Mel Senen Sarmiento is a Filipino engineer, businessman politician and government official. In April 2026, he was appointed as Chief of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (Opapru) under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. He was a former congressman and mayor fram Samar Province

Personal Information
Complete Name –> Mel Senen Sevilla Sarmiento
Birth Date –> August 11, 1962 (Age )
Hometown –> City, Samar (Western), Philippines
Political Party –> Liberal Party (2025)

Family
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Education
College –> N/A

Political Career / Work Experiences
2026 – Present – Chief, Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity
2015 – 2016 – Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government
2010 – 2015 – Congressman, First District of Samar Province
2001 – 2010 – Mayor, Calbayog City in Samar Province
1992 – 1995 – Vice Mayor, Calbayog City in Samar Province

Business Interest
Construction

RELATED: Cabinet Members and Other High Officials under President Bongbong Marcos

See also: Famous People from Samar (Western)