Noli de Castro

His Excellency
Noli L. de Castro
12th Vice President of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Preceded by Teofisto Guingona
Succeeded by Jejomar Binay
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 (1949-07-06) July 6, 1949[1][2]
Pola, Oriental Mindoro
Political party K4 (2004)
Independent (2001–2004, 2004–2010)
Spouse(s) Pacita Torralba (divorced)[3]
Arlene Sinsuat[4]
Children Manuelli
Katherine
Shamier[5]
Alma mater University of the East
Occupation Journalist
Nickname Kabayan
TV/radio shows hosted


Manuel Leuterio de Castro Jr. (born July 6, 1949),[4] better known as Noli de Castro or "Kabayan" Noli de Castro, is a Filipino journalist, politician and was elected as senator in 2001 and as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 2004 until 2010, under the presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

De Castro currently anchors his radio program Kabayan on DZMM and TV Patrol. He is one of the key television figures who are in favor of the Philippine Drug War of President Rodrigo Duterte.

Early life and broadcasting career

De Castro was born in the town of Pola, Oriental Mindoro at 4:00 pm on July 6, 1949.[4] He is the fifth child of Manuel de Castro Sr. (born c. 1909) and Demetria (née Leuterio, born c. 1911).[1][2] He studied at the University of the East in 1971 with a degree in Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Banking and Finance, and a doctorate degree Honoris causa from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.

De Castro began his career as a broadcaster during the Marcos dictatorship, when press freedoms were suppressed. He worked as a field reporter for Johnny de Leon, a popular radio announcer at the time. He later became a radio announcer in RPN's DWWW station from 1982 to 1986.

After the ouster of Marcos in 1986, de Castro joined ABS-CBN. He got his break into television as the segment host of Good Morning, Philippines' "At your Service". He also joined DZMM, a radio station of ABS-CBN, as the anchorman of "Kabayan". It was because of the popularity of the program that he gained the nickname "Kabayan Noli."

In 1987, de Castro became an anchor of Magandang Gabi, Bayan (Good Evening, Nation) and anchorman of the news and public affairs hit, "TV Patrol". In July 1996, he became the sole anchor of the newscast and in January 1999 he became the newscast's overall head of production and became the vice president of DZMM.

Vice Presidency (2004-2010)

Presidential styles of
Noli L. de Castro
Reference style His Excellency, The Honorable
Spoken style Your Excellency
Alternative style Mr. Vice President

In the 2004 Philippine election, De Castro ran for vice president. He won by a narrow margin over Senator Loren Legarda, but an electoral protest was filed by the latter. The Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), dismissed the said protest.[6][7] He was appointed by President Arroyo as chairman for housing and urban development (HUDCC). As HUDCC Chair, Vice President De Castro also serves as ex officio Chairman of the Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF or Pag-IBIG Fund), the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), the National Housing Authority (NHA), the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC) and the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) as well as ex officio Vice Chairman of the Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC). He has also been designated as concurrent Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers, as Alternate Chairman of the National Anti-Poverty Commission, Head of the Task Force Against Illegal Recruitment, Price Monitoring Czar and Cabinet Officer for Regional DevelopmPalawan).

De Castro was chairman of the Pag-IBIG Fund when the P6.6 billion housing scam involving Globe Asiatique (GA) scam took place.[8]

2010 presidential election

De Castro consistently was a front runner in the 2010 presidential elections. Being the Vice President, he was popular among voters to replace outgoing president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.[9] However, in December 2009, he did not file to be included on the ballot and in an interview conducted by Karen Davila, he announced his retirement from politics and intention to get back to his old job as a broadcast journalist.

Return to Television

In November 2010, he returned as an anchor of TV Patrol. He has been a staunch critic of almost all programs of President Noynoy Aquino, who has criticized former President Arroyo, De Castro's running mate in the 2004 elections. He has been known to fire tirades against Aquino throughout Aquino's presidency which ended in May 2016. During the administration of Rodrigo Duterte, however, he became meek as former President Arroyo had close ties with Duterte. De Castro has constantly been criticized for his misogyny and homophobia in live television. In 2018, he was being eyed by the Duterte administration for a possible return in politics under the new regime. De Castro supports the Philippine Drug War and the inputting of more male workers in various industries to counter the growth of women workers.

References

  1. 1 2 "Philippines, Civil Registration (Local), 1888-1983," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27136-14128-86?cc=1410394&wc=9S6Q-ZNG:25271701,27962101,25268603,25270403 : accessed 18 Apr 2014), Oriental Mindoro > Pola > Birth registers > 1947-1951; citing National Census and Statistics Office, Manila.
  2. 1 2 "Philippines, Civil Registration (Local), 1888-1983," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27136-13575-50?cc=1410394&wc=9S6Q-ZNG:25271701,27962101,25268603,25270403 : accessed 18 Apr 2014), Oriental Mindoro > Pola > Birth registers > 1947-1951; citing National Census and Statistics Office, Manila.
  3. ↑ https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2004/03/31/244707/noli-leave-my-family-alone
  4. 1 2 3 "Profile of Manuel Jr. "Noli" Leuterio De Castro". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. June 5, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Noli L. De Castro". Office of the Vice President of the Philippines. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ Abs-Cbn Interactive, PET junks Loren's VP electoral protest
  7. ↑ supremecourt.gov.ph/news, PET Junks Legarda's Poll Protest against VP De Castro Archived 2008-01-21 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/49965/noli-de-castro-liable-in-pag-ibig-mess%E2%80%94sen-serge-osmena-iii Noli de Castro liable in Pag-Ibig mess—Sen. Serge Osmeña III]
  9. ↑ Survey: De Castro top choice for 2010 Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine.. Newsinfo.inquirer.net (2009-01-13). Retrieved on 2011-09-27.
Political offices
Preceded by
Mike Defensor		 Chairman of Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
2004–2010		 Succeeded by
Jejomar Binay
Preceded by
Teofisto Guingona		 Vice President of the Philippines
2004–2010		 Succeeded by
Jejomar Binay
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Teofisto Guingona
as Former Vice President		 Order of Precedence of the Philippines (Ceremonial)
as Former Vice President		 Succeeded by
Jejomar Binay
as Former Vice President
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