1. Chel Diokno serves as the chairman of the Free Legal Assistance Group, the founding dean of the De La Salle University College of Law, and the chairman of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation.
24 Facts About Chel Diokno
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Chel Diokno has served as a special counsel for the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.
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Chel Diokno was a candidate for the Senate of the Philippines in both the 2019 Philippine Senate election and the 2022 Philippine Senate election.
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Chel Diokno was born on February 23,1961, in Pasay City as the eighth of ten children to human rights lawyer Jose W Diokno, who later became a Senator, and Carmen "Nena" Icasiano.
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Chel Diokno completed his elementary and secondary education at La Salle Green Hills.
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In 1982, Diokno earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of the Philippines Diliman.
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Chel Diokno passed the Bar Examination of the State of Illinois in 1987.
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Chel Diokno passed the bar examination in the State of Illinois, USA, and subsequently in the Philippines.
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Chel Diokno is a member and the current chairman of the Free Legal Assistance Group.
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Chel Diokno was a member of the Committee on Human Rights and Due Process at the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
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In 2001, Chel Diokno was the private prosecutor in the impeachment proceedings against then-President Joseph Estrada.
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Until 2019, Chel Diokno served as the Presidential Adviser on Human Rights at the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and was a member of the Panel of Arbitrators at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
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In 2006, Chel Diokno established the Chel Diokno Law Center, which provides legal training to various agencies, including the Commission on Elections, the Public Attorney's Office, the Philippine National Police, the Office of the Ombudsman, the Bureau of Internal Revenue, the Bureau of Customs, and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
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Chel Diokno did not win, placing 21st with 6,308,065 votes.
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On September 15,2021, Chel Diokno announced his candidacy for the Senate in the 2022 Philippine Senate election.
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Chel Diokno was included in the senatorial slate of presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo, as well as the Labor and Ecology Advocates for Democracy senatorial slate of presidential candidate Leody de Guzman as a guest candidate.
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On May 14,2024, Chel Diokno announced his intention to run for the Senate for a third time in the 2025 elections.
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However, on September 18,2024, Chel Diokno became a member of Akbayan.
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Chel Diokno later announced that he shall vie for a seat in the House of Representatives through party-list route as Akbayan's first nominee.
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Chel Diokno has consistently advocated for human rights through various roles, including:.
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Chel Diokno has written news articles on forensic DNA, electronic evidence, anti-terrorism legislation, media law, and judicial reform.
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Chel Diokno did a voiceover for some scenes of the 2018 film BuyBust.
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Chel Diokno's sister, Maris Diokno, is a senior administrator in the University of the Philippines system and is the former chairperson of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
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Chel Diokno married a writer named Divina Aromin; their eldest son is the filmmaker Pepe, who was named after his grandfather and born a few months later in 1987.