Orly Mercado
Orlando S. Mercado | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Orlando Mercado y Sanchez April 26, 1946 Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Political party | Lakas (2004–present) Independent (2001–2004) LDP (1992–2001) Liberal (1987–1992) UNIDO (1984–1987) |
| Spouse | Susan Pineda-Mercado |
| Residence | Makati |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines |
| Occupation | Diplomat, Politician, Professor, Broadcaster |
Orlando "Orly" Sanchez Mercado (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈsɐntʃes mɛɾˈkadɔ], born Orlando Mercado y Sanchez; 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, and for his long career as a broadcast journalist, most famously for hosting the television program Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko.