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Escudero</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Escudero19th.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Escudero19th.jpg/200px-Escudero19th.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Escudero19th.jpg/300px-Escudero19th.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Escudero19th.jpg 2x" data-file-width="395" data-file-height="522" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Official portrait, 2022</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">25th <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Senate of the Philippines">President of the Senate of the Philippines</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />May 20, 2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Migz_Zubiri" title="Migz Zubiri">Migz Zubiri</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_the_Philippines" title="Senate of the Philippines">Senator of the Philippines</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />June 30, 2022</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Chair of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Senate_Committee_on_Higher,_Technical_and_Vocational_Education" title="Philippine Senate Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education">Senate Higher, Technical and Vocational Education Committee</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />June 30, 2022 – May 22, 2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joel_Villanueva" title="Joel Villanueva">Joel Villanueva</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Peter_Cayetano" title="Alan Peter Cayetano">Alan Peter Cayetano</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Chair of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Senate_Committee_on_Basic_Education,_Arts_and_Culture" title="Philippine Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture">Senate Education, Arts and Culture Committee</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />February 27, 2017 – June 30, 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bam_Aquino" title="Bam Aquino">Bam Aquino</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Win_Gatchalian" title="Win Gatchalian">Win Gatchalian</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(as Chair of the Senate Basic Education, Arts and Culture)</span></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Chair of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Senate_Committee_on_Banks,_Financial_Institutions_and_Currencies" title="Philippine Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies">Senate Banks, Financial Institutions <br />and Currencies Committee</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />July 25, 2016 – June 30, 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sergio_Osme%C3%B1a_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergio Osmeña III">Sergio Osmeña III</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Grace_Poe" title="Grace Poe">Grace Poe</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Chair of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Senate_Committee_on_Finance" title="Philippine Senate Committee on Finance">Senate Finance Committee</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />July 22, 2013 – July 28, 2015</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Drilon" title="Franklin Drilon">Franklin Drilon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Loren_Legarda" title="Loren Legarda">Loren Legarda</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Chair of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Senate_Committee_on_National_Defense_and_Security,_Peace,_Unification_and_Reconciliation" title="Philippine Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation">Senate National Defense and Security Committee</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />July 26, 2010 – July 22, 2013</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rodolfo_Biazon" title="Rodolfo Biazon">Rodolfo Biazon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Trillanes" title="Antonio Trillanes">Antonio Trillanes</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Chair of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Senate_Committee_on_Justice_and_Human_Rights" title="Philippine Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights">Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />July 23, 2007 – July 22, 2013</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Juan_Ponce_Enrile" title="Juan Ponce Enrile">Juan Ponce Enrile</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aquilino_Pimentel_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Aquilino Pimentel III">Aquilino Pimentel III</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Minority_Floor_Leader_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines">House Minority Leader</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />July 26, 2004 – June 30, 2007</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Padilla_(politician)" title="Carlos Padilla (politician)">Carlos M. Padilla</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ronaldo_Zamora" title="Ronaldo Zamora">Ronaldo Zamora</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">House of Representatives</a> from <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Sorsogon's 1st congressional district">1st</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Salvador_H._Escudero_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Salvador H. Escudero III">Salvador Escudero</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Salvador_H._Escudero_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Salvador H. Escudero III">Salvador Escudero</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Sorsogon" title="Governor of Sorsogon">Governor of Sorsogon</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2022</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Vice Governor</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Manuel Fortes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Robert Lee Rodrigueza</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Boboy Hamor</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Francis Joseph Guevara Escudero</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1969-10-10</span>) </span>October 10, 1969<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 55)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a>, Philippines</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_People%27s_Coalition" title="Nationalist People's Coalition">NPC</a> (1998–2009; 2018–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other political<br />affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> (2009–2018)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Christine Flores</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2005; <abbr title="annulled">ann.