Noli De Castro Profile

DE CASTRO, MANUEL JR. "NOLI" LEUTERIO

BIRTH DATE: July 6, 1949
AGE: 59
POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Independent

Education: Major in Banking and Finance, University of the East 1971
Spouse: Arlene Sinsuat, former ABS-CBN Executive
News Programs: TV Patrol, Magandang Gabi, Bayan

Career: De Castro was one of the most popular news personalities on television and radio before entering politics and became a senator in 2001. He prides himself as being the voice of the Filipino people.

2004-Present:
Vice President of the Philippines
Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, also chair of Pag-Ibig Fund
Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers

Quotable Quote: “Umaasa ang ating kababayan na patuloy akong susuporta sa anumang proyekto na makakabuti sa kalagayan nila.”

Source: Talkback ANC

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Level	School	Year Graduated
Elementary	Pola Central School	1963
High School	Pola Catholic High School	1967
College	University of the East, Bachelor in Commerce Major in Banking and Finance	1971

CAREER HISTORY

Position	Office	Years
Vice President	Republic of the Philippines	2004-Present
	· Chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Council (HUDCC)
	o Ex-officio Chairman of National Housing Authority (NHA)
	o Ex-officio Chairman of Home Development and Mutual Fund or PAG-IBIG Fund
	o Ex-officio Chairman of National Home Mortgage and Finance Corporation (NHMFC)
	o Ex-officio Chairman of Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB)
	· Vice Chairman of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC)
	· Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers
	· PALAD program: assists people in their social and basic needs. It gives 200 pesos a day to assist people on concerns such as medical, educational, burial, employment, transportation, livelihood, housing and legal problem. Non-government organizations, civic groups and LGUs seek funding for their projects also giving help to OFW.
	o Served 14,611 constituents as of 2004: requested assistance in medical, economic, employment, education, transportation, burial, housing and other family concerns.
	· Launched VP Noli De Castro Academic Excellence and Exemplary Leadership Award: program for public high school students who have outstanding academic records but need financial assistance
Senator	Philippine Senate	2001-2004
	· Principally authored 140 of the 252 bills and resolutions he submitted
	· Authored the ff. laws:
	o Alternative Dispute Resolution in 2000 (RA 9285): intended for poor people who cannot afford a long and costly trials, a speedy resolution for disputes must be done before contesting parties go t court.
	o Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2002 (RA 9257): gives expanded benefits and advantages for senior citizens without qualifying a P60,000 income—a prerequisite under the old law.
	o Balikbayan Law (2002) granting OFWs additional tax-exempt shopping privilege on purchase of livelihood tools so they could invest earning in small-medium scale businesses. The law also provides skills training for the balikbayans or his or her family members to be economically self-reliant.
	o Quarantine Act: to build strong defense against pneumonia and other contagious diseases while safeguarding constitutional rights of the person quarantined while broadening the authority of quarantine officers.
	o Newborn Screening Test Act (2001): to test infants for give potentially fatal metabolic disorders: congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, galactosemia, phenylketonuria and glucose-6-phostphate dehydrogenase deficiency. The tests are integrated into the government’s health care delivery system without citizens paying for them.
Host	ABS-CBN, Magandang Gabi Bayan	1988-2005
Company vice president	ABS-CBN; dzMM	1999-February 2001
Over-all head, “TV Patrol” production team	ABS-CBN	1999-February 2001
News anchor	ABS-CBN, “TV Patrol”	1987-February 2001
News anchor	ABS-CBN, "Kabayan"	1986-February 2001
Host	ABS-CBN, “Magandang Umaga”	1987-1988
Host	ABS-CBN, “Overseas Unlimited”	1988
Segment host	ABS-CBN, "Good Morning, Philippines"	1986
Radio announcer	RPN dzWW	1982-1986
Field reporter	RPN dzWW, (of Johnny de Leon)	1976