Tessie Aquino-Oreta was the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture in the 11th Congress.
14 Facts About Tessie Aquino-Oreta
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Tessie Aquino-Oreta was the youngest of the Aquino children of Tarlac.
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Tessie Aquino-Oreta's siblings included Ninoy Aquino, who was assassinated in 1983.
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Tessie Aquino-Oreta attended primary school at the College of the Holy Spirit Manila in Mendiola and high school at Assumption Convent.
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Tessie Aquino-Oreta graduated with a degree in literature and history from Assumption Convent.
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Tessie Aquino-Oreta received her International Studies degree in Ciudad Ducal, Avila, Spain.
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Tessie Aquino-Oreta completed her master's degree at the National Security Administration from the National Defense College of the Philippines, earning the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Philippine Air Force.
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Tessie Aquino-Oreta became the Assistant Majority Floor Leader during the 8th Congress in 1987 and during the 10th Congress in 1995, becoming the first woman Assistant Majority Floor Leader in the history of the House of Representatives.
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Tessie Aquino-Oreta participated in the impeachment trial of former president Joseph Estrada and was one of the 11 senators who voted against the opening of the so-called "second envelope".
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Tessie Aquino-Oreta apologized for the incident in a widely-broadcast political advertisement.
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Tessie Aquino-Oreta subsequently ran for the Senate and was defeated.
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Tessie Aquino-Oreta has not been elected to public office since.
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Tessie Aquino-Oreta was married to businessman Antolin M Oreta, Jr.
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Senator Tessie Aquino-Oreta died on May 14,2020, at the age of 75 from cancer at 10:48pm.