</abbr> 2011)<wbr /></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Heart_Evangelista" title="Heart Evangelista">Heart Evangelista</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="February 15, 2015">2015</span>)<wbr /></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mart_Escudero" class="mw-redirect" title="Mart Escudero">Mart Escudero</a> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> (nephew)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Salvador_Escudero" title="Salvador Escudero">Salvador Escudero</a> (father)<br /><a href="/wiki/Evelina_Escudero" title="Evelina Escudero">Evelina Escudero</a> (mother)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines_Diliman" title="University of the Philippines Diliman">University of the Philippines Diliman</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Laws" title="Bachelor of Laws">LL.B.</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Laws" title="Master of Laws">LL.M.</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signature</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chiz-escudero-signature.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Francis Escudero's signature"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Chiz-escudero-signature.svg/104px-Chiz-escudero-signature.svg.png" decoding="async" width="104" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Chiz-escudero-signature.svg/156px-Chiz-escudero-signature.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Chiz-escudero-signature.svg/208px-Chiz-escudero-signature.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="833" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://chizescudero.com">Official website</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Francis Joseph</b> "<b>Chiz</b>" <b>Guevara Escudero</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Tagalog pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="tl-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Tagalog" title="Help:IPA/Tagalog">[ɛskʊˈdero]</a></span>, born October 10, 1969) is a Filipino politician and lawyer who has served as the 25th <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Senate of the Philippines">President of the Senate of the Philippines</a> since May 20, 2024. Escudero has served as a <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_the_Philippines" title="Senate of the Philippines">Senator</a> since 2022, and previously from 2007 to 2019. He recently served as <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Sorsogon" title="Governor of Sorsogon">governor of Sorsogon</a> from 2019 to 2022, and was the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">representative</a> for <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Sorsogon#1st_District" title="Legislative districts of Sorsogon">1st district</a> from 1998 to 2007, as well as <a href="/wiki/Minority_Floor_Leader_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines">House Minority Leader</a> from 2004 to 2007. He unsuccessfully run for <a href="/wiki/Vice_president_of_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice president of the Philippines">vice president of the Philippines</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2016_Philippine_presidential_election" title="2016 Philippine presidential election">2016 elections</a> as the running mate of <a href="/wiki/Grace_Poe" title="Grace Poe">Grace Poe</a>. </p><p>Born to a family of politicians from Sorsogon, he attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines" title="University of the Philippines">University of the Philippines</a> from kindergarten through law school. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a lawyer and lecturer and earned his <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Laws" title="Master of Laws">Master of Laws</a> degree from <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown University</a> in the United States. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Francis Joseph Guevara Escudero was born on October 10, 1969, in <a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, the second of the three children of the late <a href="/wiki/Salvador_Escudero" title="Salvador Escudero">Salvador "Sonny" Escudero III</a>, who was then the director of UP Veterinary Hospital at the time of his birth and later served as the Agriculture Minister, representative of the first district of <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a> during the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_(1965%E2%80%9386)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Philippines (1965–86)">Marcos era</a>, and Sorsogon representative until his death in 2012. His mother is Dr. Evelina B. Guevara-Escudero, a former representative of the first district of Sorsogon.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-House_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-House-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Abuyuan,_Gina_p._44_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abuyuan,_Gina_p._44-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chiz Escudero's grandfather, Salvador Escudero Jr., was mayor of Casiguran, Sorsogon and a member of the <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon_Provincial_Board" title="Sorsogon Provincial Board">Sorsogon Provincial Board</a>. Escudero's grand-grandfather, Salvador C. "Gurang" Escudero Sr., entered politics in 1912 as councilor of <a href="/wiki/Casiguran,_Sorsogon" title="Casiguran, Sorsogon">Casiguran</a> town and went on to become town mayor, provincial board member, and governor. When the Japanese occupation broke out in 1942 he led one of the three guerilla units of the province.