Oliver Lozano
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| Political Party: | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (1978 to date) |
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| Born: | May 13, 1940 Ilocos Norte |
| Spouse: | Norma Junio Lozano |
Atty. Oliver "Oli" Ocol Lozano - (born May 13, 1940) The legal counsel of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and first senatorial candidate to file his certificate of candidacy. In his certificate, Marcos lawyer Oliver Lozano said he would be running under the banner of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, the ruling party during the Marcos regime. Lozano filed his form at 8:55 a.m. making him the first candidate to register his candidacy and he was followed minutes later by radio announcer and candidate Melchor Chavez, also a KBL member. Both Lozano and Chavez ran but lost in previous senatorial derbies. He was born in Ilocos Norte and currently married to Norma Junio.
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[edit] Philippine general election, 2004 and 2007
In the Philippine general election, 2004 and Philippine general election, 2007, (Independent) Lozano landed on the 36th and 32nd place, with measly 238,272 and 305,637 votes, respectively. [1]
[edit] Lozano Complaint
It will be recalled that Lozano filed an impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in June 2005 in connection with the President’s supposedly wiretapped conversations with former COMELEC commissioner Virgilio Garcillano.
[edit] No takers
On September 27, 2007, Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. junked, dismissed and ordered the return of the Oliver Lozano impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Commission on Elections's (Comelec) Chairman Benjamin Abalos, Sr. Lozano's complaint had no takers, for it was not even endorsed by at least 1 member of Congress. De Venecia confirmed that this was the 2nd impeachment complaint of Lozano which had no takers. Lozano pleaded to Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL), but the latter turned down Lozano. Oliver (May 2007) ran for senator under the KBL but lost. House Minority Leader Ronaldo Zamora warned that "none of the members of the opposition would endorse the Lozano complaint". [2] [3]
[edit] Dispute over the KBL
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There has been confusion recently in the 2007 election campaign within the party. This confusion stems from the recent endorsement (allegedly by the KBL) of Marcos loyalist lawyer Oliver Lozano to dubious senatorial candidate Joselito Pepito "Peter" Cayetano, who has the namesake of Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, an opposition stalwart. Rep. Cayetano said that Gov. Bongbong Marcos, who is the president of the KBL, has certified that Joselito Cayetano has no party affiliation whatsoever with the KBL and that no endorsement was called for his namesake's candidacy. More recently, Marcos has denounced loyalist lawyer and senatorial candidate Oliver Lozano along with his candidates for turning the KBL into an "embarrassment". Marcos said that the party leadership will deal with the "renegade members" of the KBL after the elections. However, Lozano has repeatedly contended on television and radio that Marcos is an "honorary" president, and the real power within the party lies with Atty. Vicente Millora, who is the duly noted party chairman.
