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Carlos Isagani Zarate

Carlos Isagani Zarate

Filipino politician, lawyer, and activist

Carlos Isagani "Kaloi" Tabora Zarate (born May 14, 1967) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, and activist who served as a Party-list Representative for Bayan Muna from 2013 to 2022.[1] He was also the deputy minority leader in the 18th Congress.[2]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Tabora and the surname or paternal family name is Zarate.
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On July 10, 2020, he was one of the 11 representatives who voted to grant the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN and he is the only partylist representative and one of the three Mindanaoans who voted to grant the franchise.[3]

Early life and education

Zarate earned a bachelor's degree in Commerce with a major in Accountancy at the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University and later a law degree at the Ateneo de Davao University.[4]

Upon admission to the Philippine Bar in 1995, Zarate engaged in a small legal practice focused on human rights law, serving a wide clientele including laborers, small farmers, Indigenous peoples, such as the Lumad, and Moro people, urban poor, and political prisoners.[5] Zarate also served on various capacities on different professional associations for lawyers: As coordinator for the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) in Davao City, as Secretary-General of the Union of People's Lawyers in Mindanao and Vice-President for Mindanao of the National Union of People's Lawyers (NUPL). He also once served as the President of the Davao City chapter of the Integrated Bar.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Velez, Tyrone A.; Fusilero, Danilda L. (November 15, 2013). "Noynoy, not God, was absent when Yolanda struck, says lawmaker". Davao Today. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
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    Corrales, Nestor (2022-02-28). "Calls persist to regulate the oil industry again". Inquirer. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  3. [3]
    Perez-Rubio, Bella (July 10, 2020). "List of lawmakers who voted for and against ABS-CBN franchise renewal". Philstar.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  4. [4]
    Macaraeg, Aaron (2019-07-22). "Carlos Zarate, former journo turned lawyer, legislator". Bulatlat. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
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    "Our Nominees". Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
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    "Zarate, Carlos Isagani | POLITIKO - is a news and social media portal about politicians, their relatives and allies in the Philippines". politics.com.ph. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2022.


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