Lorenzo Reyes Tañada III (Tagalog: [tɐˈɲada], born August 16, 1963), best known as Erin Tañada, is a Filipino lawyer, broadcaster, and human rights and labor rights advocate who has served as a Deputy Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives.[1] A member of the Liberal Party, he was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2004, as the representative of the 4th District of Quezon Province.
He is particularly known for being the author of "Anti-Torture Act of 2009" (Republic Act No. 9749), the "Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity" (Republic Act No. 9851), and the "Renewable Energy Act of 2008" (RA 9513) as well as for his strong advocacy of the Freedom of Information Bill.[1]
He formerly served as the manager for news and public affairs of UNTV-37 and host for several programs of the said station.
Early life and career
Erin Tañada is a grandson of the late Senator Lorenzo M. Tañada and the eldest child of former Senator Wigberto E. Tañada, the Senator who led the fight to rid the country of the U.S. military bases in Clark and Subic.[2] He is the eldest of the four children of Wigberto and Nanay Zeny, along with younger siblings Toby, Marites and Trina.[citation needed]
His exposure to public service brought him to the parliament of the streets during the latter part of the Martial Law years. Tañada was a college student at Ateneo de Manila University where he actively updated his fellow students on political developments. When former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. was assassinated in 1983, he joined the university's Task Force Ninoy, a group supporting the advocacies of Ninoy Aquino. He finished his legal studies at the Manuel L. Quezon University - School of Law, and with a never give up attitude, passed the Philippine Bar Examination on his third try. He would later practice law at the Tañada, Vivo and Tan law office.[2]
Political career
Tañada started his political career by winning the seat of the fourth district of Quezon Province in the House of Representatives in 2004. He was the Assistant Majority Leader of the 13th Congress, the Chairman of the House of Representatives' Committee on Human Rights of the 14th Congress, and the Deputy Speaker of the 15th Congress. He was re-elected unopposed for his third term as Congressman. While he eyed the Speakership of the 15th Congress, he gave way to Quezon City representative Feliciano Sonny Belmonte.[3]
He was at the forefront of the second high government official to ever be impeached, Philippine OmbudsmanMerceditas Gutierrez, for betrayal of the public trust. The House of Representatives successfully impeached Gutierrez in March 2011, with him being one of the representatives that defended the impeachment on the floor, and among the 212 representatives that voted to impeach her.[4]
As Congressman for three consecutive terms, his advocacies include having -
opposed the increase of the Value-Added Tax to 12%
recommended that legislators give up their pork barrel to cover the national budget deficit
called for the creation of a Congressional commission for the audit of the public debt and the repeal of the law on automatic appropriations for debt servicing
worked for the passage into law of the Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises which mandated that banks allocate a portion of their loan portfolios to these enterprises
co-authored the law creating the Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA)
co-authored the Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act which mandated that banks set aside 25% of their loan portfolios for the agriculture and fisheries sector
authored the bill creating the Coconut Farmer's Trust Fund, which makes use of the recovered coconut levy which was misappropriated by Marcos and his cronies
authored the first Universal Health Care law and inserted amendments to the Cheaper Medicines Act
authored the bill which led to the passage of the Graphic Health Warnings law on cigarette packs
funded a program for the continuing education of school teachers, in partnership with the Philippine Normal University
funded scholarship programs for students
led a campaign for the passage of a Freedom of Information law
pushed for the abolition of the death penalty
shepherded into law the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Compensation Act, for the benefit of the victims of Marcos' human rights violations
Tañada ran during the May 13, 2019 senatorial election as part of the Otso Diretso slate, the entire slate however lost amid a contentious race that culminated in a 7-hour freeze of the transmission of the counting of votes.
For the 2022 General Elections, Former Deputy Speaker Erin Tañada served as the campaign manager[8] of the Team Robredo-Pangilinan (TRoPa) Senatorial Slate which produced three winning candidates, he is quoted during the campaign with the statement, "“Kahit ano pa ang kulay mo, kung ikaw ay para sa pag-usad ng ating bansa sa ilalim ng isang gobyernong tapat, welcome ka!”
References
^ ab"UNTV Hosts". UNTV News and Public Affairs Website. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ abFonbuena, Carmela (2011-03-31). . Newsbreak. Public Trust Media Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
^"Belmonte is LP bet for Speaker". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
^Romero, Paolo (2011-03-22). "House votes 210-47, impeaches Ombudsman". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
^"Robredo, ilang taga-oposisyon kinasuhan ng PNP-CIDG ukol sa 'Bikoy' videos". ABS-CBN News (in Tagalog).
