Rodante Marcoleta
Rodante Marcoleta | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Senator-elect of the Philippines | |
| Assuming office June 30, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | N/A |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
| In office July 29, 2019 – June 1, 2022 | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for SAGIP party-list | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2016 | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Alagad party-list | |
| In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rodante Dizon Marcoleta July 29, 1953 Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines |
| Political party | SAGIP (2016–present) Independent (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Alagad (2004–2013) PDP–Laban (2021–2024) |
| Spouse | Edna Magbitang |
| Children | Paolo Libni Maria Cathleen |
| Parent(s) | Pacifico Cangco Marcoleta (father) Candida Calma Dizon (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of the East (MBA) University of the Philippines Diliman (DPA) San Sebastian College (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Rodante Dizon Marcoleta (English: /mɑːrkəˈlɛtə/, Tagalog: [maɾkɔˈlɛta]; born July 29, 1953) is a Filipino television host, lawyer and politician who is a senator-elect of the Philippines following the 2025 Philippine Senate election. He has served as the representative for the SAGIP Partylist since 2016. He previously served as the representative for the Alagad Party-list from 2004 to 2013, senior deputy House Majority Leader from 2018 to 2019, and as deputy speaker of the House of Representatives from 2019 to 2022. He is the first elected Philippine senator who is a member of the Iglesia ni Cristo. He is also the host of Sagip Barangay ng Mamamayan in Action, and the co-host of Sa Ganang Mamamayan. Marcoleta's son, Paolo Henry Marcoleta, is the president of the SAGIP Partylist.
Marcoleta chaired the Committee on Poverty Alleviation (2009), and later the Special Committee on Globalization and WTO (2018). Marcoleta also chaired the CA Committee on Public Works and Highways, and as assistant majority leader of the Commission on Appointments until he was unanimously expelled from five committees