Rodante Marcoleta

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Dizon and the surname or paternal family name is Marcoleta.

The Honorable
Rodante D. Marcoleta
Portrait during the 18th Congress
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
In office
July 29, 2019 – June 1, 2022
House SpeakerAlan Peter Cayetano
Lord Allan Velasco
Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
for SAGIP party-list
Assumed office
June 30, 2016
Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
for Alagad party-list
In office
June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013
Personal details
Born
Rodante Dizon Marcoleta

(1953-07-29) July 29, 1953 (age 70)
Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines
Political partyPDP–Laban (2021–present)
SAGIP (2016–present)
Alagad (2004–2013)
SpouseEdna M. Marcoleta
Children1
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman (DPA)
San Sebastian College (LL.B)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Rodante Dizon Marcoleta (born July 29, 1953) is a Filipino politician serving as the party-list representative for SAGIP since 2016. He is a former House Deputy Speaker of the 18th Congress from 2019 to 2022.[1] A successful member of the religious organization Iglesia ni Cristo, Marcoleta is one of the vocal opponents against ABS-CBN and Meralco one of the 70 representatives who voted to permanently deny the franchise renewal of the network[2][3][4] and 70 representatives who voted to permanently deny the franchise renewal of the electricity as well as responsible for the termination of ABS-CBN Meralco and TV5's landmark partnership deal.[5][6][7][8][9] Marcoleta is also the host of Net 25 public affairs program, Sa Ganang Mamamayan (lit. For Citizens)[10] and the public service program Bagong Barangay ng Mamamayan in Action co-hosted by DILG Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Felicito "Chito" Valmocina.

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  2. ^ Perez-Rubio, Bella (July 10, 2020). "List of lawmakers who voted for and against ABS-CBN franchise renewal". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Cigaral, Ian Nicolas (July 10, 2020). "Marcoleta: No chance for ABS-CBN to get new franchise, not even in 2022". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Limos, Mario Alvaro (July 10, 2020). "Who Is Rodante Marcoleta?". esquiremag.ph.
  5. ^ "Marcoleta believes TV5 violated franchise with ABS-CBN deal". GMA News. August 15, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Marcoleta claims TV5 violated its broadcasting franchise with ABS-CBN deal". CNN Philippines. August 16, 2022. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Marvin, Joseph Ang (August 16, 2022). "Rodante Marcoleta locks target at TV5 after agreement with ABS-CBN finalized". CNN Philippines. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "Personalities, netizens react to political pressure that caused the ABS-CBN-TV5 deal to fail". DailyPedia. September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  9. ^ Nagpapasalamat at sumasaludo si Cong. Marcoleta sa desisyon na hindi ituloy ang napipinto sanang partnership agreement ng ABS-CBN at TV5. Magpasakop sa batas, ito ang isa sa dapat isaalang-alang ng merging ng dalawang malalaking TV Network. YouTube. Eagle News. September 5, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Sa Ganang Mamamayan on Net 25 2022 generic plug". Net 25 on Facebook. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.