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Teofisto "Tito" Tayko Guingona Jr. (born July 4, 1928) is a Filipino politician and diplomat who served as the 11th Vice President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004, during the first term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Guingona served as Executive Secretary under the Ramos administration. Later, President Fidel V. Ramos appointed him Secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ). He was also concurrent Chairman of the Presidential Anti - Crime Commission and acting Chairman of the dangerous Drugs Board.
Teofisto "Tito" Tayko Guingona Jr. (born July 4, 1928) is a Filipino politician and diplomat who served as the 11th Vice President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004, during the first term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Teofisto Tayko Guingona Jr. (/ t ɑː j k ɔː / / ɡ ɪ ŋ ɡ ɔː n ɑː /, born July 4, 1928) is a Filipino politician. He was the 11th Vice President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2004, during the first term of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
In 1992, he ran for reelection under the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino of Speaker of the House Ramon Mitra, Jr. and won, placing 14th in the Senate race. He became Majority Leader again in 1993 but his term in the Senate was cut short when President Fidel V. Ramos appointed him as Executive Secretary the same year.
Senator Teofisto “TG” Guingona III is currently the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers & Investigations (Blue Ribbon); Peace, Unification & Reconciliation; Health and Demography; and the Oversight Committee on Anti-Money Laundering.
Feb 26, 2013 · MANILA, Philippines—Pushing their cause against political dynasties, a group led by former Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr. has filed a motion asking to the Supreme Court to review its position that it could not compel Congress to enact an anti-dynasty law.
