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Joker Arroyo

Ceferino "Joker" Paz Arroyo Jr. was a Filipino statesman and key figure in the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos. He was a Congressman for Makati from 1992 to 2001 and Senator from 2001 to 2013. Arroyo received various awards and commendations for his significant contributions to the law profession and public service. Among these are the Philippine Bar Association's Most Distinguished Award for Justice as a "man beholden to no one except to his country" and Senate Resolution No. 100 enacted in the 8th Congress citing his invaluable service to the Filipino people. He was also known for being the thriftiest legislator, earning the title of "Scrooge of Congress", as he only had few staff members without bodyguards and did not use his pork barrel funds. In 2018, Arroyo was identified by the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board as a Motu proprio human rights violations victim of the Martial Law Era.

Si Joker Paz Arroyo ay dating politikong Pilipino na unang nakilala sa pagiging abogado ng karapatang pantao noong panahon ng Batas Militar sa Pilipinas. Nang maibalik ang demokrasya sa Pilipinas, naglingkod si Arroyo bilang Kalihim Tagapagpaganap sa ilalim ni Corazon Aquino. Nahalal siya bilang kinatawan ng Makati mula 1992 hanggang 2001, bago naging senador ng Pilipinas noong 2001 hanggang 2013. Naging tagapag-usig (prosecutor) siya noong "impeachment trial" ng dating Pangulong Joseph Estrada nang taong 2000. Siya ay nagtapos ng abogasya sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas.

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