Francis Tolentino
Francis Tolentino | |
|---|---|
Tolentino in 2020 | |
| Senate Majority Leader | |
| In office May 20, 2024 – June 30, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Joel Villanueva |
| Succeeded by | Joel Villanueva |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2025 | |
| Chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee | |
| In office July 25, 2022 – December 19, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Gordon |
| Succeeded by | Pia Cayetano |
| Chair of the Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee | |
| In office July 25, 2022 – May 20, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Gordon |
| Succeeded by | Sonny Angara |
| Chair of the Senate Local Government Committee | |
| In office July 22, 2019 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sonny Angara |
| Succeeded by | JV Ejercito |
| Chair of the Senate Urban Planning, Housing, and Resettlement Committee | |
| In office July 22, 2019 – June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | JV Ejercito |
| Succeeded by | JV Ejercito |
| Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs | |
| In office July 11, 2017 – October 17, 2018 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Ronald Llamas |
| Succeeded by | Jacinto Paras |
| 6th Chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority | |
| In office July 27, 2010 – October 7, 2015 | |
| President | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Oscar Inocentes |
| Succeeded by | Emerson Carlos |
| Mayor of Tagaytay | |
| In office January 28, 1994 – June 30, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Erni |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Tolentino |
| In office 1986–1987 Officer-in-charge | |
| Appointed by | Corazon Aquino |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Ng Tolentino January 3, 1960 Guinobatan, Albay, Philippines |
| Party | PFP (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PDP (2016–2024) Independent (2004–2016) Lakas (1991–2004) |
| Relations | Abraham Tolentino (brother) Athena Tolentino (niece) Aniela Tolentino (niece) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University (BA, LL.B) National Defense College of the Philippines (MSNA) University of Michigan (LL.M) University of London (LL.M) Columbia University (LL.M) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | Official website |
| Nickname | Tol |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Philippines |
| Branch/service | Philippine Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
Francis Ng Tolentino (Tagalog pronunciation: [nɐŋ tolɛnˈtino], born January 3, 1960) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2019 to 2025. He also served as the Senate Majority Leader from 2024 to 2025 and was formerly the chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee from 2022 to 2023. Before being elected to the Senate, he served as Chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) from 2010 to 2015 and mayor of Tagaytay twice: from 1986 to 1987 as an officer in charge (OIC) in the provisional government, and then elected to three consecutive terms from 1995 to 2004.
Tolentino is the principal author of the senate bill that became the Philippine Maritime Zones Act. This law, which concerns the Philippines' claims in the South China Sea dispute, has been objected by China. As a result, China banned him from entering the country since July 2025.