Salvador "Bingbong" Campo Medialdea (born October 14, 1951)
is a
Filipino lawyer, business executive and government administrator who served as the
Executive Secretary
Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the organization. The term is derived ...
of the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
, succeeding
Paquito Ochoa Jr. at the start of
President Rodrigo Duterte's term on June 30, 2016.
Early life and education
Medialdea is the son of former
Supreme Court
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Associate Justice Leo D. Medialdea who served from 1988 to 1992 under President
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (; ; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipina politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People ...
. Born in
Manila
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, Medialdea spent his early years in
Davao City
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, where he was a childhood friend of President
Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson ...
. He attended the Light Bringer School in the city before moving back to Manila to finish high school at
Paco Catholic School
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. He received his BS Commerce Major in Management from
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
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in 1972 and his law degree from
San Beda College of Law in 1976. He passed the bar exams the following year.
Career
Medialdea began his legal career as a senior associate at ACCRA Law Offices. He then worked as a partner at Pecabar Law Offices, the law firm of Senators
Juan Ponce Enrile
Juan Valentin Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr., (born Juanito Furagganan; February 14, 1924), also referred to by his initials JPE, or Manong Johnny, is a Filipino politician and lawyer known for his role in the administration of Philippine dicta ...
and
Rene Cayetano, before becoming a managing partner at Medialdea Ata Bello Guevarra Suarez Law Firm (MABGS).
From 1998 to 2000, he served as chairman of the Northern Foods Corporation based in
Sarrat. He began work in government in 1998 at the Livelihood Corporation (now National Livelihood Development Corporation) upon the invitation of President
Joseph Estrada
Joseph Ejercito Estrada, (; born Jose Marcelo Ejercito; April 19, 1937), also known by the nickname Erap, is a Filipino politician and former actor. He served as the 13th president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, the 9th vice presi ...
. He became a member of the board of trustees and administrator of the government-owned corporation while also serving as chairman of the Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium Enterprises. In 2000, he was appointed by Estrada as presidential assistant for political affairs.
Medialdea still serves as partner at the MABGS law firm, whose clients include President Duterte. He is also director for Manchester International Holdings and Accette Insurance. He also served briefly as bar examiner for the Supreme Court in 2006.
On May 8, 2018, President Duterte created the
National Quincentennial Committee for the 500th anniversary commemoration of the arrival of the
Magellan-Elcano expedition in the Philippine islands, appointing Medialdea as chairman of the committee. They held their inaugural meeting on June 29, 2018, in
Baler, Aurora
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.
Personal life
Medialdea is married to Maria Bertola "Betty" Dizon, a lawyer and head of an insurance company, with whom he has one son.
His family has roots in Davao City,
Aklan
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and Ilocos. Outside of work, he enjoys playing piano and classical music. He was one of the producers of ''
Miss Saigon
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'' in Manila in 2000 and formally closed the
2019 Southeast Asian Games
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.
References
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1951 births
Assistants to the President of the Philippines
Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni
Duterte administration cabinet members
Estrada administration personnel
Executive Secretaries of the Philippines
20th-century Filipino lawyers
Filipino business executives
Heads of government-owned and controlled corporations of the Philippines
Living people
People from Davao City
People from Makati
People from Manila
Politicians from Metro Manila
San Beda University alumni
21st-century Filipino lawyers