Rodante Marcoleta

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Rodante Dizon Marcoleta (English: , Tagalog: [roˈdante maɾkɔˈlɛta]; born July 29, 1953) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, and television host who has served as a senator of the Philippines since 2025. A former member of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, he served as the representative for the SAGIP Partylist from 2016 to 2025 and for the Alagad Party-list from 2004 to 2013. He is the first elected Philippine senator affiliated with the Iglesia ni Cristo. During his tenure in the House of Representatives, Marcoleta chaired the Committee on Poverty Alleviation in 2009 and later the Special Committee on Globalization and WTO in 2018. He also chaired the Commission on Appointments Committee on Public Works and Highways and served as assistant majority leader of the Commission on Appointments before being removed from five committees. He served as senior deputy House majority leader from 2018 to 2019 and as a deputy speaker from 2019 to 2022. Marcoleta was arrested on July 6, 2026, after the...

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