Lutgardo Barbo

Lutgardo "Lutz" Boco Barbo is a lawyer and politician who served as governor of Eastern Samar from 1986 to 1998. He also served as the senate secretary of Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. from 2000 to 2001 and his son Senator Koko Pimentel until 2016.

Lutgardo Barbo
Governor of Eastern Samar
In office 1986–1998
Preceded by	Fredrico Mengote
Succeeded by	Ruperto Ambil Jr.
19th Secretary of the Senate of the Philippines
In office November 2000 – July 23, 2001
Preceded by	Oscar Yabes
Succeeded by	Oscar Yabes
In office July 25, 2016 – May 29, 2018
Preceded by	Oscar Yabes
Succeeded by	Myra Marie Villarica
Personal details
Born	Lutgardo Boco Barbo (1945-10-01) October 1, 1945 (age 80) Llorente, Samar, Philippines
Other political affiliations	Liberal PDP-LABAN
Occupation	Lecturer, Politician

An image of the MP3 Alliance, where Barbo was part of.

Barbo worked at a law firm in Quezon City beginning in the 1970s. He was detained and tortured by the military in 1980 during the martial law regime under President Ferdinand Marcos.

In 2022, he ran for Senator, in the slate of Manny Pacquiao with PDP-Laban. He got 48th overall, being elected as the vice-chairman for PDP-Laban shortly after the elections.

Early life and early career

He was born on October 1, 1945, in Llorente, Eastern Samar (then part of undivided Samar).^[1] He was originally a part of the Quisumbing, Capers, Alcantara & Mosqueda Law Office, with the earliest report coming from 1979.^[2]

Detainment during martial law

In 1980, Barbo was detained and tortured by the military during the martial law regime of Ferdinand Marcos after his name was found in the diary of his friend Victor Lovely.^[3]

Career

Governor and secretary

Following Marcos's removal from office, Lutgardo Barbo had served as the governor of Eastern Samar for four terms from 1986 to 1998.^[1] Since 2000,^[a] he was the senate secretary of Aquilino Pimentel Jr.^[4] On December 7, 2000, he was the case caller for the impeachment of Joseph Estrada out of 21 senator judges, 11 prosecutors, and three defense lawyers.^[5] Until 2016, Barbo was the secretary for the senator Koko Pimentel, and as a senate secretary until 2018.^[1][6]

2022 Senate run

He ran for the Senate of the Philippines, joining the slate of former senator and boxer Manny Pacquiao,^[7] with the political party PDP-Laban. He ended up getting 48th overall, with 749,472 votes, roughly 1.35% of the overall votes.^[8] After the election, in August 2022, Barbo was elected as the vice-chairman for the Pacquiao-Pimentel Faction of the PDP-Laban party.^[6]

Notes

1. Until an unknown time.