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Escudero was educated in the Philippine public school system. He attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines_Integrated_School" class="mw-redirect" title="University of the Philippines Integrated School">University of the Philippines Integrated School</a> in elementary (1981) and high school (1985). He obtained his bachelor's degree in political science from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines_Diliman" title="University of the Philippines Diliman">University of the Philippines Diliman</a> (1988) and Bachelor of Laws at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines_College_of_Law" title="University of the Philippines College of Law">University of the Philippines College of Law</a> (1993).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines" title="University of the Philippines">University of the Philippines</a>, Escudero joined the <a href="/wiki/Alpha_Phi_Beta" title="Alpha Phi Beta">Alpha Phi Beta</a> fraternity and was a member of the Alpha Phi Beta Debating Team, which was the 1991 U.P. Open Debate Champion.<sup id="cite_ref-Aguila,_Kap_Maceda_p._48_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aguila,_Kap_Maceda_p._48-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A consistent honor student, Escudero was a member of the Order of the Purple Feather or the U.P. Law Honor Society (1989-1993). He became the Secretary General of the Association of Law Students of the Philippines on his senior year at law school (1992-1993).<sup id="cite_ref-Lopez,_Tony_p._21_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lopez,_Tony_p._21-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to becoming a lawyer, Escudero was a teaching assistant at the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://polisci.upd.edu.ph/">Department of Political Science</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines" title="University of the Philippines">University of the Philippines</a> (1988–1989). In 1989, he became a Junior Political Analyst of the Batangas Development Planning office.<sup id="cite_ref-MBC_Profile_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MBC_Profile-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After he received his law degree, Escudero joined the Bautista, Picazo, Buyco, Tan and Fider Law Office in 1993 as junior associate. A year later, he became a legal consultant of the UNLAD Ship Management and Manning Corp. and legal counsel of the Crusade Against Violence (CAV). By 1995, he was a partner at his own firm, the Escudero, Marasigan, Sta. Ana, Vallente and Villareal Law Office (EMSAVIL Law). He remains with the firm to this day.<sup id="cite_ref-Lopez,_Tony_p._21_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lopez,_Tony_p._21-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1996, Escudero received his master's degree in International and Comparative Law at the <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University_Law_Center" title="Georgetown University Law Center">Georgetown University Law Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a><sup id="cite_ref-Aguila,_Kap_Maceda_p._48_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aguila,_Kap_Maceda_p._48-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aside from pursuing his law practice, Escudero was senior lecturer at the College of Law at University of the Philippines (1996-1998). He also taught at the Graduate School of the <a href="/wiki/Ateneo_de_Manila_University" title="Ateneo de Manila University">Ateneo de Manila University</a> in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 3, 2000, Escudero was named a Commander of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Navy_Reserve_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine Navy Reserve Command">Philippine Navy Reserve Command</a>. </p><p>While serving as a lawmaker, Escudero also dabbled in media. From May to August 2000, he hosted "Ngayon na Pinoy", a TV program on <a href="/w/index.php?title=Radip_Philippines_Network&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Radip Philippines Network (page does not exist)">RPN</a>. He also anchored the radio programs "Magandang Umaga Bayan" on the Angel Radio, <a href="/wiki/DZAR" title="DZAR">DZAR 1026 AM</a>; and "Usapang de Campanilla" and "Usapang Legal", both on <a href="/wiki/DZMM" title="DZMM">DZMM</a>. </p><p>Escudero also penned a column, "Usapang Legal ni Chiz Escudero" (later renamed "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abante.com.ph/pub/legal/say-chiz.html">Say Chiz</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151208101717/http://www.abante.com.ph/pub/legal/say-chiz.html">Archived</a> December 8, 2015, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>") in two tabloids: Abante and Abante Tonite. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-politics">Pre-politics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Pre-politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Escudero's involvement in politics started in the 1980s as an organizer for the local campaign of his father.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He first expressed interest in running for public office as <a href="/wiki/Municipal_councilor" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipal councilor">municipal councilor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a> when he was 22. At 25, he again indicated his intention to run, this time as mayor of the municipality.<sup id="cite_ref-Lopez,_Tony_p._21_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lopez,_Tony_p._21-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on both occasions, his family forbade him from entering politics and insisted that he finish his law studies before embarking on a political career.<sup id="cite_ref-Lopez,_Tony_p._21_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lopez,_Tony_p._21-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Congress:_1998–2007"><span id="Congress:_1998.E2.80.932007"></span>Congress: 1998–2007</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Congress: 1998–2007"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chiz.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Chiz.jpg/220px-Chiz.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Chiz.jpg/330px-Chiz.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Chiz.jpg/440px-Chiz.