Carlos Isagani "Kaloi" Tabora Zarate (born May 14, 1967) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, and activist who served as a
Party-list
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Representative
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Politics
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for
Bayan Muna
Bayan Muna () is a party-list in the Philippines, a member of the leftist political coalition Makabayan. The motto of the party is ''"New Politics, the Politics of Change"'', against "traditional, elitist, pro-imperialist politics". Its platform i ...
from 2013 to 2022. He was also the deputy minority leader in the
18th Congress.
On July 10, 2020, he was one of the 11 representatives who voted to grant the
franchise renewal of ABS-CBN and he is the only partylist representative and one of the three Mindanaoans who voted to grant the franchise.
Early life and education
Zarate earned a bachelor's degree in Commerce with a major in Accountancy at the
Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
The Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU), also known as Notre Dame, is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Marist Brothers of the Schools or FMS (Fratres Maristae a Scholis) in General Santos, South Cotabat ...
and later a law degree at the
Ateneo de Davao University
, mottoeng = Strong in Faith
, type = Private Catholic Research Non-profit Coeducational Basic and Higher education institution
, established =
, founder = Society of Jesus
, religious ...
.
Legal career
Upon admission to the
Philippine Bar in 1995, Zarate engaged in a small legal practice focused on human rights law, serving a wide clientele including laborers, small farmers, Indigenous peoples, such as the
Lumad
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, and
Moro people, urban poor, and political prisoners. Zarate also served on various capacities on different professional associations for lawyers: As coordinator for the
Free Legal Assistance Group
The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) is a nationwide organization of human rights lawyers in the Philippines. It was founded in 1974 by Sen. Jose W. Diokno, Lorenzo TaƱada and Joker Arroyo during the martial law era under former Presiden ...
(FLAG) in
Davao City
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, as Secretary-General of the Union of People's Lawyers in Mindanao and Vice-President for Mindanao of the National Union of People's Lawyers (NUPL). He also once served as the President of the Davao City chapter of the
Integrated Bar.
References
External links
Hon. Carlos Isagani T. Zarate member pageat House of Representatives of the Philippines
1967 births
Living people
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines for Bayan Muna
People from Davao City
People from General Santos
Ateneo de Davao University alumni
Notre Dame Educational Association alumni
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