Noli de Castro
Noli de Castro | |
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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 Eleuterio de Castro Jr. July 6, 1949 Pola, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines |
| Political 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) |
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Manuel "Noli" Eleuterio de Castro Jr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [lɛ.ʊˌtɛːɾ.jo dɛ ˈkaːs.tɾo]; born July 6, 1949) is a Filipino broadcaster, journalist politician and singer. who served as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 2004 until 2010, under the second full term of 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 Prime TV 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.