Salvador Hatoc "Sonny" Escudero III (December 18, 1942 – August 13, 2012) was a

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politician. He was Minister of Food and Agriculture from 1984 to 1986; and

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from 1996 to 1998. He was a Member of the

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from 1987 to 1998; and from 2007 up until his death in 2012.

Early life

Born Salvador Hatoc Escudero III on 18 December 1942 in

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. Sonny was the third generation politician of the Escudero clan. His grandfather, Salvador C. Escudero Sr., was a former councilor, mayor, provincial board member, and

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Sorsogon Sorsogon, officially the Province of Sorsogon (Bikol language, Bikol: ''Probinsya kan Sorsogon''; Waray language, Waray: ''Probinsya han Sorsogon''; tl, Lalawigan ng Sorsogon), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines locat ...

. His father, Salvador Escudero, Jr. was former mayor and provincial board member from

. His son,

Francis Escudero Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero (, born October 10, 1969) is a Filipino lawyer and politician serving as a Senator since 2022, and previously from 2007 to 2019. He recently served as governor of Sorsogon from 2019 to 2022, and was the re ...

, was former Congressman of 1st District of

(1998–2007) turned Senator (2007–2019, 2022–present) and Governor of

(2019–2022).

Personal life

He was married to educator Evelina B. Guevara with 3 children and the grandfather of

Martin Escudero Mart Enrico Escudero (born April 11, 1990) is a Filipino actor, model, and television personality. He rose to fame during his stint at the fourth season of '' StarStruck''. He also starred in the indie film '' Zombadings: Patayin sa Shokot si Re ...

Educational life

College

*Veterinary Medicine - University of the Philippines Diliman Quezon City (1963)

Higher studies

*Tropical Veterinary Medicine -

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(1968) *Organization and Management -

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(1969)

Career history

*Director of UP Veterinary Hospital (1968-1969) *Dean and Professor of College of Veterinary Medicine,

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(1970-1984) *Director of Bureau of Animal Industry (1975-1984) *Assistant Minister of Ministry of Food and Agriculture (1980-1984) *Minister of Ministry of Food and Agriculture (1984-1986) *Representative of Batasang Pambansa (1984-1986) *Secretary of

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(1984-1986, Marcos administration; 1996–1998, Ramos administration) *Representative of 1st District of

(30 June 1987 – 30 June 1998; 30 June 2007 – 13 August 2012) *Host of radio program '' Karambola'' (1995-2012)

Death

Sonny Escudero died of

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in 2012. He was 69 years old.

References

External links

Escudero, Salvador III H.
at the House of Representatives website {{DEFAULTSORT:Escudero, Salvador 1942 births 2012 deaths People from Sorsogon University of the Philippines Diliman alumni Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Sorsogon Nationalist People's Coalition politicians Secretaries of Agriculture of the Philippines People from Quezon City Male veterinarians Bicolano people Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians Deaths from cancer in the Philippines Bicolano politicians Deaths from colorectal cancer Independent politicians in the Philippines United Opposition (Philippines) politicians Ramos administration cabinet members Ferdinand Marcos administration cabinet members Minority leaders of the House of Representatives of the Philippines Members of the Batasang Pambansa Filipino veterinarians