Silvestre Bello III

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Silvestre Bello III
Solicitor General of the Philippines
In office
June 9, 1998 – June 30, 1998
PresidentFidel V. Ramos
Preceded byRomeo de la Cruz (acting)
Succeeded byRicardo P. Galvez
In office
September 23, 1996 – February 3, 1998
PresidentFidel V. Ramos
Preceded byRaul Goco
Succeeded byRomeo de la Cruz (acting)
46th Secretary of Justice
In office
February 1, 1998 – June 30, 1998 (acting)
PresidentFidel V. Ramos
Preceded byTeofisto Guingona Jr.
Succeeded bySerafin R. Cuevas
In office
July 15, 1991 – February 10, 1992
PresidentCorazon Aquino
Preceded byFranklin Drilon
Succeeded byEduardo G. Montenegro (acting)
Personal details
Born
Silvestre Hernando Bello III

(1944-06-23) June 23, 1944 (age 79)
Ateneo de Manila University (LL.B)
OccupationLawyer
ProfessionPolitician

Silvestre Hernando Bello III (born June 23, 1944)

Duterte administration. Bello was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Rosalinda Baldoz in the secretaryship.[4]

Bello was a former

Solicitor General[4] and representative of 1-BAP party-list during the 16th Congress of the Philippines.[5]

In July 2022, he presented his credentials to President Tsai Ing-wen in July 2022 as de facto Philippine Ambassador to Taiwan.[6][7]

Early life and education

Bello was born in

Ateneo de Manila University Law School in 1970.[8][9]

Career

Bello worked in private practice in the 1970s and 1980s and became active in several civic and human rights groups during the Marcos dictatorship such as the

Solicitor General from September 23, 1996, until February 3, 1998[4]
when he was reappointed Secretary of Justice. In June of that year he was also concurrently reappointed as Solicitor General which he occupied until the end of Ramos' presidency on June 30.

He was the Chairman of the Government Negotiating Panel for Talks with the CPP-NPA-NDF from January 2001 to August 2004. He served as president and CEO of PNOC Development and Management Corporation from November 2004 to December 2005. From January 2006 to December 2006 he was the General Manager and CEO of the

References

  1. ^ a b "Silvestre Bello III". Scribd. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Maitem, Jeoffrey (May 19, 2016). "CPP-NPA prepares list of nominees to posts in Duterte Cabinet". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "More changes seen in selection of Duterte Cabinet; Bello concurrent as DOLE chief". Interaksyon. May 22, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Ranada, Pia (May 22, 2016). "Duterte eyes Bebot Bello for DOLE, Pernia for NEDA". Rappler. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "Party-list rep, CDO lawmaker go for Duterte". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 28, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  6. ^ "#MarcosAppointments: Silvestre Bello III, MECO Chairman". Manila Bulletin. June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  7. ^ Chen, Yen-chung; Yeh, Joseph (June 30, 2022). "Silvestre Bello III nomination for MECO post welcomed by Taiwan". Central News Agency. Retrieved June 30, 2022. Republished as: "MOFA welcomes Silvestre Bello as MECO head". Taipei Times. July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "Silvestre H. Bello III : Executive Profile and Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Silvestre H. Bello III Biography". Global APO Network. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  10. ^ Romero, A.D.B; Allauigan, B.U. (May 14, 2008). "Silvestre Bello is new Cabinet secretary". GMA News. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
Political offices
Preceded by
Faustino Dy
Governor of Isabela
1986–1988
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Franklin M. Drilon
Secretary of Justice
1991–1992
Succeeded by
Eduardo G. Montenegro
Acting
Preceded by
Solicitor General of the Philippines

1996–1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Teofisto T. Guingona, Jr.
Secretary of Justice
Acting

February 1, 1998 – June 30, 1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Solicitor General of the Philippines

June 9, 1998 – June 30, 1998
Succeeded by
Ricardo P. Galvez
Preceded by
Cabinet Secretary of the Philippines

2004–2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary of Labor and Employment
2016–2022
Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Representative of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office
2022–present
Incumbent