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1567" data-file-height="2090" /></a><figcaption>Representative Escudero in 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>Consequently, Escudero was 28 when he began his political career. He was elected representative of the <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Sorsogon's 1st congressional district">first district of Sorsogon</a> in 1998 and was one of the youngest lawmakers in the <a href="/wiki/11th_Congress_of_the_Philippines" title="11th Congress of the Philippines">11th Congress</a>. Escudero was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_People%27s_Coalition" title="Nationalist People's Coalition">Nationalist People's Coalition</a>, the second biggest political party<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, from 1998 to 2009. </p><p>He was elected Assistant Majority Floor Leader of the <a href="/wiki/11th_Congress_of_the_Philippines" title="11th Congress of the Philippines">11th Congress</a> from June 1998 to November 2000 and became Second Deputy Majority Floor Leader from November 2000 to January 2001. He was Assistant Deputy Majority of the 11th Congress from January to June 2001. In his last term as member of the House of Representatives, he served as <a href="/wiki/Minority_Floor_Leader_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines">Minority Floor Leader</a> from 2004 to 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While in Congress, Escudero pushed for the cityhood of Sorsogon. On August 16, 2000, Republic Act 8806 was passed, merging the municipalities of Sorsogon and Bacon into a component city of Sorsogon province. The law was ratified during a plebiscite on December 16, 2000, and <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon_City" title="Sorsogon City">Sorsogon</a> functioned as a city on June 30, 2001, with the assumption into office of its first officials.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, Escudero figured prominently in the Philippine <a href="/wiki/2004_Philippine_presidential_election" title="2004 Philippine presidential election">presidential elections</a> as the campaign spokesperson<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of <a href="/wiki/Presidential_candidacy_of_Fernando_Poe,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Presidential candidacy of Fernando Poe, Jr.">presidential candidate</a> <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Poe_Jr." title="Fernando Poe Jr.">Fernando Poe Jr.</a>, a popular movie actor. Poe eventually lost to the incumbent president <a href="/wiki/Gloria_Macapagal_Arroyo" title="Gloria Macapagal Arroyo">Gloria Macapagal Arroyo</a> in a highly contested electoral exercise.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When evidence of <a href="/wiki/Hello_Garci_scandal" title="Hello Garci scandal">alleged electoral fraud surfaced</a>, Escudero was among the lawmakers who moved for the impeachment<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of then President Arroyo. However, the President's allies in Congress voted to drop the impeachment complaint.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 6, 2005, Escudero voted no on the dropping of <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_Philippines" title="Impeachment in the Philippines">impeachment complaints against President Arroyo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He explained, "It is the truth that has lost. But the search for the truth does not end today. The president and her allies will always be haunted by questions."<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A new set of impeachment case was filed on 2006 and Escudero maintained his vote against its dismissal.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite another round of defeat, Escudero said the results "will not change the fact that there was cheating, lying, anomalies and stealing in government."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Escudero belonged to the anti-Charter Change bloc who voted against the constitutional reform initiatives of then House Speaker <a href="/wiki/Jose_de_Venecia_Jr." title="Jose de Venecia Jr.">Jose de Venecia Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-Lopez,_Tony_p._21_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lopez,_Tony_p._21-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He believed these attempts to change the Constitution are nothing but last ditch efforts to keep the president and his allies in power.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Escudero was a member of a group of NGO-legislators proposing an alternative national budget called "Imperatives of Real and Equitable Growth: An Alternative Proposal for Financing the Millennium Development Goals in the 2007 Budget". This is in response to the proposed national budget of the administration for not being perceptive to the social development needs of the Philippines.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate:_2007–2019"><span id="Senate:_2007.E2.80.932019"></span>Senate: 2007–2019</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Senate: 2007–2019"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chiz_Escudero_at_Senate_session_9.24.14.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Chiz_Escudero_at_Senate_session_9.24.14.jpg/220px-Chiz_Escudero_at_Senate_session_9.24.14.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Chiz_Escudero_at_Senate_session_9.24.14.jpg/330px-Chiz_Escudero_at_Senate_session_9.24.14.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Chiz_Escudero_at_Senate_session_9.24.14.jpg/440px-Chiz_Escudero_at_Senate_session_9.24.14.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="400" /></a><figcaption>Senator Escudero during a session with the Philippine Senate, September 24, 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>On January 30, 2007, Escudero filed his candidacy<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_the_Philippines" title="Senate of the Philippines">Senate of the Philippines</a>. He was elected to the Senate with the second highest tally of votes, slightly behind <a href="/wiki/Loren_Legarda" title="Loren Legarda">Loren Legarda</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/14th_Congress_of_the_Philippines" title="14th Congress of the Philippines">14th Congress of the Philippines</a>, Escudero chaired the Senate Committees on Justice and Human Rights; Ways and Means; and National Defense. In the <a href="/wiki/15th_Congress_of_the_Philippines" title="15th Congress of the Philippines">15th Congress</a>, he headed the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights and the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. He also led the Joint Oversight Committees on Ecological Solid Waste Management and the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Clean Air Act. </p><p>On October 29, 2009, Escudero announced his resignation from the <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_People%27s_Coalition" title="Nationalist People's Coalition">Nationalist People's Coalition</a> and became an independent.