Silvestre Bello Jr., 88, is a former judge, who last served as an executive judge of the Regional Trial Court Caloocan City from 2003 to 2004.
As a lawyer, Bello was appointed officer-in-charge governor of Isabela from December 1987 to February 1988 by local government Secretary Luis T. Santos to oversee the local elections.
He is the brother of Silvestre Bello III, the secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment. Initially, speculations arose about Secretary Bello substituting his brother’s candidacy for Senate but Secretary Bello eventually decided against running in 2022.
Bello is running for Senate under PDP-Laban but has not released a campaign platform as of this writing.
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Public Sector
Then a lawyer, Bello was appointed as OIC governor of Isabela from December 1987 to February 1988 by local government Secretary Luis T. Santos to oversee the local elections.
He also served as RTC judge for Echague, Isabela from 1992 to 1994. He was also a RTC judge for Caloocan City; he was appointed as executive judge for the RTC of Caloocan City on Mar. 15, 2003. He retired on Apr. 10, 2004.
He then became Director of the Board of Association of Retired RTC Judges of the Philippines Inc.
Private Sector
Bello served as director of Acesite Hotel Corporation from 2009 to 2020. He was re-elected as director in November 2020 but shortly thereafter, submitted his resignation for health reasons.
Actions and/or proceedings pending against or resolved in courts or tribunals involving the candidate, based on publicly available information
Pending Actions and/or Proceedings
| Subject Matter | Relevant Dates | Accrued Liability | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCA-IPI No. 03-1840-RT* |
Resolved Actions and/or Proceedings
| Subject Matter | Relevant Dates | Accrued Liability | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Matter No. RTJ-04-1877 Administrative complaint relating to the delay in the disposition of an ejectment case; alleging that more than 11 months had elapsed without any decision rendered by Judge Bello Judge Bello said that the resolution of the case on Oct. 27, 2003 was due to the numerous motions filed by the parties as well as his many tasks as a presiding judge for two branches of the RTC and as executive judge Section 9(1), Rule 140 of the Revised Rules of Court - Undue delay in rendering a decision is classified as a less serious charge |
Ejectment case filed in the Metropolitan Trial Court of Caloocan City; various memoranda and motions were filed, the last motion being filed on Aug, 2, 2002, but no decision was rendered by Judge Bello Administrative complaint dated Sept. 9, 2003 On July 12, 2004, the Court Administrator’s report recommended finding Judge Bello liable for delay in rendering a decision |
Bello was ordered to pay a fine of P10,000.00, which shall be taken from the amount of P20,000 ordered withheld from his compulsory retirement benefits pending the outcome of another case (OCA-IPI No. 03-1840-RTJ) filed against him | The Supreme Court decision released on Dec. 21, 2004 found Judge Bello liable for undue delay which is equivalent to gross inefficiency. However, he could no longer be suspended or dismissed in view of his retirement on Apr. 10, 2004. |
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- Silvestre Bello III, incumbent Labor Secretary
Catherine Bello
•Director, Acesite Hotel Corporation, 2009-2020
•Director of the Board of Association of Retired RTC Judges of the Philippines Inc.
•Executive Judge of the Regional Trial Court Caloocan City
•Regional Trial Court Judge, Branch 128, Caloocan City
•Regional Trial Court Judge, Branch 24, Echague, Isabela, 1992-1994
•Appointed OIC Provincial Governor of Isabela, Dec. 1987 - Feb. 1988
