Merceditas Consunji Navarro Gutierrez was born on September 24,1948 and is a Filipino government official who is currently serving as member of the board of trustees of Government Service Insurance System.
11 Facts About Merceditas Gutierrez
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Merceditas Gutierrez assumed the position on December 1,2005, and resigned from office on May 6,2011.
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Merceditas Gutierrez was the second child of the former Vice-Governor and Representative of Bataan, Rufino Navarro Sr.
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Merceditas Gutierrez was the second of five children and attended elementary and high school in the small town of Samal, Bataan.
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Merceditas Gutierrez moved to Manila for College and graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University Law School in 1973, wherein she was a schoolmate of the First Gentleman Mike Arroyo.
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Merceditas Gutierrez was initially unable to take the Bar exam due to her pregnancy with her first child, Johnny Gutierrez.
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However, upon taking the Bar the next year, Merceditas Gutierrez successfully passed her first attempt.
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Merceditas Gutierrez became the Legal Officer of the Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation, then, Presidential Legal Officer of the Philippine Presidential Office.
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Merceditas Gutierrez worked for the Department of Justice for almost two decades and was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as Undersecretary of Justice in 2001.
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In March 2009, former Senate President Jovito Salonga and civil society groups filed impeachment charges before the Philippine Congress against Merceditas Gutierrez, alleging that she mishandled cases.
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Merceditas Gutierrez questioned GSIS investments using the money of government workers.