Orly Mercado
Orlando S. Mercado | |
|---|---|
Mercado in 1999 | |
| President of the Radio Philippines Network | |
| In office 2008–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mia Concio |
| Succeeded by | Tonypet Albano |
| 20th Secretary of National Defense | |
| In office June 30, 1998 – January 19, 2001 | |
| President | Joseph Estrada |
| Preceded by | Fortunato Abat |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| In office January 22, 2001 – January 25, 2001 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Vacant Post last held by himself |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Ermita (acting) Angelo Reyes |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998 | |
| Senate Majority Leader | |
| In office July 27, 1987 – October 31, 1989 | |
| President | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Vacant Post last held by Arturo Tolentino |
| Succeeded by | Teofisto Guingona, Jr. |
| Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Quezon City | |
| In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 Serving with Ismael A. Mathay, Jr., Cecilia Muñoz-Palma and Alberto Romulo | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 26, 1946 |
| Party | Lakas (2004–present) Independent (2001–2004) LDP (1992–2001) Liberal (1987–1992) UNIDO (1984–1987) |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy Jane Douglas Susan Pineda |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines |
| Occupation | Diplomat, Politician, Professor, Broadcaster |
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Orlando "Orly" Sanchez Mercado (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈsɐntʃes mɛɾˈkadɔ], April 26, 1946) is a Filipino politician and broadcast journalist best known for having served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1987 to 1998, Secretary of Defense from 1998 to 2001, president and CEO of Radio Philippines Network from 2008 to 2009, and for his long career as a broadcast journalist, most famously for hosting the television program Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko.