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Francis Joseph Guevara Escudero (born October 10, 1969), known as Chiz Escudero, has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2007. He previously served as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives, representing the 1st District Sorsogon, where he served as the Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He is a leading candidate for Vice President of the Philippines in the Philippine General Election, 2016 to be held in May 2016. ==Early life== Escudero was born on October 10, 1969 in Manila, Philippines, the second of the three children of the late Salvador Escudero, former Agriculture Minister and representative of the first district of Sorsogon, and educator (Evelina B. Guevara ).〔Abuyuan, Gina. "More than This." ''HIPP Magazine.'' June 2009: p. 44.〕 Escudero was educated in the Philippine public school system. He attended the University of the Philippines Integrated School in elementary (1981) and high school (1985). He obtained his bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City (1988) and Bachelor of Laws at the University of the Philippines College of Law (1993).〔Lopez, Tony (editor). "Cover Story: Say Chiz." ''BizNews Asia.'' June 11–18, 2007: p. 20.〕 At the University of the Philippines, Escudero joined the (Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity ) and was a member of the Alpha Phi Beta Debating Team, which was the 1991 U.P. Open Debate Champion. He recalled, "The most participation I had in campus was in the debate team where we won in '91. I was also president of my Law class for four years."〔Aguila, Kap Maceda. "The Substance of Chiz." ''People Asia.'' June 2006: p. 48.〕 A consistent honor student, Escudero was a member of the Order of the Purple Feather or the U.P. Law Honor Society (1989-1993). He became the Secretary General of the Association of Law Students of the Philippines on his senior year at law school (1992-1993).〔Lopez, Tony (editor). "Cover Story: Say Chiz." ''BizNews Asia.'' June 11–18, 2007: p. 21.〕 Prior to becoming a lawyer, Escudero was a teaching assistant at the (Department of Political Science ), University of the Philippines (1988–1989). In 1989, he became a Junior Political Analyst of the Batangas Development Planning office. After he received his law degree, Escudero joined the Bautista, Picazo, Buyco, Tan and Fider Law Office in 1993 as junior associate. A year later, he became a legal consultant of the UNLAD Ship Management and Manning Corp. and legal counsel of the Crusade Against Violence (CAV). By 1995, he was a partner at his own firm, the Escudero, Marasigan, Sta. Ana, Vallente and Villareal Law Office (EMSAVIL Law). He remains with the firm to this day.〔 In 1996, Escudero received his Masters in International and Comparative Law at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.〔 Aside from pursuing his law practice, Escudero was senior lecturer at the College of Law at University of the Philippines (1996-1998). He also taught at the Graduate School of the Ateneo de Manila University in 2000.〔Gutierrez, Terrie V. "Brand New Heavies." ''Manual.'' October 2005: p. 53.〕 On July 3, 2000, Escudero was named a Commander of the Philippine Navy Reserve Command. While serving as a lawmaker, Escudero also dabbled in media. From May to August 2000, he hosted "Ngayon na Pinoy", a TV program on RPN-9. He also anchored the radio programs "Magandang Umaga Bayan" on the Angel Radio, DZAR 1026 AM; and the "Usapang de Campanilla" and "Usapang Legal" both on DZMM. Escudero also penned a column, "Usapang Legal ni Chiz Escudero" (later renamed "(Say Chiz )") in two tabloids: Abante and Abante Tonite. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francis Escudero」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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