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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">Philippine House of Representatives</a> from <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Samar" title="Legislative districts of Samar">Samar's 1st District</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, 2010 – September 10, 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">Reynaldo S. Uy</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/Edgar_Mary_S._Sarmiento" class="mw-redirect" title="Edgar Mary S. Sarmiento">Edgar Mary S. Sarmiento</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;">Mayor of <a href="/wiki/Calbayog" title="Calbayog">Calbayog</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, 2001 – June 30, 2010</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">Reynaldo S. Uy</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Reynaldo S. Uy</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;">Vice Mayor of <a href="/wiki/Calbayog" title="Calbayog">Calbayog</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, 1992 – June 30, 1995</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">Mel Senen Sevilla Sarmiento</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1962-08-11</span>) </span>August 11, 1962<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 62)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a>, Philippines<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. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Philippines)" title="Liberal Party (Philippines)">Liberal</a> (2009-present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other political<br />affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lakas-CMD" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakas-CMD">Lakas-CMD</a> (until 2009)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">Businessman</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Profession</th><td class="infobox-data">Politician</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Mel Senen Sevilla Sarmiento</b> (born August 11, 1962) is a Filipino politician. He was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine House of Representatives">Philippine House of Representatives</a> representing the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Samar#1st_District" title="Legislative districts of Samar">1st Legislative District of Samar</a> from 2010 to 2015. He also served as Secretary-General of the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(Philippines)" title="Liberal Party (Philippines)">Liberal Party</a>. He served as the Vice Mayor of <a href="/wiki/Calbayog" title="Calbayog">Calbayog</a> from 1992 to 1995 and Mayor from 2004 to 2011 before the death of Congressman Uy. He was also the Secretary General of the <a href="/wiki/League_of_Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="League of Cities of the Philippines">League of Cities of the Philippines</a> from 2004 to 2010. He also served as the last <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Interior_and_Local_Government" title="Secretary of the Interior and Local Government">Secretary of the Interior and Local Government</a> under President <a href="/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_III" title="Benigno Aquino III">Benigno Aquino III</a> after <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Robredo" title="Jesse Robredo">Jesse Robredo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mar_Roxas" title="Mar Roxas">Mar Roxas</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_political_career_(1992–2010)"><span id="Early_life_and_political_career_.281992.E2.80.932010.29"></span>Early life and political career (1992–2010)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mel_Senen_Sarmiento&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and political career (1992–2010)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sarmiento was born in Manila to Engr. Oscar Sarmiento of Calbayog and Teresita Sevilla of Roxas City.<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. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He began his public service when he was vice mayor of <a href="/wiki/Calbayog" title="Calbayog">Calbayog</a> from 1992 to 1995. Prior to that, he was an active member of the <a href="/wiki/Rotary_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Rotary Club">Rotary Club</a> in Samar.<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> Unsuccessful in his bid for the mayoralty the following term, he took a break from politics for 6 years, during which time he ran his own construction firm.<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. (March 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2004–2010, he ran and won as Mayor of <a href="/wiki/Calbayog" title="Calbayog">Calbayog</a>.<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> He then became a substitute of Congressman Uy, and Aquino as Mayor. He also represented <a href="/wiki/League_of_Cities_of_the_Philippines" title="League of Cities of the Philippines">League of Cities of the Philippines</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as secretary general. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="House_of_Representatives_(2010–2015)"><span id="House_of_Representatives_.282010.E2.80.932015.29"></span>House of Representatives (2010–2015)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mel_Senen_Sarmiento&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: House of Representatives (2010–2015)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sarmiento was elected as representative of the first district of Western Samar during the 15th Congress. While on his first term, he was Vice Chairman of the Committee on National Defense<sup id="cite_ref-roster_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roster-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Committee on Public Order and Safety.<sup id="cite_ref-roster_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roster-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On his second term, he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Committee on Millennium Development Goals and Transportation. He resigned his seat following his appointment as <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Interior_and_Local_Government" title="Secretary of the Interior and Local Government">Secretary of the Interior and Local Government</a> in September 2015.<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>While in Congress, he authored and co-authored several house bills and republic acts, namely: </p> <ul><li>House Bill No. 00084 – The Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act<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></li> <li>House Bill No. 03527 – The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an act amending section 21 of Republic Act of 10121</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic Act">Republic Act</a> No. 10364<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – An Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic Act">Republic Act</a> No. 10630,<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> – Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006<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> A consolidation of <a href="/wiki/Senate_Bill" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate Bill">Senate Bill</a> No. 3324 and House Bill No. 6052. An Act Strengthening the Juvenile Justice System in the Philippines, amending for the purpose known as the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006,</li></ul> <dl><dt>Commission on Appointments (2013–2015)</dt></dl> <p>During his time as a member of Congress, Sarmiento was the Vice Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Commission_on_Appointments" title="Commission on Appointments">Commission on Appointments</a><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> and headed the House Contingent. The commission on appointments (CA) is a body that reviews, confirms or disapproves appointments made by the President to ensure only those who are qualified are appointed. </p> <dl><dt>Other appointments</dt></dl> <ul><li>Chairman, Phil Army Multi-Sector Advisory Board<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><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></li> <li>Vice-Chairman, AFP Multi-Sector Governance Council<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><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></li> <li>Director, Institute for Solidarity in Asia</li> <li>Director, SOS Children's Villages Philippines<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></li> <li>Member, Civil Service Multi-Sector Advisory Council</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards,_honors,_and_recognition"><span id="Awards.2C_honors.2C_and_recognition"></span>Awards, honors, and recognition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mel_Senen_Sarmiento&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Awards, honors, and recognition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2007, Sarmiento received the Konrad Adenauer Medal of Excellence<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> (KAME IV) and was conferred by the Ambassador of Germany, H. E. Axel Weishaupt at Manila Hotel. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_Nations">United Nations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mel_Senen_Sarmiento&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: United Nations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sarmiento is a member of the Advisory Group of Parliamentarians of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_International_Strategy_for_Disaster_Reduction" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction">United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction</a> (UNISDR). He represented the Philippine delegation for The Third UN <a href="/wiki/World_Conference_on_Disaster_Risk_Reduction" title="World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction">World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction</a>(WCDRR).<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> The WCDRR serves as a venue to gather policymakers and parliamentarians to share knowledge and best practices on disaster risk reduction and resilience. </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=Mel_Senen_Sarmiento&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sarmiento was briefly engaged to <a href="/wiki/Kris_Aquino" title="Kris Aquino">Kris Aquino</a> in 2021.<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> Aquino had publicised her relationship with him in August,<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><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> a month after the death of her brother <a href="/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_III" title="Benigno Aquino III">Benigno Simeon III</a>.<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> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mel_Senen_Sarmiento&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 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