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Escudero was expected to run for the presidency but he did not. Instead, he endorsed the team-up of Senator <a href="/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_III" title="Benigno Aquino III">Benigno Aquino III</a> and <a href="/wiki/Makati" title="Makati">Makati</a> Mayor <a href="/wiki/Jejomar_Binay" title="Jejomar Binay">Jejomar Binay</a>. The team–up dubbed "<a href="/wiki/2010_Aquino%E2%80%93Binay_campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 Aquino–Binay campaign"><b>NoyBi</b></a>". The two political figures, who belong to opposing camps, won as President and Vice President, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 2, 2012, Escudero filed for reelection.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to the official campaign period, Escudero, Legarda, and <a href="/wiki/Grace_Poe" title="Grace Poe">Grace Poe</a> were expected to run as common candidates of both the administration and opposition slates. However, the opposition group <a href="/wiki/United_Nationalist_Alliance" title="United Nationalist Alliance">United Nationalist Alliance</a> junked the three Senate bets.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Escudero remained independent but ran as part of the administration-backed coalition <a href="/wiki/Team_PNoy" title="Team PNoy">Team PNoy</a>. Garnering 17,502,358 votes <sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> out of 40,214,324<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> registered voters who actually voted, he won another term as senator.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the initial announcement of Senate chairmanships in the <a href="/wiki/16th_Congress_of_the_Philippines" title="16th Congress of the Philippines">16th Congress</a>, Escudero got the Education Committee but ended up as chairman of the powerful Finance Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rappler.com_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rappler.com-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Majority_Floor_Leader_of_the_Senate_of_the_Philippines" title="Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines">Majority Floor Leader</a> <a href="/wiki/Alan_Peter_Cayetano" title="Alan Peter Cayetano">Alan Cayetano</a> explained, "Because there was no decision yet on who will be the chairperson of the Committee on Finance, and since it’s one of the biggest committees or one with the largest jurisdiction, traditionally the chairman of the Committee on Finance would not have any other committee. So Senator Escudero graciously gave up the chairmanship of the committee on education because he took over the Committee on Finance."<sup id="cite_ref-rappler.com_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rappler.com-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2016_vice_presidential_bid">2016 vice presidential bid</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2016 vice presidential bid"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Grace_Poe_presidential_campaign,_2016" class="mw-redirect" title="Grace Poe presidential campaign, 2016">Grace Poe presidential campaign, 2016</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chiz_Escudero_declares_vice_presidential_bid,_September_18,_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Chiz_Escudero_declares_vice_presidential_bid%2C_September_18%2C_2015.jpg/220px-Chiz_Escudero_declares_vice_presidential_bid%2C_September_18%2C_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Chiz_Escudero_declares_vice_presidential_bid%2C_September_18%2C_2015.jpg/330px-Chiz_Escudero_declares_vice_presidential_bid%2C_September_18%2C_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Chiz_Escudero_declares_vice_presidential_bid%2C_September_18%2C_2015.jpg/440px-Chiz_Escudero_declares_vice_presidential_bid%2C_September_18%2C_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2409" /></a><figcaption>Chiz Escudero declares his vice presidential bid, September 18, 2015</figcaption></figure> <p>Citing a possible bid for higher office in the next elections, Escudero resigned as chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and as co-chair of the Joint Congressional Committee on Public Expenditures on July 28, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his letter to Senate President <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Drilon" title="Franklin Drilon">Franklin Drilon</a>, Escudero wrote, "However, given my public pronouncements regarding a possible candidacy for higher office in 2016, I believe that it behooves me to step down at this juncture to ensure that deliberations on the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) – considered the single most important piece of legislation passed by Congress each year – are untainted by suspicions or perceptions of partisan politics."<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Long rumored as the possible <a href="/wiki/Running_mate" title="Running mate">running mate</a> of leading presidential candidate <a href="/wiki/Grace_Poe" title="Grace Poe">Grace Poe</a>, Escudero officially announced his candidacy for <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_Philippines" title="Vice President of the Philippines">Vice President of the Philippines</a> on September 15, 2015, at the historic <a href="/wiki/Club_Filipino" title="Club Filipino">Club Filipino</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-manilatimes.net_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-manilatimes.net-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In her introduction, Poe enumerated the accomplishments of Escudero as a legislator both in the House and the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-manilatimes.net_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-manilatimes.net-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> said, "It’s true Senator Chiz is my friend, but for the nation, my reason for teaming up with him is personal trust. He is a person who can be trusted, a person who has experience and a person who has already done something for the people."