Manolo Quezon
{{Short description|Filipino writer and television host (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Manuel L. Quezon III
| image = Photo of Manuel Quezon III - v1.jpg
| office1 = Secretary of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office
| status1 = Officer-in-Charge
| president1 = Benigno Aquino III
| term_start1 = December 13, 2013
| term_end1 = June 30, 2016
| predecessor1 = Ricky Carandang
| successor1 = Position abolished
| office2 = Undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office
| president2 = Benigno Aquino III
| term_start2 = August 1, 2010
| term_end2 = June 30, 2016
| predecessor2 = Position established
| successor2 = Position abolished
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|05|30}}
| nationality = Filipino
| birth_name = Manuel Luis Casas Quezon III
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| spouse = {{marriage|Lourdes Gordolan|2023}}
| relations = Manuel L. Quezon (grandfather)
| parents = Manuel "Nonong" Quezon Jr.
Lourdes "Lulu" Casas-Quezon
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| religion =
| education = University of the Philippines Diliman
| occupation =
| profession = Journalist, writer
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Manuel Luis "Manolo" Casas Quezon III (born May 10, 1970) is a Filipino writer, former television host and a grandson of former Philippine president Manuel L. Quezon.
Quezon is a columnist and editorial writer for the Philippine Daily Inquirer. From 2007 to 2010, he was also the host and writer of The Explainer on the cable ABS-CBN News Channel.{{Cite news |last=Chavez |first=Leilani |date=July 21, 2010 |title=Manolo Quezon Bids Adieu to 'The Explainer' |work=ABS-CBN News |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/-depth/07/20/10/manolo-quezon-bids-adieu-explainer |access-date=March 10, 2022}} In 2003, he was named presidential assistant for historical affairs during the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
He was a history curator from March 2004 to March 2005 at the Ayala Museum. He served as spokesman for the committee in charge of the inauguration of President Benigno S. Aquino III. After the implementation of [https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2010/07/30/executive-order-no-4/ Executive Order No. 4], Aquino appointed Quezon as undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office.
Quezon graduated from the University of the Philippines Diliman with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in political science.
Early life
Quezon was born in 1970,{{Cite web |title=About MLQ3 – Manuel L. Quezon III |url=https://www.quezon.ph/resume-for-manuel-l-quezon-iii/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=www.quezon.ph}} an adopted son{{Cite web |last=Quezon |first=Manuel L. III |date=11 September 2005 |title=A Personal Reflection |url=https://www.quezon.ph/2005/09/11/a-personal-reflection/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |website=Quezon.ph}} of Manuel L. "Nonong" Quezon, Jr. (1926–1998) and wife, Lourdes "Lulu" Casas-Quezon. His father was the son of former president Manuel L. Quezon.
Filmography
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- The Explainer (2007–2010)
References
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External links
- [http://www.quezon.ph/ Quezon.ph]
- [https://opinion.inquirer.net/byline/manuel-l-quezon-iii The Long View column] on Inquirer.net
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Category:Filipino television personalities
Category:Members of the Presidential Communications Group of the Philippines
Category:University of the Philippines alumni
Category:Benigno Aquino III administration cabinet members
Category:ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs people
Category:Philippine Daily Inquirer people
Category:21st-century Filipino historians
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