“Usapang Legal ni Chiz / Say Chiz”

Full Name: Francis Joseph Guevara Escudero
Date of Birth: October 10, 1969
Place of Birth: Manila
Father: Salvador "Sonny" H. Escudero III
Mother: Evelina B. Guevara
Spouse: Christine Elizabeth Flores
Children: Maria Cecilia, Joaquin Cruz
Educational Attainment:[2]

• Master in International and Comparative Law (1995 - 1996)
  Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C.
• Admitted to the Bar (1994)
Bachelor laws (1989 - 1993)
U.P. College of Law
• B.A. Political Science (1985 - 1989)
  U.P. Diliman
• High School (1981 - 1985)
  U.P. Integrated School
• Elementary (1975 - 1981)
  U.P. Integrated School

Career as Public Servant:[2]

Accomplishments:[1]

Bills enacted into Law as Senator

• SB 2293 (National Internal Revenue Code of 1997)
  Amends sections 22, 24, 34, 35, 51, and 79 of the Republic Act No. 8424, as amended
• RA 9503
  Expands the organizational structure of the Court of Tax Appeals
• SB 2009
  Further expands the Organizational Structure of the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA), Amending Certain Sections of the Law Creating the CTA

Bills enacted into Law as Representative of the First District of Sorsogon

13th CONGRESS

• RA 09380
  Declares May 6 of Every Year a Special Working Holiday in the Municipality of Pilar, Province of Sorsogon to Commemorate the Death Anniversary of Mayor Manuel T. Sia.
• RA09470
  Strengthens the System of Management and Administration of Archival Records, Establishing for the Purpose the National Archives of the Philippines, and for Other Purposes

12th CONGRESS

• RA09268
  Regulates the Practice of Veterinary Medicine in the Philippines, Repealing for the Purpose RA 382 and for Other Purposes

11th CONGRESS

• RA 08806
  Creates the City of Sorsogon by merging the Municipalities of Bacon and Sorsogon in the Province of Sorsogon
• RA 08966
  Transfers the High School Located Within the Campus of the Magallanes School of Fisheries to Barangay Centro, Municipality of Magallanes, Province of Sorsogon and Changing its Name to Magallanes National Highschool 
• RA08980
  Promulgates a Comprehensive Policy and a National System for Early Childhood Care and Development (Eccd) 
• RA09155
  Institutes a Framework of Governance for Basic Education, Establishing Authority and Accountability, renames the Department of Education, Culture, And Sports As The Department Of Education

1. Disenteng tirahan sa bawat Pilipino ayon sa programa ng Gawad Kalinga (GK), di lamang para sa mahihirap kundi pati na rin sa mga ordinaryong empleyado tulad ng mga guro, pulis, sundalo at iba pang mga kawani; Kabuhayan at sapat na pagkakakitaan batay sa sariling kakayahan ng bawat pamilyang Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng micro-finance, skills training, at pagbigay ng prayoridad sa sarili nating mamamayan at kababaihang entrepreneur;
2. Pagkakataon ng kabataang Pilipino na makapag-aral at makapagtapos mula mababang paaralan hanggang sa kolehiyo sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng sapat na pondo sa mga state colleges at universities, kaagapay ang pagkilala sa mahalagang papel na ginagampanan ng pribadong sektor sa larangan ng edukasyon;
3. Pagkilala sa karapatang makapagpagamot at gumaling sa anumang karamdaman lalung-lalo na ang mga mahihirap at mga may edad;
4. Pagtatanggol sa karapatang pantao at pagsupil sa anumang uri ng diskriminasyon;
5. Pangangalaga ng ating kalikasan sa pamamagitan ng wastong paggamit nito upang matiyak na ang ating likas na yaman ay mapapakinabangan ng susunod pang mga henerasyon; at
6. Isulong at ipaglaban kung anong naaayon sa batas upang makamtan ang katotohanan, katarungan, kalayaan, kapayapaan at pagkakaintindihan nating lahat.