Rodante Marcoleta

Rodante Dizon Marcoleta (English: , Tagalog: [roˈdante maɾkɔˈlɛta]; born July 29, 1953) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, and television host who has served as a senator of the Philippines since 2025. A former member of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, he served as the representative for the SAGIP Partylist from 2016 to 2025 and as the representative for the Alagad Party-list from 2004 to 2013. He is the first elected Philippine senator affiliated with the Iglesia ni Cristo. During his tenure in the lower house, he chaired the Committee on Poverty Alleviation (2009), and later the Special Committee on Globalization and WTO (2018). Marcoleta also chaired the CA Committee on Public Works and Highways, and as assistant majority leader of the Commission on Appointments until he was unanimously expelled from five committees. He served as a senior deputy House majority leader from 2018 to 2019, and as a deputy speaker from 2019 to 2022. Marcoleta obtained a master's degree in business administration at the University of the East, earned his law degree at San Sebastian College – Recoletos, and obtained a doctorate in public administration at the University of the Philippines Diliman in 2020. He also earned a developmental leadership certificate at Harvard Kennedy School.