Noli de Castro

Noli de Castro
Noli de Castro
	Official portrait, 2004
12th Vice President of the Philippines
	In office; June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Teofisto Guingona Jr.
Succeeded by	Jejomar Binay
Presidential Adviser for Overseas Filipino Workers
	In office; August 11, 2004 – June 30, 2010
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Succeeded by	Jejomar Binay
2nd Chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
	In office; June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Mike Defensor
Succeeded by	Jejomar Binay
Senator of the Philippines
	In office; June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004
Personal details
Born	Manuel Leuterio de Castro Jr.; July 6, 1949; Pola, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
Party	Aksyon (2021–present)
Other political; affiliations	Independent (2001–2021)
Spouses	; Pacita Torralba; (sep. 1976; ann. 1998) ; Arlene Sinsuat (m. 1992; died 2021)
Children	3, including Kat
Alma mater	University of the East (BS)
Occupation	Journalist; anchorman;
Nickname	Kabayan; Noli;
TV/radio shows hosted	Kabayan radio commentator (1986–2001, 2010–present); Magandang Gabi... Bayan host (1988–2004); TV Patrol anchor (1987–2001, 2010–2021, 2023–present); Radyo Patrol Balita Alas-Siyete/TeleBalita/TeleRadyo Balita/TeleRadyo Serbisyo Balita anchor (2011–2024); KBYN: Kaagapay ng Bayan host (2022–2023); Tao Po! correspondent (2023–present);

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Manuel "Noli" Leuterio de Castro Jr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [lɛ.ʊˌtɛːɾ.jo dɛ ˈkaːs.tɾo]; born July 6, 1949) is a Filipino broadcaster, journalist, and former politician who served as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 2004 until 2010 under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He was elected to the Senate of the Philippines in 2001 after receiving the most votes of any senator in the 2001 election.

With a career spanning over five decades, de Castro is among the most recognizable journalists in Philippine broadcast media. De Castro is currently the anchor of the radio program Kabayan on DZMM, DZMM TeleRadyo and PRTV Prime Media and the TV program TV Patrol on ANC, Kapamilya Channel, A2Z and ALLTV. He is one of the key television figures in favor of the Philippine drug war undertaken by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.