Orly Mercado

Orlando S. Mercado
20th Secretary of National Defense
In office
June 30, 1998 – January 19, 2001
PresidentJoseph Estrada
Preceded byFortunato Abat
Succeeded byVacant[1]
In office
January 22, 2001 – January 25, 2001
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byVacant[2]
Post last held by himself
Succeeded byEduardo Ermita (acting)
Angelo Reyes
Senator of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998
Senate Majority Leader
In office
July 27, 1987 – October 31, 1989
PresidentCorazon Aquino
Preceded byVacant[3]
Post last held by Arturo Tolentino
Succeeded by Teofisto Guingona, Jr.
Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Quezon City
In office
June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986
Serving with Ismael A. Mathay, Jr., Cecilia Muñoz-Palma and Alberto Romulo
Personal details
Born
Orlando Mercado y Sanchez

(1946-04-26) April 26, 1946 (age 78)
Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Political partyLakas–CMD (2008–present)
Lakas (2004–2008)
Independent (2001–2004)
LDP (1992–2001)
Liberal (1987–1992)
UNIDO (1984–1987)
SpouseSusan Pineda-Mercado[4]
ResidenceMakati
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines
OccupationDiplomat, Politician, Professor, Broadcaster

Orlando "Orly" Sanchez Mercado (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈsɐntʃes mɛɾˈkadɔ], born Orlando Mercado y Sanchez; April 26, 1946) is a Filipino politician and broadcast journalist best known for having served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1987 to 1998, Secretary of Defense from 1998 to 2001, and for his long career as a broadcast journalist, most famously for hosting the television program Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko.

  1. ^ Mercado resigned as Secretary of National Defense in part of calling the resignation of President Joseph Estrada during the EDSA Revolution II.
  2. ^ Mercado resigned as Secretary of National Defense in part of calling the resignation of President Joseph Estrada and was reappointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
  3. ^ Vacant due to the Martial Law declared by President Ferdinand Marcos.
  4. ^ "Orlando S. Mercado". Department of National Defense. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2009.