Valdes, Antonio "Butch" Abad Santos (Katipunan ng Demokratikong Pilipino)
PERSONAL DETAILS
Age: 72
Place of Residence: No data found
Political Party: Katipunan ng Demokratikong Pilipino (KDP)
Incumbent Senator: No
Terms as Senator: N/A
FAMILY MEMBERS IN OFFICE
None
SALIENT ISSUES AND POSITION
Press freedom in the country being under threat: No
Reimposition of death penalty for drug-related crimes: No
Legalization of medical marijuana for certain ailments: Yes
POLICY FOCUS/PLATFORM
Fight electoral fraud (the source of which he claims is the partnership of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and Smartmatic)
Prosecute people involved in the Dengvaxia issue
Lower the cost of electricity
Repeal the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001
Shift from being a service economy to a producer economy
EDUCATION
Primary: No data found
Secondary: No data found
Tertiary: De La Salle University, Political Science and Accounting
Graduate Studies: Asian Institute of Management, Master's Degree in Management
Honorary Degrees: No data found
Others:
AFFILIATIONS
Founder, Citizen National Guard (CNG)
Founder and Chairman, Katipunan ng Demokratikong Pilipino (KDP)
Founder and Principal Convenor, Save the Nation Movement
Head, Philippine LaRouche Society
GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE
Executive
Former Undersecretary, Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) (now Department of Education, DepEd), 1998-2000
Legislative
None
Judiciary
None
Local Government
None
LEGISLATIVE WORK
Personally authored bills passed into law: N/A
Total bills passed into law: N/A
SOURCES
Cabico, G. K. (2018, October 11). Founder of pro-Duterte group joins Senate race. Philstar.com, Retrieved from https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/10/11/1859224/founder-pro-duterte-group-joins-senate-race
CNN Philippines Life. (2019, March 4). Get to know senatorial aspirants Agnes Escudero, Ding Generoso, Romulo Macalintal, and Butch Valdes. CNN Philippines Life, Retrieved from http://cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/politics/2019/03/04/3rd-senatorial-forum-interviews.html
Executive Intelligence Review. (n.d.). Philippine LaRouche Society Head Butch Valdes and Others Launch New Political Party. Retrieved from https://larouchepub.com/pr/2018/180902_philippine_lar_society.html
GMA News. (2019, February 23). Senate bets Francisco, Gadon, de Guzman, Gutoc, and Valdes reveal platforms. GMA News Online, Retrieved from https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/685917/senate-bets-francisco-gadon-de-guzman-gutoc-and-valdes-reveal-platforms/story/
News5. (2019, March 1). #AplikanteSaSenado | Valdes targets Epira law review, Comelec-Smartmatic partnership. News5, Retrieved from http://news.tv5.com.ph/breaking/aplikantesasenado-valdes-targets-epira-law-review-comelec-smartmatic-partnership
