Manuel L. Quezon III

Manuel L. Quezon III
Presidential Communications Undersecretary
President	Benigno S. Aquino III
Personal details
Born	Manuel Luis Quezon III (1970-05-30) May 30, 1970
Nationality	Filipino
Relations	Manuel L. Quezon (grandfather)
Parents	Manuel "Nonong" Quezon, Jr. Lourdes "Lulu" Casas-Quezon
Profession	Journalist, writer

Manuel L. Quezon III
Years active	1983–present
Notable credit(s)	Philippine Daily Inquirer ABS-CBN News Channel

Manuel Luis "Manolo" Quezon III (born May 30, 1970) is a Filipino writer, television host and grandson of President Manuel L. Quezon.

Quezon's father was Manuel L. "Nonong" Quezon, Jr. He is a columnist and editorial writer for the Philippine Daily Inquirer and the host and writer of The Explainer on the cable ABS-CBN News Channel. He was named Presidential Assistant for Historical Affairs in 2003. He was a history curator from March 2004 to March 2005 at the Ayala Museum.

He served as spokesman for the committee in charge of the Inauguration of President Benigno S. Aquino III. After the implementation of Executive Order No. 4, Aquino appointed Quezon as Undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office.

He graduated from the University of the Philippines with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

Early life

Quezon was born in 1970, an adopted son of the late Manuel L. "Nonong" Quezon, Jr. (1926–1998) and his wife, Lourdes "Lulu" Casas-Quezon. His late father is the son of former President Manuel L. Quezon.

Filmography

TV show

• The Explainer (2007–2010)

External links

• Home page
• The Long View column on Inquirer.net