Jesus Melchor Quitain

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Vega and the surname or paternal family name is Quitain.
The Honorable
Jesus Melchor Quitain
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Chief Presidential Legal Counsel
Assumed office
October 19, 2021
Preceded bySalvador Panelo
Personal details
NationalityFilipino
Alma materSan Beda College of Law
ProfessionLawyer

Jesus Melchor "Boy" Vega Quitain (born January 6, 1945) is a Filipino lawyer who is currently serving as Chief Presidential Legal Counsel of President Rodrigo Duterte.[1][2][3][4][5] He is also serving as an Undersecretary in the Office of the President of the Philippines since 2016.[6] He is reported to be the writer of most of Duterte’s high-impact speeches, like his State of the Nation Addresses and inaugural speech.[7]

Early life and career[]

Jesus Quitain graduated from the San Beda College of Law in 1970. He is from Davao City.[6] He joined Upsilon Sigma Phi in 1963.[8][9]

Quitain engaged in private law practice since 1971. He also served in the academe as Dean of the College of Law of the University of Mindanao.[6]

He was the first National President of the Association of Resident Ombudsman in Government Agencies and Former President of the Rotary Club of South Davao.[6]

He is the father of Davao City Councilor Melchor “Jay” Quitain and Grace Quitain Pecson.[1]

Public service[]

Jesus Quitain joined the government in 2001 when then Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte appointed him as City Legal Officer.[6]

He also served in Davao City as Councilor of the First District, and as City Administrator.[10] He was also the Former Resident Ombudsman of Davao City, for which he was awarded as Outstanding Resident Ombudsman of the Philippines for 2008.[6]

Prior to his latest appointment as Chief Presidential Legal Counsel in 2021, Quitain served as the officer in charge of the Office of the Special Assistant to the President.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Roque, Marilyn. "Scene City | Melchor "Boy" Quitain @ 75 – Mindanao Times". Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  2. ^ "The University of Mindanao". umindanao.edu.ph. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  3. ^ Valente, Catherine S. (2021-10-19). "Duterte names new chief legal counsel". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  4. ^ "Duterte appoints Quitain as his new legal counsel vice Panelo". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  5. ^ Share; Twitter; Twitter; Twitter. "Duterte names Quitain as new chief legal counsel". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-10-21. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ a b c d e f MIAA. "Manila International Airport Authority Board of Directors" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "The Davao Boys are alright". Rappler. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  8. ^ "Duterte appoints Quitain as chief presidential legal counsel". www.sunstar.com.ph. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  9. ^ Torrevillas, Domini M. "Proclamation 539". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  10. ^ Llemit, Ralph Lawrence G. (2021-10-19). "Duterte appoints Quitain as chief presidential legal counsel". Sunstar. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  11. ^ Salaverria, Carmelito Q. Francisco, Jerome Aning, Leila B. (2021-10-20). "Quitain replaces Panelo as chief legal counsel". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
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Preceded by Chief Presidential Legal Counsel
2021–present 		Incumbent
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Preceded byas Acting Presidential Spokesperson Order of Precedence of the Philippines
as Chief Presidential Legal Counsel 		Succeeded byas Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
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