Karlo Alexei Bendigo Nograles(born September 3, 1976) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the Chairperson of theCivil Service Commissionfrom March 4, 2022 to October 7, 2024. He was previously theCabinet Secretary(2018–2022) and actingPresidential Spokesperson(2021–2022) in theDuterte administration.He was also the co-chair and spokesperson of theInter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases(IATF-EID) in thePhilippine government's responseto theCOVID-19 pandemicand chairman of the government's Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger. He was therepresentativeofDavao City's1st districtfrom 2010 to 2018.
Karlo Nograles | |
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| Chairman of theCivil Service Commission | |
| In office June 30, 2022 – October 7, 2024 | |
| President | Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | Aileen Lourdes Lizada (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Marilyn Barua-Yap |
| In office March 4, 2022 – June 1, 2022 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Alicia dela Rosa-Bala |
| Succeeded by | Aileen Lourdes Lizada (acting) |
| Cabinet Secretary of the Philippines | |
| In office November 5, 2018 – March 7, 2022 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Leoncio Evasco Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Melvin Matibag (acting) |
| Presidential Spokesperson | |
| In office November 15, 2021 – March 7, 2022 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Harry Roque |
| Succeeded by | Martin Andanar(acting) |
| IATF-EIDSpokesperson | |
| In office November 17, 2021 – March 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Roque |
| Succeeded by | Martin Andanar(acting) |
| In office March 16, 2020 – April 23, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Harry Roque |
| Chairman of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger | |
| In office January 11, 2020 – March 7, 2022 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Usec. Melvin Matibag (Acting) |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives fromDavao City's1stdistrict | |
| In office June 30, 2010 – November 5, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Prospero Nograles |
| Succeeded by | Paolo Duterte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karlo Alexei Bendigo Nograles September 3, 1976 Davao City,Philippines |
| Political party | PDP–Laban(2017–2024) Independent(2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Lakas–CMD(2009–2011) NUP(2011–2017) |
| Spouse | Marga Maceda Montemayor |
| Relations | Jericho Nograles(brother) Margarita "Migs" Nograles(sister) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University(BS,J.D.) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | karlonograles |
In the2016 Philippine presidential elections,Nograles was among those who encouraged then-Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to run for president. He was a member of theNational Unity Party(NUP) before joiningPDP–Labanin 2017.
Early life and education
editKarlo Alexei Bendigo Nograles was born on September 3, 1976, inDavao CitytoProspero Nograles,a lawyer who would later become aSpeaker of the House of Representatives,and Rhodora Burgos Bendigo Nograles.[1]He has three siblings.
Nograles attended grade school inAteneo de Davao Universityfrom 1983 to 1989, where he graduated valedictorian of his class. In high school, he was admitted to thePhilippine Science High School Main Campus,graduating in 1993 and receiving a C.A.T. Leadership Award. He proceeded to theAteneo de Manila Universityfor college, graduating in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering degree. He finished his Juris Doctor degree in 2003 at theAteneo de Manila Law School.[2]
Political career
editCongress
editNograles' career in politics began when he served as the Chief-of-Staff of his father who was then serving as the member of theHouse of Representatives.In 2010, he was elected as the representative of the 1st district of Davao City. He ran again in the2013 electionsand successfully won another term. In his second term as representative, he served as the Chairman of theHouse Committee on Labor and Employment.[3]
He served his third and final term in the17th Congress,having run unopposed during the2016 elections.During this time, he served as the Chairman of theHouse Committee on Appropriations.As chairman, Nograles was notable for allocating the budget for free higher education in accordance with theUniversal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.In 2017, he allotted a total of₱40 billionto fund free education for students enrolled in state universities and colleges (SUCs) for school year 2018–2019.[4]Before 2017 ended, he appropriated₱3.767 trillionfor the 2018 national budget. Initially ridden with conflicting proposals with the Senate's version of the bill and budget cuts, the 'impasse' plaguing the proposed budget was resolved after a Bicameral Conference Committee meeting.[5]
In 2018, also as appropriations chair, he allocated a ₱25-billion budget for theArmed Forces of the Philippines(AFP) modernization program. This initiative covered the acquisition of brand new attack helicopters, tanks, and other military hardware.[6]He also allotted funds amounting to ₱64.2 billion for the salary increase of military and uniformed personnel.[7]
In accordance with his Free Irrigation Law which was signed in February 2018, he allocated₱2.6 billionfor irrigation fee subsidies for 2018, which was higher than the₱2 billionirrigation budget for 2017.[8]
Committee membership
editWhile Nograles is known as the Chairman of the House Committee onAppropriations,he was also part of the following committees:
Executive branch
editNograles served asCabinet Secretaryin the administration of PresidentRodrigo Dutertefrom 2018 to 2022. He also became acting Presidential spokesperson from 2021 to 2022. In 2022, he became chair of theCivil Service Commission,serving in the position until his resignation on October 7, 2024.[9]
2025 Davao City mayoralty bid
editThe next day, he filed his candidacy to run formayor of Davao Cityin the2025 Philippine general election,wherein he is expected to compete against Rodrigo Duterte.[10]
Personal life
editNograles is married to Marga Maceda Montemayor, a social entrepreneur and an advocate for women andMindanao.They have three children.
He is a member of theAquila Legisfraternity and of theGlobal Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption.He also has links toJunior Chamber International.
He is the recipient of the Golden Globe Annual Award for Excellence inPublic Servicein 2015 and 2016.[11]He was also awarded the Outstanding Congressman Award in 2012[12][13][14]and again in 2015[15]by Superbrands Marketing International.[16]Nograles also took part as chairman of the Board ofJurorstasked to judge the awardees of the 2017Metro Manila Film Festival.[17][18]
External links
editReferences
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- ^"Attendance Record of Housemembers"(PDF).congress. July 17, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 14,2018.
- ^"House panel realigns P40 billion to fund free education by 2018".CNN Philippines.Archived fromthe originalon February 8, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 5,2019.
- ^"Bicam breaks 'impasse' on 2018 national budget —Nograles".GMA News.
- ^"Solon says P25-B AFP upgrades a message to terrorists: 'We're capable of defeating you'".GMA News.GMA Network.RetrievedFebruary 14,2018.
- ^"AFP and PNP salary increase".Manila Bulletin.
- ^"Duterte signs law giving free irrigation service to small farmers".CNN Philippines.Archived fromthe originalon February 13, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 5,2019.
- ^"Karlo Nograles resigns as Civil Service Commission chief".ABS-CBN.RetrievedOctober 7,2024.
- ^"Karlo Nograles resigns as Civil Service Commission chief".Philippine Daily Inquirer.RetrievedOctober 8,2024.
- ^"Hon. Karlo Alexei Bendigo Nograles".RetrievedJuly 5,2018.
- ^"The Outstanding Congressman Award 2012".issuu.RetrievedFebruary 13,2018.
- ^"Malanyaon is Golden Globe Outstanding Filipino Achiever".edgedavao.RetrievedFebruary 13,2018.
- ^"Malanyaon is Golden Globe Outstanding Filipino Achiever".SunStar.SunStar Davao.RetrievedFebruary 13,2018.
- ^"Karlo Nograles, Lani Mercado hailed as outstanding politikos".Politiko Visayas.RetrievedFebruary 13,2018.
- ^"Nograles named as among 20 Outstanding Congressmen".National Unity Party.RetrievedFebruary 13,2018.
- ^"Artistahin! Davao Rep. Karlos Nograles chairs MMFF 2017 board of jurors".Politiko Mindanao.
- ^"Congressman Karlo Nograles on the MMFF".Manila Standard.