Jocelyn Bolante
Jocelyn Bolante | |
|---|---|
| Undersecretary for Finance and Administration of the Department of Agriculture | |
| In office 2001 – September 6, 2004 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joecelyn Isada Bolante August 27, 1951 |
| Political party | Ugyon Kita Capiz (2010) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Jocelyn "Jocjoc" Isada Bolante (born August 27, 1951) is a Filipino politician who formerly served as an Undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture of the Philippines. He was implicated by the Philippine Senate to the ongoing investigation related to corruption concerning fertilizer funding while serving as a government official. Bolante left the Philippines on December 11, 2005. He returned to the Philippines on October 28, 2008, after being detained at an immigration office in the United States. The corruption related to fertilizer funds was exposed when news broke that a Filipino journalist, Marlene Garcia-Esperat (who was from Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines), was killed on March 24, 2005.