<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Presidential frontrunner and <a href="/wiki/Davao_City" title="Davao City">Davao City</a> mayor <a href="/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte" title="Rodrigo Duterte">Rodrigo Duterte</a> called the combination of Poe and Escudero as an "excellent" tandem because of his political experience and her ability to provide ascendancy.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A day after his declaration, the <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_People%27s_Coalition" title="Nationalist People's Coalition">Nationalist People's Coalition</a> (NPC) administered the oath-taking of 200 officials from <a href="/wiki/Batangas" title="Batangas">Batangas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laguna_(province)" title="Laguna (province)">Laguna</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Quezon" title="Quezon">Quezon</a> as members in part because of support for the Poe-Escudero ticket.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Talks are rife the NPC, in coalition with other political parties including the <a href="/wiki/Nacionalista_Party" title="Nacionalista Party">Nacionalista Party</a>, the National Unity Party, and the <a href="/wiki/Bagong_Alyansang_Makabayan" title="Bagong Alyansang Makabayan">Makabayan</a> bloc, will back the Poe-Escudero tandem in the coming elections.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board member Florencio Noel revealed, at least eight party-list groups have also expressed support for Poe and Escudero.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late 2015, Escudero began leading the vice presidential opinion polls, and by February 2016 started being statistically tied with Senator <a href="/wiki/Bongbong_Marcos" title="Bongbong Marcos">Bongbong Marcos</a> several times, before being beaten by Marcos by early April. Escudero continued to drop in April, maintaining third place behind Marcos and Congresswoman <a href="/wiki/Leni_Robredo" title="Leni Robredo">Leni Robredo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A day after the election, on May 10, 2016, Escudero conceded the race, garnering 4.9 million votes and placing fourth among six candidates with 12% of the votes in the unofficial <a href="/wiki/Commission_on_Elections_(Philippines)" title="Commission on Elections (Philippines)">Comelec</a> transparency server count, behind Robredo, Marcos and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governor_of_Sorsogon:_2019–2022"><span id="Governor_of_Sorsogon:_2019.E2.80.932022"></span>Governor of Sorsogon: 2019–2022</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Governor of Sorsogon: 2019–2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Escudero was elected Governor of <a href="/wiki/Sorsogon" title="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</a> and executed his duties for one term from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_the_Senate_(2022)"><span id="Return_to_the_Senate_.282022.29"></span>Return to the Senate (2022)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Return to the Senate (2022)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the run up to the <a href="/wiki/2022_Philippine_general_election" title="2022 Philippine general election">2022 Philippine general election</a>, Escudero was endorsed by the outgoing <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Philippines">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte" title="Rodrigo Duterte">Rodrigo Duterte</a> and campaigned for the empowerment of local government units.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Escudero was once again elected, finishing fifth with over 20 million votes.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a vehicle bearing the protocol license plate assigned to Escudero trespassed along the bus-exclusive <a href="/wiki/EDSA_Carousel" title="EDSA Carousel">EDSA busway</a>, Escudero apologized and stated that the usage of the vehicle was unauthorized and driven by the driver of a family member. Private vehicles are not authorized to drive along the busway, and the incident was seen as part of the larger trend of vehicles with government issued license place trespassing along the busway.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="President_of_the_Senate_(2024-present)"><span id="President_of_the_Senate_.282024-present.29"></span>President of the Senate (2024-present)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: President of the Senate (2024-present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bongbong_Marcos_2024-SONA-73.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Bongbong_Marcos_2024-SONA-73.jpg/220px-Bongbong_Marcos_2024-SONA-73.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Bongbong_Marcos_2024-SONA-73.jpg/330px-Bongbong_Marcos_2024-SONA-73.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Bongbong_Marcos_2024-SONA-73.jpg/440px-Bongbong_Marcos_2024-SONA-73.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Escudero (left) during President <a href="/wiki/Bongbong_Marcos" title="Bongbong Marcos">Bongbong Marcos</a>'s <a href="/wiki/2024_State_of_the_Nation_Address_(Philippines)" title="2024 State of the Nation Address (Philippines)">2024 State of the Nation Address</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Escudero won a closed-ballot vote to become the 25th <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Senate of the Philippines">President of the Senate of the Philippines</a>. Escudero replaced outgoing Senate President <a href="/wiki/Migz_Zubiri" title="Migz Zubiri">Juan Miguel Zubiri</a> on the May 20, 2024. He was sworn-in by Senator <a href="/wiki/Mark_Villar" title="Mark Villar">Mark Villar</a> and was accompanied by his wife <a href="/wiki/Heart_Evangelista" title="Heart Evangelista">Heart Evangelista</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his first acts as President of the Senate he oversaw the nomination and subsequent election of several of his colleagues to certain senate positions and committees, notably Senator <a href="/wiki/Jinggoy_Estrada" title="Jinggoy Estrada">Jinggoy Estrada</a> having been sworn-in as the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, replacing Senator <a href="/wiki/Loren_Legarda" title="Loren Legarda">Loren Legarda</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 21, Marcos, Jr. <a href="/wiki/Political_endorsement" title="Political endorsement">endorsed</a> Escudero's Presidency saying “I extend my support to the new Senate President, Chiz Escudero.”