Orly Mercado

Orlando S. Mercado
Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 1998 – January 19, 2001
President Joseph Estrada
Preceded by Fortunato Abat
Succeeded by Vacant[1]
In office
January 22, 2001 – January 25, 2001
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Preceded by Vacant[2]
Post last held by himself
Succeeded by Angelo Reyes
Senator of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998
Majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines
In office
1987–1989
President Corazon Aquino
Preceded by Vacant[3]
Post last held by Arturo Tolentino
Succeeded by Teofisto Guingona, Jr.
Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Quezon City
In office
June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986
Serving with Ismael A. Mathay, Jr., Cecilia Muñoz-Palma and Alberto Romulo
Personal details
Born April 26, 1946 (1946-04-26) (age 65)
Manila
Nationality Filipino
Spouse(s) Susan Pineda-Mercado[4]
Residence Makati
Alma mater University of the Philippines
Occupation Diplomat, Politician, Professor, Broadcaster
Profession [[]]
Religion Protestant[5]

Orlando Sanchez Mercado (born April 26, 1946), also known as Orly Mercado, is a politician from the Philippines. Mercado was a senator for three terms (1987–1992, 1992–1995 and 1995–1998) and the head and anchor the popular radio program Radyo Patrol of ABS-CBN from 1969 to 1971. Since 1975, he has been the producer and host of GMA Network's Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko, the pioneer television program in public service in the Philippines. In 1998, he was appointed Secretary of National Defense by President Joseph Estrada. He resigned as Secretary when the call for President Estrada's resignation in 2001 resulted to the EDSA Revolution II.

In 2008 Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo nominated Mercado as Philippine ambassador to the People's Republic of China, also accredited to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Mongolia,[6] however this was bypassed by the Commission on Appointments.[7] In 2009 he was appointed as the first permanent representative of the Philippines to ASEAN, a newly created ambassadorial post that then did not require Commission on Appointments approval.[7]

He is currently the Secretary-General of the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA), an organization of states, groups and individuals in the general area of Asia and the Pacific. He is a professor of public administration at the University of the Philippines where he also obtained his Ph.D. in Political Science.

Television programs

Significant Contributions

As Senator, among the measures he authored are:

As Secretary/Minister of Department of National Defense, he:

References

  1. ^ Mercado resigned as Secretary of National Defense in part of calling the resignation of President Joseph Estrada during the EDSA Revolution II.
  2. ^ Mercado resigned as Secretary of National Defense in part of calling the resignation of President Joseph Estrada and was reappointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
  3. ^ Vacant due to the Martial Law declared by President Ferdinand Marcos.
  4. ^ "Orlando S. Mercado". Department of National Defense. http://www.dnd.gov.ph/DNDWEBPAGE_files/past-snd/mercado.html. Retrieved August 14, 2009. 
  5. ^ Bob Tabada. "Libanan’s racket". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  6. ^ gmanews.tv, Ex-defense chief of Erap named new RP envoy to China
  7. ^ a b "Mercado named ASEAN envoy". INQUIRER.net. March 11, 2009. http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20090311-193571/Mercado-named-ASEAN-envoy. Retrieved August 14, 2009. 
  8. ^ "Orlando Mercado". http://eropaexp.weebly.com/mercado-orlando.html. 
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