JOSE OLIVAR

BASIC INFORMATION:

• Jose Jessie Dela Calsada Olivar 

• Age: 57

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT:

• No available information.

PREVIOUS JOB/AFFILIATIONS:

• BUSINESSMAN

• President of the Philtranco Workers Union-Association of Genuine Labor Organizations

• In 2007, his group filed a case against Philtranco for alleged unfair labor practices after the retrenchment of 21 employees. The case reached the Supreme Court in 2014, and in 2017, he and 25 other Philtranco employees were arrested for alleged illegal possession of firearms and explosives.

PLATFORMS:

• Advocates for integrated development of the urban poor, farmers, and workers.

• Calls for regularization of workers to enable unionization.

• Urges the healthcare system to provide better pay for health professionals.

• He is also neutral on civil unions for LGBTQIA+ couples, and opposes marriage in general.