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Erin Tanada news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Philippine name the middle name or maternal family name is Reyes and the surname or paternal family name is Tanada Lorenzo Reyes Tanada III Tagalog tɐˈɲada born August 16 1963 best known as Erin Tanada is a Filipino lawyer broadcaster and human rights and labor rights advocate who has served as a Deputy Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives 1 A member of the Liberal Party he was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2004 as the representative of the 4th District of Quezon Province Lorenzo Tanada IIITanada in 2018Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives of the Philippines for LuzonIn office July 26 2010 June 30 2013Preceded byAmelita VillarosaSucceeded byRoberto PunoMember of the House of Representatives from Quezon s 4th districtIn office June 30 2004 June 30 2013Preceded byGeorgilu Yumul HermidaSucceeded byAngelina TanPersonal detailsBornLorenzo Reyes Tanada III 1963 08 16 August 16 1963 age 59 Manila PhilippinesPolitical partyLiberalSpousesRia NunezJulie B Tanada with 2 children Mito Tanada and Michi Tanada ChildrenMito Tanada and Michi Tanada with Julie B Tanada Parent s Wigberto TanadaAzucena Reyes TanadaAlma materAteneo de Manila UniversityManuel L Quezon University LL B OccupationPoliticianProfessionLawyerWebsitewww wbr erintanada wbr comHe is particularly known for being the author of Anti Torture Act of 2009 Republic Act No 9749 the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law Genocide and Other Crimes Against Humanity Republic Act No 9851 and the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 RA 9513 as well as for his strong advocacy of the Freedom of Information Bill 1 He formerly served as the manager for news and public affairs of UNTV 37 and host for several programs of the said station Early life and career EditErin Tanada is a grandson of the late Senator Lorenzo M Tanada and the eldest child of former Senator Wigberto E Tanada the Senator who led the fight to rid the country of the U S military bases in Clark and Subic 2 He is the eldest of the four children of Wigberto and Nanay Zeny along with younger siblings Toby Marites and Trina citation needed His exposure to public service brought him to the parliament of the streets during the latter part of the Martial Law years Tanada was a college student at Ateneo de Manila University where he actively updated his fellow students on political developments When former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr was assassinated in 1983 he joined the university s Task Force Ninoy a group supporting the advocacies of Ninoy Aquino He finished his legal studies at the Manuel L Quezon University School of Law and with a never give up attitude passed the Philippine Bar Examination on his third try He would later practice law at the Tanada Vivo and Tan law office 2 Political career EditTanada started his political career by winning the seat of the fourth district of Quezon Province in the House of Representatives in 2004 He was the Assistant Majority Leader of the 13th Congress the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights of the 14th Congress and the Deputy Speaker of the 15th Congress He was re elected unopposed for his third term as Congressman While he eyed the Speakership of the 15th Congress he gave way to Quezon City representative Feliciano Sonny Belmonte 3 He was at the forefront of the second high government official to ever be impeached Philippine Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez for betrayal of the public trust The House of Representatives successfully impeached Gutierrez in March 2011 with him being one of the representatives that defended the impeachment on the floor and among the 212 representatives that voted to impeach her 4 As Congressman for three consecutive terms his advocacies include having opposed the increase of the Value Added Tax to 12 recommended that legislators give up their pork barrel to cover the national budget deficit called for the creation of a Congressional commission for the audit of the public debt and the repeal of the law on automatic appropriations for debt servicing worked for the passage into law of the Magna Carta for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises which mandated that banks allocate a portion of their loan portfolios to these enterprises co authored the law creating the Personal Equity and Retirement Account PERA co authored the Agri Agra Reform Credit Act which mandated that banks set aside 25 of their loan portfolios for the agriculture and fisheries sector authored the bill creating the Coconut Farmer s Trust Fund which makes use of the recovered coconut levy which was misappropriated by Marcos and his cronies authored the first Universal Health Care law and inserted amendments to the Cheaper Medicines Act authored the bill which led to the passage of the Graphic Health Warnings law on cigarette packs funded a program for the continuing education of school teachers in partnership with the Philippine Normal University funded scholarship programs for students led a campaign for the passage of a Freedom of Information law pushed for the abolition of the death penalty shepherded into law the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Compensation Act for the benefit of the victims of Marcos human rights violationsTanada ran during the May 13 2019 senatorial election as part of the Otso Diretso slate the entire slate however lost amid a contentious race that culminated in a 7 hour freeze of the transmission of the counting of votes On July 19 2019 the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group CIDG filed charges against members of the Otso Diretso opposition for sedition cyber libel libel estafa harboring a criminal and obstruction of justice 5 6 On February 10 2020 they were cleared of all charges 7 For the 2022 General Elections Former Deputy Speaker Erin Tanada served as the campaign manager 8 of the Team Robredo Pangilinan TRoPa Senatorial Slate which produced three winning candidates he is quoted during the campaign with the statement Kahit ano pa ang kulay mo kung ikaw ay para sa pag usad ng ating bansa sa ilalim ng isang gobyernong tapat welcome ka References Edit a b UNTV Hosts UNTV News and Public Affairs Website Retrieved 15 October 2018 a b Fonbuena Carmela 2011 03 31 3rd gen Tanada steps forward Newsbreak Public Trust Media Group Inc Archived from the original on 2011 04 15 Retrieved 2011 03 31 Belmonte is LP bet for Speaker Manila Bulletin Retrieved 2010 06 09 Romero Paolo 2011 03 22 House votes 210 47 impeaches Ombudsman The Philippine Star Retrieved 2011 03 22 Robredo ilang taga oposisyon kinasuhan ng PNP CIDG ukol sa Bikoy videos ABS CBN News in Tagalog Sedition raps Solons bishop hit stupid PNP Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved July 20 2019 DOJ clears Robredo charges Trillanes in sedition case Rappler February 10 2020 Retrieved February 10 2020 Ramos Christia Marie 2022 04 20 New Robredo campaign logo welcomes all colors Tanada INQUIRER net Retrieved 2022 11 28 Member Profile Liberal Party of the Philippines Liberal Party of the Philippines Retrieved 2010 06 09 House of Representatives of the PhilippinesPreceded byGeorgilu Yumul Hermida Member of the House of Representativesfrom Quezon s 4th district2004 2013 Succeeded byAngelina Tan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erin Tanada amp oldid 1137925115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
