In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Sanchez and the surname or paternal family name is Mercado.
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The Honourable
Orlando S. Mercado
20th Secretary of National Defense
In office June 30, 1998 – January 19, 2001
President
Joseph Estrada
Preceded by
Fortunato Abat
Succeeded by
Vacant[1]
In office January 22, 2001 – January 25, 2001
President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by
Vacant[2] Post last held by himself
Succeeded by
Eduardo Ermita (acting) Angelo Reyes
Senator of the Philippines
In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998
Senate Majority Leader
In office July 27, 1987 – October 31, 1989
President
Corazon Aquino
Preceded by
Vacant[3] Post last held by Arturo Tolentino
Succeeded by
Teofisto Guingona, Jr.
Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Quezon City
In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986
Serving with Ismael A. Mathay, Jr., Cecilia Muñoz-Palma and Alberto Romulo
Personal details
Born
Orlando Mercado y Sanchez
(1946-04-26) April 26, 1946 (age 78) Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Orlando "Orly" Sanchez Mercado (Tagalog pronunciation:[ˈsɐntʃesmɛɾˈkadɔ], born Orlando Mercado y Sanchez; April 26, 1946) is a Filipino politician and broadcast journalist best known for having served as a senator of the Philippines from 1987 to 1998, Secretary of Defense from 1998 to 2001, and for his long career as a broadcast journalist, most famously for hosting the television program Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko.
^Mercado resigned as Secretary of National Defense in part of calling the resignation of President Joseph Estrada during the EDSA Revolution II.
^Mercado resigned as Secretary of National Defense in part of calling the resignation of President Joseph Estrada and was reappointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
^Vacant due to the Martial Law declared by President Ferdinand Marcos.
^"Orlando S. Mercado". Department of National Defense. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
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