1. Lorenzo "Larry" Gacilo Gadon was born on March 1,1958 and is a Filipino politician and disbarred lawyer who currently serves as the Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation for President Bongbong Marcos since 2023.
26 Facts About Larry Gadon
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Larry Gadon has gained notoriety for his use of vulgar language and his hardline stance against perceived liberals and communists.
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Larry Gadon was born on March 1,1958, in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro to Sulpicio Larry Gadon and Lazarita Gacilo.
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Larry Gadon obtained both his Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from Far Eastern University.
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Larry Gadon later passed the 1992 Philippine Bar Examination, which at that year had the lowest passing percentage in decades.
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Larry Gadon served as the Managing Partner of Larry Gadon and Associates Law Office and as an Associate at Antonio Abad and Associates Law Office.
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Larry Gadon served as Chairman of APU, AsiaGroup Philippines, Vice President of Kolonwel Trading Corporation, and Director of health institutions such as Our Lady of Lourdes International Medical Center and Perpetual Help Hospital Manila.
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Larry Gadon was part of the legal team and adviser of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
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Larry Gadon ran for senator in the 2016 elections under Kilusang Bagong Lipunan but failed to win a seat.
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Larry Gadon again ran for senator in the 2019 midterm elections, which he again lost.
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Larry Gadon ran for a third consecutive time in the 2022 elections, under the senatorial slate of the UniTeam alliance.
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Larry Gadon was cited in direct contempt for his "baseless allegations of bias" against Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen and Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa.
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In 2017, Larry Gadon filed an impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, claiming Sereno's failure to be truthful in her Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth as well as tax misdeclarations and unauthorized expenses.
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On December 7,2020, Larry Gadon represented Filipino League of Advocates for Good Government Secretary General Edwin Cordevilla in filing an impeachment complaint against Associate Justice Marvic Leonen.
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On November 27,2024, Larry Gadon filed a disbarment case before the Supreme Court against Vice President Sara Duterte on the ground that she claimed to have spoken with a contract killer to target President Bongbong Marcos, his wife Liza, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez in the event of her assassination.
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Larry Gadon added that he would file impeachment cases against all Supreme Court justices if they failed to act on the case.
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Larry Gadon expressed regret in supporting Duterte, a fellow UniTeam candidate in 2022, and urged her to resign before she may be impeached in the upcoming 20th Congress.
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On December 15,2021, Larry Gadon went on a profanity-laden rant against journalist Raissa Robles, who described then-presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos as a "tax evader" for his 1997 tax conviction.
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Larry Gadon was against Bangsamoro Organic Law during the 2016 elections.
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Larry Gadon has since changed his mind and supported it during his 2019 campaign, believing that it will end the decades-long conflict in Mindanao.
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Larry Gadon is against same-sex marriage, believing that it violates the sanctity of marriage.
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Larry Gadon is in favor of the Freedom of Information Bill.
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Larry Gadon is a staunch anti-communist and opposes far-left groups such as the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People's Army, and the National Democratic Front.
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Larry Gadon later issued an apology, stating that he was carried away by his emotions.
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In 2020, Larry Gadon claimed Leonen had no substantial experience in litigation, which were all debunked.
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Larry Gadon was found guilty of violating the lawyer's code of conduct for making false statements.