39 Facts About Harry Roque

Harry Roque served as the presidential spokesperson of President Rodrigo Duterte from 2017 to 2018 and from 2020 to 2021.

Harry Roque was the party-list representative of KABAYAN from 2016 to 2017.

Harry Roque was requested by President Rodrigo Duterte to be his presidential spokesperson, and on October 27,2017, Harry Roque was officially appointed, replacing Ernesto Abella.

Harry Roque is a member of the Advisory Council of the Asian Society of International Law and was president of AsianSIL from 2018 to 2019.

Harry Roque received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Bachelor of Laws from University of the Philippines Diliman and Master of Laws with merits from the London School of Economics.

Harry Roque has argued before the Supreme Court on several occasions.

Harry Roque is among the five counsels allowed to argue specific issues raised against the Cybercrime Law.

Harry Roque helped secure for Boracay Foundation a Temporary Environmental Protection Order to stop the reclamation of 42 hectares of land in Caticlan due to the absence of studies and guarantees that it would not damage Boracay Island.

Harry Roque won the first ever granted petition for the Writ of Amparo in favor of a journalist, as well as another petition for Amparo - the second application for writ of Amparo where the Court of Appeals issued protective orders.

Harry Roque mentored and coached some of the UP College of Law moot teams that won in various competitions, including the 2015 Oxford Price Moot Court Competition in Oxford, UK, where the team beat 91 others.

Harry Roque was nominated by the Philippine government to the International Law Commission in 2021.

Harry Roque's bid was vehemently objected by various sectors such as the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan leftist group, around 150 lawyers, the Free Legal Assistance Group, the executive committee of his alma mater University of the Philippines Diliman, and the UP Integrated High School for being a part of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration.

Harry Roque failed to garner enough votes to win one of the eight seats in contention.

Harry Roque was the principal author of the Universal Health Coverage Law, the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act, the Free Irrigation Service Act, an act establishing a national feeding program for public school pupils, and the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.

Harry Roque was one of three representatives who endorsed the impeachment case against the former Comelec chairman, Andres Bautista.

Harry Roque assumed the role of President Duterte's presidential spokesperson on November 6,2017.

Harry Roque said that Duterte was looking for someone who could understand the remarks of the President, adding that the nature of his job required him to relay Duterte's positions.

On October 5,2018, Harry Roque was reported to be interested to vie for a Senate seat in the 2019 elections.

On February 1,2019, Harry Roque dropped out of the 2019 Senatorial race, citing a medical condition.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic on April 13,2020, Harry Roque assumed the role of spokesperson for the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, replacing Karlo Nograles.

Harry Roque filed his certificate of candidacy for the 2022 Senate election on November 15,2021, which automatically deemed him resigned from his position as presidential and IATF spokesperson.

Additionally, following a protest staged in New York City against his bid to get elected to the International Law Commission of the United Nations, Harry Roque stated he "found resolve to run" to prevent the election of allies of what he deems as extremist groups.

Harry Roque lost in the Senate elections, finishing at 17th in a race to fill 12 seats.

Harry Roque was hired by real estate firm Whirlwind Corporation as a lawyer in 2023, and in the same year accompanied Whirlwind incorporator Cassandra Ong in visiting the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation on two separate occasions to assist in settling documents for Lucky South 99 Outsourcing, Inc.

However, by 2024, Harry Roque became an ardent critic of Marcos, spreading the false information that he is an illegal drug use and repeatedly calling for him to resign.

On May 14,2024, Antonio Trillanes IV filed defamation and cyberlibel complaint affidavits with the Quezon City Prosecutor's Office against Harry Roque for alleged false accusations.

Harry Roque made allegations that Trillanes sold the Scarborough Shoal to China during his back-channel talks with Chinese leaders during the crisis in 2012.

Harry Roque was placed under detention until the POGO hearings termination, or until his compliance with the subpoena duces tecum.

Harry Roque stated the documents requested were not related to POGOs and further urged the committee to instead file charges against him in court.

Meanwhile, the Bureau of Immigration assured that Harry Roque was still in the country.

Harry Roque called his inclusion in the charges as fabricated, further stating the PAOCC and the PNP-CIDG have no concrete evidence against him; he said he plans to file a counter-affidavit to defend himself against the charges.

In September 2024, Harry Roque has been reported to face a pending disbarment petition filed by former NTC head, Melvin Matibag.

Harry Roque stated his social media post of the video "is protected by free speech under the privilege doctrine" and added that Marcos has not admitted nor denied the allegations in the video.

Harry Roque is suspected to have left from the Philippines in September 2 2024 with his last reported sighting being at Sanga-Sanga Airport in Tawi-Tawi.

However around this time, Harry Roque mentioned he has left the UAE but is still in an undisclosed location outside the Philippines.

Harry Roque reportedly tried going to the United States but was stopped in Japan.

Harry Roque insist he has to defend Duterte in the ICC as reason for his application.

Harry Roque has an online program in social media called The Spox Hour, where he speaks about various political issues concerning the Philippines.

Liang guested in Harry Roque's show during their visit to Dinagat Island in July 2022.