Joker Arroyo

Joker Arroyo
Senator of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2013
Chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee
In office
July 23, 2001 – June 30, 2007
Preceded byAquilino Pimentel Jr.
Succeeded byAlan Peter Cayetano
Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
from Makati
In office
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byTeodoro Locsin Jr.
Constituency1st district
In office
June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998
Preceded byMaria Consuelo Puyat-Reyes
Succeeded byDistrict dissolved
ConstituencyLone district
22nd Executive Secretary of the Philippines
(Presidential Executive Assistant -1986)
In office
February 25, 1986 – September 15, 1987
PresidentCorazon Aquino
Preceded byJuan Tuvera
Succeeded byCatalino Macaraig Jr.
Personal details
Born
Ceferino Paz Arroyo, Jr.[1]

(1927-01-05)January 5, 1927
Naga, Camarines Sur,
Philippine Islands
DiedOctober 5, 2015(2015-10-05) (aged 88)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
NationalityFilipino
Political partyIndependent (1992–2001, 2002–2007, 2014–2015)
Other political
affiliations
Lakas–CMD (2008–2014)
KAMPI (2007–2008)
Aksyon Demokratiko (2001–2002)
Lakas–NUCD (2001)
Spouse(s)Odelia Gregorio
Felicitas Aquino
ResidenceMakati
Alma materAteneo de Manila University (AA)
University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B)
ProfessionLawyer
WebsiteSenate Profile

Ceferino "Joker" Paz Arroyo Jr.[1] (Tagalog pronunciation: [ɐˈɾɔjɔ]; January 5, 1927 – October 5, 2015) was a Filipino statesman and key figure in the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos. He was a Congressman for Makati from 1992 to 2001 and Senator from 2001 to 2013. Arroyo received various awards and commendations for his significant contributions to the law profession and public service. Among these are the Philippine Bar Association's Most Distinguished Award for Justice as a "man beholden to no one except to his country" and Senate Resolution No. 100 enacted in the 8th Congress citing his invaluable service to the Filipino people. He was also known for being the thriftiest legislator, earning the title of "Scrooge of Congress",[2] as he only had few staff members without bodyguards and did not use his pork barrel funds.[3] In 2018, Arroyo was identified by the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board as a Motu proprio human rights violations victim of the Martial Law Era.[4]

  1. ^ a b Ceferino Arroyo, Jr.'s Birth Register
  2. ^ "Joker Arroyo: I don't do pork". Philippine Daily Inquirer. January 11, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference jokerarroyo88 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Motu Proprio". Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

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