2. Lito Lapid
Manuel "Lito" Mercado Lapid (Tagalog pronunciation: [maˈnwel
ˈlito ˈlapid]; born October 25, 1955)[2] is a Filipino actor and
politician serving as a Senator since 2019, and previously
from 2004 to 2016.[3][4] He started his political career
in Pampanga, serving as vice governor from 1992 to 1995,
and governor from 1995 to 2004.
In 2015, he was charged for graft over his alleged
involvement in the 2004 Fertilizer Fund scam while he was
governor of Pampanga, but the case was dismissed in
2016 by the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court due to the
"inordinate delay" in the investigation
3. Early life and education
•Lapid was born in Porac, Pampanga on
October 25, 1955. He is the fifth child out of
nine children of Jose Songco Lapid and
Eleuteria Mercado. He completed his
elementary education at the Porac Central
School in 1968 and secondary education at
St. Catherine's Academy in Porac in 1972.
He did not enroll for his tertiary education as
he pursued acting.
4. Acting career
• Lapid entered the film industry as a stuntman, and
became an actor. He is the nephew of Jess
Lapid and the cousin of Jess Lapid Jr.[9] The
movie "The Jess Lapid Story" got him noticed in
the movie industry.
5. Political career
• In the 1992 general election he ran under the opposition block Nationalist
People's Coalition as vice governor of Pampanga, and defeated the
incumbent vice governor Cielo Macapagal-Salgado.
• In 1995, he ran for governor of Pampanga under the same party against
Governor Bren Guiao, who had the support of former President Corazon
Aquino, and won.[10] When he sought a second term in 1998, Lapid
joined the administration party Lakas-NUCD. After the impeachment of
President Joseph Estrada in 2000 and the second EDSA Revolution the
following year, he ran again for his final term and won.
• He decided to run as mayor of Angeles City, in the 2004 elections but
abandoned his plans when he was encouraged to run as a senator
6. Senate
• During the 2004 Senatorial elections, the then-
president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo encouraged
Lapid to run as a senator under the administration
coalition K4. He accepted the offer and won the
election where he placed eleventh. During his first
term, he ran for mayor of Makati in 2007, but lost
to incumbent Mayor Jejomar Binay;[11] thus, he
kept his Senate seat.
7. • In May 2010, he was re-elected as senator, placing 11th
in the overall ranking. He ran under the Lakas–CMD but
subsequently left the party in 2012 and served until 2016
as an independent. He was chairman of the Senate
Committee on Tourism and Cooperatives. As he was
ineligible to seek another re-election to the Senate, Lapid
ran for mayor of Angeles City in 2016, but lost to
incumbent Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan.[12]
• Lapid sought for a comeback to the Senate in 2019 and
won, placing 7th overall. He earned his third
nonconsecutive term.
8. Personal life
• Lapid is married to Marissa Tadeo, with whom he
has four children including Mark.[15] Lapid also has
a child with former supermodel Melanie
Marquez[16][17] and another, actress Ysabel
Ortega with former singer, Michelle Ortega.
9. Filmography
1968 Leon Guerrero: Laban sa 7 Kilabot
1972 Geronimo
1973 Ang Alamat ni Leon Guerrero
1975 Nagmula sa Lupa Totoy
1976 Mrs. Eva Fonda, 16
1976 Enter the Panther
1978 The Jess Lapid Story Jess Lapid
1979 Bruce the Super Hero Rocky Robledo
1979 Batang Salabusab
1979 Alas at Reyna
1979 Death Has No Mercy
1979 Ang Sisiw ay Isang Agila
1980 Ang Pagbabalik Ni Leon Guerrero Manuel / Leon Guerrero
1980 Kastilyong Buhangin Oscar
1980 Diego Sta. Cruz Diego Sta. Cruz
1980 Yakapin Mo 'ko, Lalaking Matapang
1980 Kalibre .45
10. 1981 Viva Santiago Aguinaldo
1981 Kamaong Asero
1981 San Basilio Islaw / Julio Valiente
1981 Tatlong Baraha Leon Guerrero
1982 Isaac... Dugo ni Abraham Isaac
1982 Ang Tapang para sa Lahat!
1982 Anak ng Tulisan
1982 Isla Sto. Nino
1982 Hanggang sa Wakas
1983 Pedro Tunasan Pedro Tunasan
1983 Gamu-gamo sa Pugad Lawin Alberto
1983 The Gunfighter Tejan
1984 Barakuda
1984 Zigomar Zigomar
1984 Lukas Lukas
1984 Da Best in the Da West
1984 Alakdang Bato Donato
1984 Angkan ng Siste Reales
1984 Mga Walang Daigdig
1984 Julian Vaquero Julian Vaquero
1985 Abandonado
1985 Ben Tumbling: A People's Journal Story Ben Tumbling
1985 Walang Katapat
1985 Hari ng Gatilyo
1985 Calapan Jailbreak
1985 Sa Bawat Hahakbangan, Babaha ng Dugo Danilo Saberon
![Lito Lapid
Manuel "Lito" Mercado Lapid (Tagalog pronunciation: [maˈnwel
ˈlito ˈlapid]; born October 25, 1955)[2] is a Filipino actor and
politician serving as a Senator since 2019, and previously
from 2004 to 2016.[3][4] He started his political career
in Pampanga, serving as vice governor from 1992 to 1995,
and governor from 1995 to 2004.
In 2015, he was charged for graft over his alleged
involvement in the 2004 Fertilizer Fund scam while he was
governor of Pampanga, but the case was dismissed in
2016 by the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court due to the
"inordinate delay" in the investigation](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)