Sergio Apostol (born January 17, 1935) is a Filipino politician who served as a Philippine representative in the Leyte's 2nd district from 1992 to 2001 and again from 2010 to 2016.

Biography

Apostol, a Roman Catholic, graduated from the

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and was a member of the Ateneo Law Journal. He passed the Philippine Bar exams in 1958, finishing 7th. He was the City Fiscal for Quezon City, Regional Trial Court Judge, Philippine Congressman for the 2nd District of Leyte, chairman and CEO of PNOC and Cabinet Secretary. In 2008, Sergio Apostol was Chief Presidential Legal Counsel for Philippine President

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. On October 8, 2008,

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confirmed Apostol's resignation, effective October 30, to prepare for his candidacy, for

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congressional seat, in the

2010 Philippine general election Elections for all positions in the Philippines above the barangay (except for Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao regional level) were held on May 10, 2010. The elected president is Benigno Aquino III, the 15th President of the Philippines, ...

. Apostol is a member of the board of Union Bank and the legal consultant of the SSS’ Social Security Commission (SSC). After winning his district's seat as a Lakas-CMD party candidate of Arroyo, Apostol switched allegiance to the Liberal party of Benigno Aquino, the winner of the 2010 Presidential election.

Controversy

As Arroyo's Presidential Legal Counsel, Apostol engineered the pardon of Joseph "Erap" Estrada. The Gloria Macapagal Arroyo government thought of an amnesty for Estrada in hope of "reconciling with the opposition" and "unifying the country."to Erap: Seek amnesty first, don’t embarrass Arroyo
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