Grabeh Pala pinagdaan sa Buhay si Atty. Jeremy Lotoc 😢😢

Sino ba si Atty. Lotoc? Ipinanganak sa Tacloban sa isang ordinaryong pamilya. Pangingisda ang hanapbuhay ng kanyang ama samantalang housewife ang kanyang ina.

To have a better lot and chance in life, nag-OFW bilang isang marino. Kalaunan bumalik sa Pinas si Atty. Jeremy Lotoc para tumulong sa fishing business ng kanyang pamilya and at the same time, pursue law, inspired by his aunt who was a practicing lawyer. During this time, naging pastor din siya sa isang Christian church.

He passed the bar in 2012 on his first try. By this time, Atty. Lotoc already had a wife and young son. Then came the Yolanda tragedy in 2013 in Tacloban. Natangay ng storm surge ang pamilya niya. His wife and his father perished in the calamity. He himself barely survived, but managed to save his son and other family members.

Soon after, he joined the NBI as a young recruit, quickly rose through the ranks not only through sheer hard work, but also out of a sense of duty for his country.

Ang kwento ng pagpupursige para sa isang ordinaryong pamilya seems to run in the family as he also has a sister who is a licensed physician.

The fisherman, former OFW, pastor, lawyer, widower, and Yolanda survivor has since remarried a fellow lawyer.

Atty. Jeremy Lotoc is a straight-up honorable, dedicated, NBI law enforcement agent and director diligently working behind scenes who was suddenly thrust in the national limelight.

The defense and allies of Sara Duterte wanted to shake his credibility to the core, but they left his backtory untouched because they knew he is a man of integrity. And throughout the 11-hour, two-day cross-examination, Atty. Lotoc showed what integrity looks like under pressure.

(Again, many thanks and a big shoutout to Dr. Ronald Lotoc for graciously sharing the journey of his cousin, Atty. Jeremy Lotoc.)

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