In recent news about the development of the state of the Reproductive Health Bill in the country, twenty Philippine senators signed an approval of the said bill. This signing of an approval means a great development for the RH Bill for it means that the bill is actually going somewhere and not neglected totally. In a previous blog entry, I listed down the name of the Senators who signed the said approval. In the next few blog entries, I will be discussing the profiles of these Senators and probably state why they signed the approval. For today, we will be looking at Senator Chiz Escudero.
Born Francis Joseph Guevara Escudero on October 10, 1969, Chiz, as he is better known, is a current Philippine Senator. He is the second of three children of 1st District of Sorsogon Representative Salvador “Sonny” H. Escudero III and Evelina B. Guevara, a teacher.
Chiz Escudero has been a student of the University of the Philippines his whole life. During his elementary and high school education, he attended the University of the Philippines Integrated School. In 1988, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science at the University of the Philippines Diliman. He then earned his Bachelors of Law in 1993 from the College of Law in the same university. He attended Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. where he received his Masters in International and Comparative Law in 1996. During his stay at the University of the Philippines, he was active in many school organizations. He was Secretary General of the Association of Law Students of the Philippines, a member of both the Alpha Beta Phi Fraternity and Alpha Beta Phi Debating Team. He was a consistent student in the honor roll, and was a member of the Order of the Purple Feather, also called as the U.P. Law Honor Society.
Before becoming a full time lawyer, Chiz Escudero first became a teaching assistant at his Alma Mater’s Department of Political Science. He became a Junior Associate from 1993 to 1994 at the Bautista, Picazo, Buyco, Tan, and Fider Law Office. From there, he became a Legal Consultant for the UNLAD Ship Management and Manning Corporation and Legal Counsel for the Crusade Against Violence (CAV). From 1995 up to the present, he is a partner of the Escudero, Marasigan, Sta. Ana, Vallente. and Villareal Law Office (EMSAVIL Law). Aside from being a lawyer, he also taught law at the University of the Philippines and the Ateneo De Manila University.
In 1998, Chiz became the Representative of the 1st District of Sorsogon. It was in 2007 that Chiz ran for a senate seat and won with the second highest number of votes. During all his terms as a politician, Chiz is known to always fight for what is true and right. With his signing of the position, it means that he actually supports the RH Bill. I just hope that like any other issues in the country, he would also fight for the passing of the RH Bill into law. His influence and his reputation as such politician should help the RH Bill in becoming a law.
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