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Claire Castro
Filipino lawyer, radio and television show host, podcaster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clarissa "Claire" Angeles Castro-Seechung (born June 27, 1969) is a Filipino lawyer and podcaster. In February 2025, she was appointed as the Undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and Press Officer of Malacañang Palace.
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Education
Castro graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in political science and, later, a law degree, graduating laude. She also holds a Master’s degree in law. As a lawyer, Castro has her own private law office and was also the head of the Caloocan, Malabon, and Navotas chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.[1]
Career
Radio Host and Podcaster
Castro was previously the host of the legal-advice radio show Usapang de Campanilla on DZMM,[2][3] as well as one of the three co-hosts of the ABS-CBN live talk show 3-in1. She also previously wrote a column for Abante.[4] Castro co-hosts the "Usapang Batas" segment on DZXL News and runs the YouTube podcast Batas with Atty. Claire Castro.[5]
Undersecretary and Press Officer
On February 24, 2025, Castro was appointed as the Undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and Press Officer of Malacañang Palace, immediately assuming the position. She took her oath of office before President Bongbong Marcos along with the newly-appointed PCO Chief Secretary Jay Ruiz.[6]
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Arrest
On September 22, 2015, police filed multiple charges of slander by deed, direct assault, and obstruction of justice against Castro, her partner Charlton Seechung, and her secretary. Castro was described by some reports as having turned "hysterical" after speaking with police officers when the three went to the Manila police department's Women's and Children's Desk to protest the warrantless apprehension of one of Castro's clients, seeking his immediate release. The four were released the next day. Castro said she would file complaints against the policemen involved.[2][7][8][9] In December 2017, the Ombudsman dismissed the nine police officers Castro filed complaints against after finding them guilty of grave misconduct, grave abuse of authority, gross neglect of duty, maltreatment of detainees, unlawful arrest, unjust vexation, slander by deed, sleeping on duty, arbitrary detention, kidnapping, serious illegal detention and robbery extortion.[10]
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