Abigail Valte
| Abigail Valte | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Presidential Deputy Spokesperson | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 2010 | |
| President | Benigno S. Aquino III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 23, 1980 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse(s) | Gerard Valte |
| Relations | Husband |
| Children | Inaki Valte |
| Alma mater | De La Salle University Ateneo Law School |
| Occupation | Undersecretary, Office of the President |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Abigail Valte is the Deputy Presidential Spokesman of President Benigno Aquino III in the Philippines.[1][2]
Career
Atty. Valte earned a degree in A.B. Philosophy from De La Salle University - Manila, which she completed in 2002. The year after, she was admitted to the Ateneo Professional Schools (Ateneo Law School) for the Juris Doctor program, which she successfully completed in 2007. She was admitted to the Philippine Bar in May 2008.
Valte was a Junior Associate for Litigation and Labor at Escudero Marasigan Vallente and E.H. Villareal. She handled various cases involving Family Law (adoptions, declarations of nullity) Estate Law and Criminal Law. In November 2009, she volunteered to become part of the Media Bureau of the Presidential Campaign of Benigno S. Aquino III, and was eventually assigned to be the unit head.
She joined government on July 01, 2010, when she was appointed by President Benigno S. Aquino III as Deputy Presidential Spokesperson under the Office of the President. Valte was also tasked to be part of the Administration's study group on the Freedom of Information bill. In addition to her press duties, she is a member of the Open Data Philippines Task Force and a member of the Strategic Communications Committee of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Philippines 2015 National Organizing Committee.