SINO SI HARRY ROQUE?
A TRUE CIVIL SERVANT
Herminio "Harry" Lopez Roque Jr. is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and former law professor. He served as the Presidential Spokesperson of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte from 2017 to 2018 and from 2020 to 2021.
Roque taught Constitutional Law and Public International Law for 15 years at the University of the Philippines College of Law
In his law practice, he notably represented and won a victory for the victims of the 2009 Maguindanao Massacre and the family of Jennifer Laude, a transwoman killed by a U.S. Marine. He also represented before the Supreme Court the Malaya Lolas, a group representing Filipino comfort women victims during WWII.
The photo shows Harry visiting Dapa, Siargao on 23Dec202, after typhoon Odette destructed the area.
A WELL EDUCATED Filipino
Masters of Laws with merits from the London School of Economics (1996)
Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines (1990)
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (1986)
HAS STELLAR LEGISLATIVE OUTPUTS
Harry Roque co-authored the following laws:
Republic Act 111223 - Universal Health Care Law (primary sponsor)
RepublicAct11166 - Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act
RepublicAct10969 - Free Irrigation Service Act
RepublicAct11037 - Masustansyang Pagkain para sa Batang Pilipino Act
RepublicAct10931 - Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act