Theodore Te

Theodore Te
Spokesperson of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office
2017–2019
Appointed byMaria Lourdes Sereno
Preceded byMidas Marquez
Succeeded byBrian Keith Hosaka
Personal details
Born
Theodore O. Te

(1966-02-16) February 16, 1966 (age 58)
Davao City, Philippines
Alma mater
OccupationProfessor, human rights attorney

Theodore "Ted" O. Te is a Filipino human rights lawyer, professor, and former Spokesperson of the Supreme Court of the Philippines during the tenure of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.[1][2] He resigned on the position after Sereno was ousted.[3][4][5][6]

A lawyer of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) and also its Regional Coordinator of FLAG Metro Manila,[7] he is notable for serving as counsel for Leo Echegaray who was sentenced to the death penalty, as well as Rappler founder and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Ressa.[8][9][10][11]

  1. ^ "Supreme Court spokesman Theodore Te quits". ABS-CBN News. 2019.
  2. ^ INQUIRER.net (2016-12-07). "SC mouthpiece speaks up on 'judicial massacre'". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  3. ^ Buan, Lian (2018-09-02). "Spokesman Ted Te resigns from Supreme Court". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  4. ^ Punay, Edu. "Supreme Court names new public information office chief". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  5. ^ Torres-Tupas, Tetch (2018-09-03). "CJ De Castro accepts resignation of SC spokesperson". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  6. ^ Galvez, Daphne. "Ex-SC spokesman clarifies role in surgeon's conviction". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  7. ^ "FLAG lawyer: No place in imperfect justice system for 'absolute' punishments like death penalty". The Philippine Star. September 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "Lawyers' group denounces raps against members". ABS-CBN News. July 20, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  9. ^ Buan, Lian (2019-02-26). "Dismiss cyber libel case vs Maria Ressa, Rappler – Te, FLAG".
  10. ^ Buan, Lian (2018-09-03). "Spokesman Ted Te resigns from Supreme Court". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  11. ^ "Court convicts Rappler CEO Ressa in cyberlibel case". CNN Philippines. 2020-06-15. Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-18.