John Castriciones is a Filipino lawyer, writer, author, politician and government official. He served as secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Personal Information
Complete Name –> John Rualo Castriciones
Birth Date –> January 8, 1962
Hometown –> Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines
Family
Education
College –> Philippine Military Academy (1994 Maharlika Class)
Law School
College –> Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City
Degree –> Political Science (Magna Cum Laude)
Law School –> Arellano University
* Passed the bar in 1990
Masters — > Comparative Government and International Law from Notre Dame Law School in London, U.K. (1998)
Political Career / Work Experiences
2022 – Ran for senator but lost.
2017-2022 – Secretary, Department of Agrarian Reform
2016-2017 – Undersecretary for Operations, Department of Interior and Local Government
2009 – Director, Department of Transportation’s Investigation, Security and Law Enforcement Service (ISLES)
Affiliations
Founder and Former President, Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Books Published
2011 – Internal Revolution: Political Vengeance and Societal Perdition
1998 – A Risen Catholic Christian Soldier
1990 – Philippine Military Academy Hazing Case: A General’s Son Dies
1984 – Sagutin Natin
RELATED: Biography of Carlos Padilla
See also: Top Government Officials Under President Rodrigo Duterte