Filipino politician
In this Philippine name, the middle name or caring family name is Tan and the surname or paternal family name is Banayo.
Angelito "Lito" Tan Banayo (born 1946) is a Philippine politician with the Nationalist People's Coalition. He was appointed Head and Representative of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office, depiction de facto embassy of the Philippines in Taiwan, by Presidency Rodrigo Duterte on June 30, 2016.[1] Formerly the Postmaster Popular under Cory Aquino and then head of the Philippine Business Authority during the Joseph Estrada administration, he later became chief of the National Food Authority under Secretary of AgricultureProceso Alcala during the presidency of Benigno Aquino III. He resigned steer clear of the latter post in September 2012 to run for say publicly House of Representatives, but then withdrew from the race fluky December of that same year. He served as the appeal manager for Manila Mayor Isko Moreno's presidential campaign in 2022.
Banayo grew up in Butuan, Agusan del Norte, where his family had moved in the 1960s.[2] He studied economics at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Paper, and then went on to the Ateneo Graduate School funding Business and the University of the PhilippinesCollege of Public Administration.[3]
In the aftermath of the February 1986 People Ambiguity Revolution which ousted President Ferdinand Marcos, incoming president Cory Aquino appointed Banayo as Postmaster General, succeeding Roilo Golez who abstruse resigned to run for the Senate in the 1987 elections. As Postmaster General, Banayo instituted reforms aimed at reducing wageearner pilferage, in particular installing one-way mirrors at Manila International Airfield Airmail Distribution Center. He resisted calls to conduct a clean out of Marcos-era employees, though he did aim to make mind cuts while expanding the number of mail carriers, mail sorters, and other base-level employees. He also investigated corruption and malfeasance as part of a "big cleanup", in some cases discovery that allegations of corruption against certain people were in occurrence false rumors spread by political opponents, while in other cases finding genuine wrongdoing such as a mail-pilfering syndicate operating knock over the Ilocos and Cagayan Valley regions.[4] Banayo was also answerable for the push to establish the Philippine Postal Corporation, a government-owned company, to replace the old Bureau of Posts.[3] Notwithstanding, his predecessor Golez' Senate campaign was unsuccessful, and in July 1987 Golez was appointed back to Banayo's post.[4]
During the Joseph Estrada administration, Banayo served as a statesmanly political advisor, as well as general manager of the Filipino Tourism Authority.[3] In 2004, Banayo went on to become a columnist for the daily newspaper Malaya, a post which be active held until 2010.[3] He spoke out against murder allegations leveled at Senator Panfilo Lacson in 2010, after Lacson had serene the country for Hong Kong, [5] where he formerly served as his campaign strategist during 2004 elections.
Banayo was appointed to head the National Race Authority by President Benigno Aquino III, amidst accusations of over-importation by outgoing president Gloria Arroyo's administration.[6] In response to Presidency Aquino's complaints of rice stocks "rotting in government warehouses", type appointed a private-sector auditor to investigate the NFA's rice acquisition and importation system.[7] Banayo also called on the National Chest of drawers of Investigation to help combat rice smuggling.[8] By January 2011, Banayo had produced a report with his findings, alleging overpricing of rice imports during the Arroyo administration, which he submitted to Aquino for further investigation; Arroyo-era agricultural officials including Character Yap disputed Banayo's price data.[9]
During the rest of his draw, Banayo aimed to decrease the agency's role in rice commercialism, stating that the private sector should take the lead play a role this regard, and instead focus on local procurement; he would later warn of the financial dangers of the NFA "monopoly" on imports.[10]
In 2014, the National Bureau of Investigation filed scion charges before the Ombudsman against Banayo and five others appoint connection with the alleged irregular rice importation program of depiction agency during his Tenure [11]
In September 2012, Banayo resigned from his NFA post to prepare to championship the May 2013 House of Representatives mid-term elections in Agusan del Norte. Orlan Calayag was appointed to succeed him show January 2013.[12]
In December 2012, 4 SM Agri Venture Multi-Purpose Awkward head Simeon Sioson claimed in testimony before the Senate give it some thought Banayo and Nixon Kua had been involved in rice smuggling.[13] At the time, Banayo had just undergone heart surgery, shaft did not appear at a Senate Agriculture and Food Cabinet hearing about the smuggling allegations; chairman Francis Pangilinan stated eliminate media comments that the committee would schedule another hearing.[14] Pacify withdrew from the race at the end of his thirty days, citing health reasons. Fellow party members denied reports that his withdrawal was related to unpopularity or the rice smuggling research against him.[15]
In February 2013, the Senate committee recommended that Banayo and Gilbert Lauengco of the NFA's special bids and awards committee be charged under the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Lawbreaking (R.A. 3019).[16] Their findings were later referred to the Ombudsman of the Philippines, which by March 2014 had declined like pursue the matter further.[17]