It prohibits directly or indirectly having financing or pecuniary interest in any business, contract or transaction in connection with which he intervenes or takes part in his official capacity, or in which he is prohibited by the Constitution or by any law from having any interest.. Ex-Davao congressman Floirendo convicted of graft over gov - RAPPLER As of 2022, Antonio Lagdameo Jr and his first wife Zulueta are still married and are living a cool life with their children. Take part in our reader survey and help us be better. Furthermore, the JVA has been reviewed and found to be advantageous to the government numerous times by the executive and the legislative departments in past administrations. Pantaleon Alvarez (second from left) and Antonio Floirendo Jr. (second from right) were good friends and were all smiles in late 2015, as they filed their certificates of candidacies for Congress . The Sandiganbayans 6th Division sentenced Floirendo to 6 to 8 years in prison, and perpetually disqualified him from holding public office. In fact, even among our ASEAN brothers, we find more and more that they are making efforts to speak and read Spanish as it is another language of diplomacy!. The banana firm also denied reports it has been abusing workers, saying the company has been enjoying high production yield due in part to well-motivated and very productive workers. Floirendo Sr. promptly shifted TADECO's focus from abaca to bananas. He then became Director of Cambrick Trading Ltd. in London from 1993-1996. He says, While my interest in medicine was still there, it was not the life that I wanted to live. Sandiganbayan convicts Floirendo of graft | The Manila Times [3], In the 1950s, Quirino gave Floirendo his big break by issuing a proclamation that granted Floirendo the title to a total of 1,200 hectares of marshland in Davao del Norte. His successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. (She's my wife now. He is the current Special Assistant of President Bongbong Marcos. While indeed this Office understands that indeed such an interpretation of the Constitution will open members of the House of Representatives to possible indictment, the duty of this Office is to apply the law. The House speaker said his colleague had violated the law because Floirendo had a clear financial and pecuniary interest in the said JVA.. Teresita Domingo, during said congressional review, stated that the JVA is actually above board, Tadeco said. Antonio Lagdameo is the fourth of six children of Ernesto Lagdameo and Pilar Revilla de Lagdameo who were both natives of Manila. openly talked about his relationship with Vicencio after his lover had a spat with the partner of Davao del Norte Rep. Antonio Floirendo Jr. during the 2016 MassKara Festival in Iloilo. [1][2][3] He was among a group of close associates of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos referred to in media as "Marcos cronies", having benefitted from his close association with Marcos. AboutCareersPrivacyTermsContact UsAdvertise With Us, Pantaleon Alvarez, Jennifer Vicencio, regional news, Davao del Norte, Speakers wife breaks silence: I was 'abandoned' after 2016 SONA, Speaker willing to marry girlfriend despite married status, Alvarez defends dissolution of marriage bill, claims he's a member of Manobo tribe. [4][5] The Marcos mansion at 2442 Makiki Heights Drive in Honolulu, Hawaii, in which Marcos spent the last years of his life in exile, was registered under the name of Floirendo Sr.[6], Floirendo was born on November 20, 1915, in Bauang, La Union. Philstar Global Corp. All Rights Reserved. At the time, Davao del Norte was mainly marshland. on weekends, my brother and I would sometimes ride our bikes down Ayala Avenue and Buendia to see our friends and classmates from De La Salle College in Pennsylvania Street (now Leon Guinto Avenue). HAPPY EASTER! Tadeco understands this and stated back in 2011 its willingness to discuss and adjust the rates as it had done in the past, Tadeco said, adding efforts to adjust rates did not gain momentum due to frequent changes in the BuCor leadership. [Ask the Tax Whiz] How to deal with dishonest accountants and BIR officers? The Floirendos own the Pearl Farm . SM Foundation (SMFI) has made it its mission to provide adequate facilities and upgraded equipment to boost health centers Coca Cola, Davao del Sur lead initiatives for a World Without Waste. That's the reason why he was floating the idea of "No election . Posted at Feb 17 2018 03:05 PM | Updated as of Feb 19 2018 07:51 PM. That's fake news.). He is a member of the wealthy Floirendo clan in Southern Mindanao. To find out more, please click this link. He is survived by his wife Nenita and children, former Davao Norte congressman Antonio Floirendo, Jr., Linda Lagdameo, Maricris Brias, Ricky, Vincent and Marissa. I just hope that this is not due to some vested interests.. Solon's partner: Speaker has 'petty' reason for burning bridges He wanted us to work all the time, he didnt want us to be lazy, she said. Meanwhile, I can assure everyone that I was not in any way involved in the negotiation of the JVA between the Tadeco and Bucor in 2003, he added. I am thankful that as a child, if I had to send notes to my mom when I had forgotten to bring something to school, it would be written in Spanish. The plan was realized after Marcos' second term. Pantaleon Alvarez (second from left) and Antonio Floirendo Jr. (second from right) were good friends and were all smiles in late 2015, as they filed their certificates of candidacies for Congress for the 2016 national elections. However, she said that other factors later compounded the situation. By the early 1970s, TADECO was already exporting its bananas to the Japanese market. The Sandiganbayan found Floirendo guilty of violating Section 3(h) of the anti-graft law. Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism. The rift between House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and Davao del Norte Representative Antonio Floirendo Jr. stems from 'greed for wealth, power and influence,' Floirendo's partner said on Thursday. Ambassador Lagdameo has been our countrys representative to the United Kingdom for four years now. Required fields are marked *. There is nothing in Section 14 and Section 3(h) that would suggest that the prohibitions therein apply only to substantial shareholdings, the court said. Floirendos indirect pecuniary or financial interest in the 2003 Joint Venture Agreement falls within the prohibition under Section 14, Article VI of the Constitution,' said the 6th Division in a 4-1 decision promulgated on Wednesday, August 26. Sinabi kahapon ng Land Transportation Office na inaasahang mauubos na pagsapit ng Hunyo at Hulyo ang mga plaka para sa motorsiklo 100 MMDA traffic enforcers kakabitan ng body cam, Upang maproteksyunan ang kanilang sarili at maging sa mga motorista na kanilang nahuli sa paglabag sa batas trapiko ay inumpisahan na ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority ang paggamit ng bodyr, EDITORYAL - Panibagong pahirap ng LTO sa publiko. He chaired the Committees on Tourism and Economic Development; and Trade and Industry. He is married to actress Dawn Zulueta, and is a member of the wealthy Floirendo clan in Southern Mindanao.