commonly known by its abbreviation SAGIP.[12] He is known as the proponent of slashing the budget of the Commission on Human Rights to 1,000 pesos.[13] Marcoleta was one of the principal authors of the landmark law Magna Carta of the Poor,[14] which was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in April 2019.[15]

Ivermectin pantry

In April 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, Marcoleta and Anakalusugan party-list representative Mike Defensor initiated an "ivermectin pan-three" that distributes the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin, despite warnings from the World Health Organization on the lack of evidence to support the drug's efficacy against COVID-19.[16][17]

Senate candidacy

In September 2021, Marcoleta was nominated by the PDP–Laban political party to run for senator in the 2022 Philippine Senate elections.[18][19][20] On April 27, 2022, twelve days prior to the elections, Marcoleta withdrew his senatorial bid citing his 'poor showing' in the surveys.[21][22]

References

  1. ↑ Diaz, Jess (August 1, 2019). "18 deputy speakers named". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ Perez-Rubio, Bella (July 10, 2020). "List of lawmakers who voted for and against ABS-CBN franchise renewal". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  3. ↑ Cigaral, Ian Nicolas (July 10, 2020). "Marcoleta: No chance for ABS-CBN to get new franchise, not even in 2022". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ Limos, Mario Alvaro (July 10, 2020). "Who Is Rodante Marcoleta?". esquiremag.ph.
  5. ↑ "Marcoleta believes TV5 violated franchise with ABS-CBN deal". GMA News. August 15, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Marcoleta claims TV5 violated its broadcasting franchise with ABS-CBN deal". CNN Philippines. August 16, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ Marvin, Joseph Ang (August 16, 2022). "Rodante Marcoleta locks target at TV5 after agreement with ABS-CBN finalized". CNN Philippines. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Personalities, netizens react to political pressure that caused the ABS-CBN-TV5 deal to fail". DailyPedia. September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ Nagpapasalamat at sumasaludo si Cong. Marcoleta sa desisyon na hindi ituloy ang napipinto sanang partnership agreement ng ABS-CBN at TV5. Magpasakop sa batas, ito ang isa sa dapat isaalang-alang ng merging ng dalawang malalaking TV Network. YouTube. Eagle News. September 5, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Sa Ganang Mamamayan on Net 25 2022 generic plug". Net 25 on Facebook. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Vote Pilipinas". votepilipinas.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  12. ↑ Gavilan, Jodesz (September 13, 2017). "Who is Rodante Marcoleta, the man behind the motion for CHR's P1,000-budget?". Rappler. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  13. ↑ Viray, Patricia Lourdes (September 13, 2017). "Who moved to give the CHR a budget of P1,000?". Philstar.com. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  14. ↑ Mauricio-Arriola, Tessa (February 20, 2022). "Reintroducing Rodante Marcoleta". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  15. ↑ Parrocha, Azer (May 27, 2019). "Duterte signs Magna Carta of the Poor". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  16. ↑ Mercado, Neil Arwin (April 27, 2021). "Defensor, Marcoleta to distribute Ivermectin 'to those in dire need of drug'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  17. ↑ Argosino, Faith (December 10, 2022). "KNOW THE PARTY-LIST REP: Rodante Marcoleta, SAGIP Partylist". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  18. ↑ Rey, Aika (September 8, 2021). "LIST: PDP-Laban Cusi faction's initial Senate slate for 2022". Rappler. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  19. ↑ @Rappler (December 8, 2021). "WATCH: Rodante Marcoleta boasts to supporters that "isinara natin ang ABS-CBN," rails against oligarchs while campaigning for Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte" (Tweet). Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Twitter.
  20. ↑ @Rappler (March 30, 2022). "Rodante Marcoleta made it a staple in sortie speech to brag about shutting down ABS-CBN, which he says is proof he can fight oligarchs. Marcoleta is running with Mark Villar of business magnate Villars who just launched an IPO and took over ABS frequencies" (Tweet). Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
  21. ↑ de Leon, Dwight (April 27, 2022). "ABS-CBN franchise killer Rodante Marcoleta withdraws from senatorial race". Rappler. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  22. ↑ RG Cruz, Mico Abarro (April 27, 2022). "UniTeam senate bet Marcoleta withdraws from #Halalan2022: Comelec". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
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