<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_views">Political views</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Political views"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_China_Sea_dispute">South China Sea dispute</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: South China Sea dispute"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In response to <a href="/wiki/Spratly_Islands_dispute#Timeline_of_other_events" title="Spratly Islands dispute">water cannon attacks by Chinese vessels against Philippine vessels</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Escudero proposed the usage of at least 100 million pesos for the construction of permanent structures housing soldiers and fishermen on <a href="/wiki/Second_Thomas_Shoal" title="Second Thomas Shoal">Second Thomas Shoal</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/South_China_Sea" title="South China Sea">South China Sea</a>. He has also previously advocated for the construction of permanent structures during his previous tenure as <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Sorsogon" title="Governor of Sorsogon">Governor of Sorsogon</a> after similar water cannon attacks.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Diplomatic_relations_with_China">Diplomatic relations with China</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Diplomatic relations with China"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Escudero spoke out against the statement issued by Senator <a href="/wiki/Francis_Tolentino" title="Francis Tolentino">Francis Tolentino</a>, the Vice chair of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations" title="Philippine Senate Committee on Foreign Relations">Senate Committee on Foreign Relations</a>, to recall the Philippine Ambassador to China, <a href="/wiki/Jaime_FlorCruz" title="Jaime FlorCruz">Jaime FlorCruz</a>, in response to water cannon attacks by Chinese vessels, arguing that such action would escalate the <a href="/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_South_China_Sea" title="Territorial disputes in the South China Sea">South China Sea conflict</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Department_of_Disaster_Resilience">Department of Disaster Resilience</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Department of Disaster Resilience"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Responding to the <a href="/wiki/2022_Luzon_earthquake" title="2022 Luzon earthquake">2022 Luzon Earthquake</a>, Escudero proposed the creation of an agency focusing on disaster resilience and response to coordinate the delivery of air and distribution of funds in response to calamities. Escudero highlighted the struggles he faced as Governor of Sorsogon surrounding the distribution of aid in response to calamities which was impeded by existing bureaucracy and red-tape.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Escudero married Christine Elizabeth Flores, who is a singer and stage actress, in 1999. They have two children, <a href="/wiki/Fraternal_twin" class="mw-redirect" title="Fraternal twin">fraternal twins</a>, Quino and Chesi,<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>born September 7, 2007. They separated after six years<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">marriage</a> and were granted a civil <a href="/wiki/Annulment" title="Annulment">annulment</a> in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Escudero has custody of their two children.<sup id="cite_ref-Abuyuan,_Gina_p._44_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abuyuan,_Gina_p._44-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, the senator began dating local actress and TV talk show host <a href="/wiki/Heart_Evangelista" title="Heart Evangelista">Heart Evangelista</a>. Their engagement was announced<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in August 2014, a few months after Escudero obtained Church annulment of his first marriage.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 15, 2015, Evangelista and Escudero married on <a href="/wiki/Balesin_Island" title="Balesin Island">Balesin Island</a>, off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Polillo,_Quezon" title="Polillo, Quezon">Polillo, Quezon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Manila_Bulletin_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manila_Bulletin-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2018, Evangelista announced that she and Escudero were expecting their first child together.<sup id="cite_ref-Manila_Bulletin_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manila_Bulletin-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the same month, however, one of the twins she was carrying was lost to a miscarriage.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2018, Evangelista announced that she suffered yet another miscarriage, losing the last of her twins.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While protesting against the Presidency of Arroyo, Escudero was chanted as "Bamboo" by other protesters due to some facial similarities to <a href="/wiki/Bamboo_Ma%C3%B1alac" title="Bamboo Mañalac">Bamboo</a>, a Filipino singer and former vocalist of <a href="/wiki/Rivermaya" title="Rivermaya">Rivermaya</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of facial similarities, many memes were created about it. The two finally met in 2022 and netizens made fun of it.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On their 9th wedding anniversary on February 15, 2024, Escudero and Evangelista <a href="/wiki/Wedding_vow_renewal_ceremony" title="Wedding vow renewal ceremony">renewed their vows</a> at Balesin Royal Villa, also in Balesin Island.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1999, Escudero was awarded Youth Achiever in Government; in 2000, Most Outstanding Congressman and Outstanding Public Servant of the Year; and in 2005, he was one of Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the Philippines awardees in recognition of his youth leadership.