Joker P. Arroyo

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Joker P. Arroyo was a prominent Filipino lawyer, human rights advocate, and long-serving legislator known for his opposition to the Marcos dictatorship and his influential role in post-EDSA Philippine politics.

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Joker P. Arroyo canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Filipino politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
human rights activist ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Philippines ⓘ
educatedAt Ateneo de Manila University ⓘ
University of the Philippines College of Law ⓘ
familyName Arroyo ⓘ
givenName Joker ⓘ
hasHonor reputation for integrity and frugality in public office ⓘ
ideology liberalism ⓘ
pro-democracy activism ⓘ
knownFor fiscalizing government spending in Congress ⓘ
human rights advocacy during martial law in the Philippines ⓘ
independent stance in the Philippine Senate ⓘ
opposition to the Marcos dictatorship ⓘ
role in post-EDSA Philippine politics ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ
memberOf House of Representatives of the Philippines ⓘ
Senate of the Philippines ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI) ⓘ
Lakas–CMD ⓘ
Liberal Party of the Philippines ⓘ
Team PNoy (coalition) ⓘ
movement anti-martial law movement in the Philippines ⓘ
opposition to Ferdinand Marcos ⓘ
name Joker P. Arroyo ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first to challenge the legality of martial law under Ferdinand Marcos ⓘ
refusing to use his full allocation of discretionary funds as legislator ⓘ
notableWork authorship and sponsorship of key legislation on human rights and good governance ⓘ
legal defense of political prisoners during martial law ⓘ
participation in the prosecution of the impeachment case against President Joseph Estrada ⓘ
occupation human rights advocate ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
legislator ⓘ
politician ⓘ
positionHeld Chair of the House Committee on Justice ⓘ
Executive Secretary of the Philippines ⓘ
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines ⓘ
Representative for Makati ⓘ
Representative for the 1st District of Makati ⓘ
Representative for the 2nd District of Makati ⓘ
Senator of the Philippines ⓘ
residence Makati, Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Makati
workLocation Makati, Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Makati

Manila, Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Manila

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