Joseph Peter "Jopet" Sampedro Sison (; born October 19, 1965) is a Filipino lawyer, television presenter, and politician known for co-hosting the legal drama anthology series Ipaglaban Mo! (2014–2020) and holding several positions in the government including being a member of the Quezon City Council from 1992 to 1998 and being the assistant general manager of the National Housing Authority from 2001 to 2005.
Early life and education Joseph Peter Sampedro Sison was born on October 19, 1965 to lawyer Jose Sison and Josefina Sampedro. Jopet Sison is the second eldest among six children.
He studied at the Ateneo de Manila University from elementary to college, when he obtained a degree in legal management in 1987. He graduated with his law degree at the Manuel L. Quezon University.
Television Sison featured in a 5-minute television segment "Ikaw at ang Batas" and "Ito ang Batas" from 1992 to 1998.
Sison joined in 2012 as a co-host of the legal drama, Ipaglaban Mo!, with his lawyer father Jose Sison when the younger Sison was still a student, until the legal drama aired its final episode on July 5, 2020. The presenters provide legal advice to the audiences alongside the dramatization of cases.
Political career Sison was elected as Barangay Kagawad for Barangay Pinagkaisahan, Quezon City from 1989 to 1992. In 1992, he ran as 4th district councilor and won. When serving as councilor, he headed the Committee on Transport and Communication as its chairman, being the Assistant Minority Floor Leader, both positions he served from 1992 to 1993 as chairman. He also was the chairman of Committee on Labor and Conciliation from 1993 to 1995, and in 1993, he was the founding chairman of Quezon City Tricycle Franchising Board until 1995.
On his second term, he served as the Assistant Majority Floor Leader and vice-chairman of the Committee on Laws, Rules and Internal Government from 1995 until 1998 and he also served as Chairman of Committee on Public Affairs and Information, Chairman of Committee on Revision of Ordinances and Consolidation of Proposed Legislative Measures, and Chairman of Blue Ribbon Committee, and Committee on Police, Peace, and Order concurrently from 1996 until 1998.
Before 2015, he served as chairman of the Liberal Party's Quezon City chapter. He ran for representative of Marikina's 1st district in 2016, but lost to Bayani Fernando. He then transferred back to Quezon City and ran for vice mayor in 2019 as the running mate of Vincent "Bingbong" Crisologo as mayor, but they both lost. In 2022, he ran for Senator under Aksyon Demokratiko and thus Isko Moreno's slate as Noli de Castro's substitute, but lost.
Personal life Sison is married to lawyer Cef Macalino, with whom he has three sons. He is also a businessman serving as president of the real estate firm Firmament Development Corporation since 2013.
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External links Official website