Ferdinand Topacio

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Ferdinand Topacio
Topacio at the 48th Metro Manila Film Festival Festival Parade of Stars
Born	Ferdinand Sumague Topacio (1965-11-09) November 9, 1965 (age 58) Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Alma mater	San Sebastian College – Recoletos de Cavite (BS) University of the East (LLB)
Occupations	Lawyer Managing partner Film producer Film critic Jazz vocalist
Known for	Legal counsel for Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Jose Miguel Arroyo
Spouse	Dinnah Cureg Aguila ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	Jose Arturo III (b. 1998) Ferdinand Martin II (b. 2006)
Relatives	Former Cavite Provincial Board Member Arturo Topacio Jr. (father) Former Imus City Mayor Homer Topacio Saquilayan (cousin) General Licerio Topacio (great-granduncle)

Ferdinand Sumague Topacio (born November 9, 1965) is a Filipino lawyer, film producer and jazz vocalist.^[1] He was a speechwriter to Vice President Salvador Laurel, and had served as legal counsel to Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, former presidents Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Joseph Estrada, the families of the victims of the 2015 Mamasapano clash, and POGO businesswoman Cassandra Ong.