John Castriciones

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Rualo and the surname or paternal family name is Castriciones.
John Castriciones
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Castriciones in 2018
14th Secretary of Agrarian Reform
In office
December 1, 2017 – October 8, 2021
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byRosalina Bistoyong (OIC)
Succeeded byBernie Cruz (acting)[1]
Undersecretary for Operations of the
Department of the Interior and Local Government
In office
July 1, 2016 – November 30, 2017
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byRafael Santos
Succeeded byEpimaco V. Densing III
Personal details
Born
John Rualo Castriciones

(1962-01-08) January 8, 1962 (age 60)
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Political partyPDP–Laban (2016–2018, 2021–present)
Other political
affiliations		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (2018–2021)
Alma materTrinity University of Asia
(AB PolSci)
Philippine Military Academy
San Beda University
Arellano University
(LL.B.)
University of Notre Dame
ProfessionLawyer, professor

John Rualo Castriciones (born January 8, 1962) is a Filipino lawyer and writer who served as the Secretary of Agrarian Reform from 2017 to 2021.[2] He was formerly Undersecretary for Operations of the Department of the Interior and Local Government from 2016 to 2017.[3] A member of the Philippine Military Academy "Maharlika" class of 1984, Castriciones also served in various capacities under two previous administrations and as a law school professor at his alma mater Arellano University.[3][4] His appointment to the Agrarian Reform portfolio was approved by the Commission on Appointments on May 29, 2018, after being bypassed earlier by the commission on March 14, 2018, and reappointed by Duterte on March 22, 2018.[5][6][7]Castriciones founded the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas[8][9][10][11] together with the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC).

Castriciones is a native of the province of Nueva Vizcaya. He was born on January 8, 1962, to a family of farmers in the municipality of Bayombong.[4][6] As a young cadet-student at the Philippine Military Academy during Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, Castriciones was accused in the 1981 hazing death of fellow cadet Andres Ramos and was sentenced to five years of hard labor by a seven-man military court in July 1982.[12] He was pardoned four year later by the then newly installed President Corazon Aquino.[13]

Castriciones then enrolled at the Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City, formerly Trinity College, and graduated magna cum laude with a political science degree.[4] He went on to attend San Beda University, former San Beda College, and Arellano University to pursue legal studies where he was consistently in the Dean's List. Castriciones passed the Philippine Bar Examination in 1990.[3] He later earned an LL.M. master's degree in Comparative Government and International Law from Notre Dame Law School in London, U.K. in 1998.[3][4]

Castriciones finally completed his military training at the Philippine Military Academy in 1994 as part of the Maharlika Class.[3]

Career[]

Castriciones started practicing law in 1993 and has since litigated in both Inferior and Superior Courts, Administrative Bodies, Ombudsman and the Sandiganbayan.[14] He served as legal counsel for several corporations and government officials in his more than 20 years of private law practice. Castriciones eventually founded his own law firm, the Castriciones Legal Consultancy, where his lawyer children also practice.[3]

While a private lawyer, Castriciones also taught at Arellano University School of Law where he specialized in Corporation Law, Obligations and Contracts, Sales Investment Law, Public and Private International Law and Civil Procedure.[4] He is also a former lecturer in the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) program of the Supreme Court of the Philippines for three years.[4] Castriciones has also authored several books throughout his career, including Internal Revolution: Political Vengeance and Societal Perdition (2011); A Risen Catholic Christian Soldier (1998); Philippine Military Academy Hazing Case: A General’s Son Dies (1990); and Sagutin Natin (1984).[3][14]

Castriciones entered the government sector in 2009 as Director of the Department of Transportation's Investigation, Security and Law Enforcement Service (ISLES) under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.[3] He also served as Legal Consultant of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and as assistant spokesman and deputy chairman of Task Force Gabay at Tagapagligtas sa Karagatan of the Transportation department.[3] He was reappointed to the same post in the Transportation department under President Benigno Aquino III.[15]

During the 2016 Philippine presidential election, Castriciones served as PDP–Laban's vice-president for Luzon who also supported the candidacy of then-mayor of Davao City, Rodrigo Duterte, as president of the Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte for President Movement (MRRDPM).[16] He was eventually appointed by Duterte as Undersecretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government upon his assumption to office.[3]

In February 2018, Castriciones helped form the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas where he once served as the party's president. The political party supports the Duterte administration's campaign for a shift to federalism.[17] Castriciones, who earlier expressed interest in running for a senatorial post in the 2019 Philippine Senate election, announced in October 2018 that he was dropping out of the senatorial race and will be keeping his post as Agrarian Reform secretary. [18] In October 2021, he stepped down as secretary to run for senator in 2022 under PDP–Laban.[19]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Yumol, David Tristan (30 October 2021). "Duterte taps Usec Bernie Cruz as acting DAR secretary". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ^ Placido, D. (1 December 2017). "Duterte names DILG exec acting agrarian reform chief". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "About the Secretary". Department of Agrarian Reform. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Cabinet Secretaries Castriciones, Romulo-Puyat, Guevarra, COMELEC Commissioner, DFA senior officials, AFP Chief and ranking officers breeze through the CA" (PDF). Commission on Appointments. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. ^ Ager, M. (29 May 2018). "CA body confirms DAR Secretary Castriciones". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b Reganit, J.C. (14 March 2018). "CA suspends confirmation of DAR Secretary". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  7. ^ Ganibe, D. (11 April 2018). "Castriciones reappointed as acting DAR secretary". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Amid speculations on his run, Bongbong Marcos joins pro-Duterte party PFP". Rappler. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  9. ^ Cruz, Angie dela. "Partido Federal ng Pilipinas , pormal nang inilunsad sa QC". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  10. ^ "Chairmanship ng Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, iniaalok kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte". Radyo La Verdad. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  11. ^ "Partido Federal ng Pilipinas inilunsad sa QC, Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte tatakbong alkalde". saktoNEWS. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  12. ^ Hollie, P. (15 August 1982). "Philippine Military Academy is under attack". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  13. ^ Orellana, F. (2 June 2018). "Courage slams confirmation of Castriciones as DAR chief". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  14. ^ a b "John R. Castriciones". Land Bank of the Philippines. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) - Career Executive Service Board" (PDF). Department of Transportation (Philippines). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  16. ^ Nonato, V. (30 October 2015). "'Insulted' Diño withdraws PDP–Laban candidacy". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  17. ^ Pilapil, J. (18 December 2018). "Federal party wants Duterte as chairman". The Manila Times. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  18. ^ Mayuga, J. (17 October 2018). "Castriciones drops senatorial plan, opts to keep DAR post". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  19. ^ Patinio, Ferdinand (October 8, 2021). "PRRD attends PDP-Laban bets' COC filing". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
Political offices
Preceded by
Rafael Santos
 Undersecretary for Operations of the
Department of the Interior and Local Government
2016–2017 		Succeeded by
Epimaco Densing III
Preceded by
Rosalina Bistoyong
Officer-in-charge
 Secretary of Agrarian Reform
2017–2021 		Succeeded by
Bernie Cruz
Acting
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