Rose Beatrix "Trixie" Laviña Cruz-Angeles (born March 29, 1965) is a Filipino lawyer and

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who served as

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of the

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from June 30, 2022 until October 4, 2022.

Education

Cruz-Angeles attended the

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(UP) where she obtained a law degree in 1997. As of 2022, she is also pursuing an international relations degree at the

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in the United States and a master's degree in archeology in UP.

Career

Government

From July 2017 to 2018, Cruz-Angeles was part of the

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(PCOO) as a social media strategist during the administration 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 ...

. Cruz-Angeles is set to return to the PCOO when she was designated by President-elect

Bongbong Marcos Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. ( , , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials PBBM or BBM, is a Filipino politician who is the 17th and current president of the Philippines. He previously served as a senat ...

to lead the communications body as the

once Marcos assume the presidency. The appointment was despite her being a former critic of the

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, remarking how no member has been made accountable of a crime after the

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of 1986. She has also called for the imprisonment of former

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Imelda Marcos Imelda Romualdez Marcos (; born Imelda Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romualdez; July 2, 1929) is a Filipino politician who served as the First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, wielding significant political power during the dictator ...

to be jailed in 2013 and justice for the assassination of

Benigno Aquino Jr. Benigno "Ninoy" Simeon Aquino Jr., (; November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983) was a Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac. Aquino was the husband of Corazon Aqui ...

She acknowledged that her stance towards the Marcoses has changed. Cruz-Angeles has resigned from her post in October 4, citing health reasons, only having served 96 days as press secretary.

Legal career

As a lawyer, Cruz-Angeles had members of the

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and former Iglesia ni Cristo worker Lowell Menorca as among her high-profile clients. She defended the Magdalo Group for their involvement a

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attempt against the administration of President

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House Deputy Spe ...

in the

Oakwood mutiny On July 23, 2003, a failed coup d'etat, now known as the Oakwood mutiny, was staged by a group of about 300 armed defectors from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) led by Army Capt. Gerardo Gam ...

in 2003. Menorca on his part was allegedly detained by his church at the height of a leadership controversy in 2015. In 2016, the

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imposed a suspension against her for three years for violating the Code of Professional Responsibility. A client sued her for failing to process his

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case despite payment of legal fees. Cruz-Angeles maintained she was not remiss in fulfilling her duties adding that the client failed to provide the address of his estranged wife and present sufficient evidence.

Other

Cruz-Angeles is a

. She maintains the vlog "Luminous by Trixie Cruz-Angeles & Ahmed Paglinawan” which has 406,000 followers in

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and more than 85,000 subscribers. She was also a host in the radio program '' Karambola'' on DWIZ from 2018 to May 2022. She was a publisher for the website

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and a columnist at the ''

Philippine Daily Inquirer The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' (''PDI''), or simply the ''Inquirer'', is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines. Founded in 1985, it is often regarded as the Philippines' newspaper of record. The newspaper is the most awarded bro ...

''. She was also a lecturer at the Ateneo de Manila University and the Institute for Cultural and Arts Management.

References

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