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, Escudero was the only Filipino named as Asia's News Network's Asia's Idols.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, he was given the Anak TV Seal as the Most Admired TV Personality.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also honored by the <a href="/wiki/World_Economic_Forum" title="World Economic Forum">World Economic Forum</a> as a Young Global Leader in the same year in recognition of his professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Escudero received the Rotary Golden Wheel Award for Political Governance and Legislation in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Books">Books</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_Escudero&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Orteza, Bibeth. (2009). Say ni Chiz (Autobiography of Senator Francis Escudero). 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Padilla</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minority_Floor_Leader_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines">Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines</a> </b><br />2004–2007 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Ronaldo_Zamora" title="Ronaldo Zamora">Ronaldo Zamora</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_the_Philippines" title="Senate of the Philippines">Senate of the Philippines</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Juan_Ponce_Enrile" title="Juan Ponce Enrile">Juan Ponce Enrile</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Chair of the <a 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href="/wiki/Antonio_Trillanes" title="Antonio Trillanes">Antonio Trillanes</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Drilon" title="Franklin Drilon">Franklin Drilon</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Chair of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Philippine_Senate_committees" title="List of Philippine Senate committees">Philippine Senate <br />Finance Committee</a> </b><br />2013–2015 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Loren_Legarda" title="Loren Legarda">Loren Legarda</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Sergio_Osme%C3%B1a_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergio Osmeña III">Sergio Osmeña III</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Chair of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Philippine_Senate_committees" title="List of Philippine Senate committees">Philippine Senate <br />Banks, Financial Institutions <br />and Currencies Committee</a> </b><br />2016–2019 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Grace_Poe" title="Grace Poe">Grace Poe</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Bam_Aquino" title="Bam Aquino">Bam Aquino</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Chair of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Philippine_Senate_committees" title="List of Philippine Senate committees">Philippine Senate <br />Education, Arts and Culture Committee</a> </b><br />2017–2019 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Win_Gatchalian" title="Win Gatchalian">Win Gatchalian</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Migz_Zubiri" title="Migz Zubiri">Migz Zubiri</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Senate of the Philippines">President of the Senate of the Philippines</a> </b><br />2024–present </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Incumbent</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Robert Lee Rodrigueza</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Sorsogon" title="Governor of Sorsogon">Governor of Sorsogon</a> </b><br />2019-2022 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Jose Edwin Hamor</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cfc;">Order of precedence </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte" title="Rodrigo Duterte">Rodrigo Duterte</a></div><i><b>as Former <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Philippines">President</a> </b></i> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Philippine_order_of_precedence" title="Philippine order of precedence">Order of Precedence of the Philippines</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>as <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Senate of the Philippines">President of the Senate of the Philippines</a> </i></span> </b> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Romualdez" title="Martin Romualdez">Martin Romualdez</a></div><i><b>as <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines">Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines</a> </b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc;">Lines of succession </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Sara_Duterte" title="Sara Duterte">Sara Duterte</a></div><i><b>as <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_Philippines" title="Vice President of the Philippines">Vice President</a> </b></i> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Philippine_presidential_line_of_succession" title="Philippine presidential line of succession">Philippine presidential line of succession</a><br 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title="Joker Arroyo">Joker Arroyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Peter_Cayetano" title="Alan Peter Cayetano">Alan Peter Cayetano</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Francis Escudero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregorio_Honasan" title="Gregorio Honasan">Gregorio Honasan</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;text-align:center;width:10em;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Panfilo_Lacson" title="Panfilo Lacson">Panfilo Lacson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loren_Legarda" title="Loren Legarda">Loren Legarda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Pangilinan" title="Francis Pangilinan">Francis Pangilinan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Trillanes" title="Antonio Trillanes">Antonio Trillanes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manny_Villar" title="Manny Villar">Manny Villar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Migz_Zubiri" title="Migz Zubiri">Migz Zubiri</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" 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