Rose Beatrix "Trixie" Laviña Cruz-Angeles (born March 29, 1965) is a Filipino lawyer and vlogger who served as Press Secretary of the Philippines from June 30, 2022, until October 4, 2022.[2]
Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles | |
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.jpg) Cruz Angeles in 2022 | |
| Press Secretary Ad interim | |
| In office June 30, 2022 – October 4, 2022 | |
| President | Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | Martin Andanar (PCOO Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson) |
| Succeeded by | Cheloy Garafil (Officer in Charge) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rose Beatrix Laviña Cruz[1] March 29, 1965 Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality |  Philippines |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (A.B,LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer Vlogger |
Education
editCruz-Angeles attended the University of the Philippines (UP) where she obtained a law degree in 1997. As of 2022, she is also pursuing an international relations degree at the University of Minnesota in the United States and a master's degree in archeology in UP.[3]
Career
editGovernment
editFrom July 2017 to 2018, Cruz-Angeles was part of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) as a social media strategist during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.[4]
Cruz-Angeles is set to return to the PCOO when she was designated by President-elect Bongbong Marcos to lead the communications body as the Press Secretary once Marcos assume the presidency.[4]
The appointment was despite her being a former critic of the Marcos family, remarking how no member has been made accountable of a crime after the People Power Revolution of 1986. She has also called for the imprisonment of former First Lady Imelda Marcos to be jailed in 2013 and justice for the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr. She acknowledged that her stance towards the Marcoses has changed.[5][6]
Cruz-Angeles had resigned from her post on October 4, 2022, citing health reasons, only having served 96 days as press secretary.[2][7] She was replaced by Atty. Cheloy Garafil as the Officer-in-Charge and eventually as full-fledged Chief of the Presidential Communications Office.
Legal career
editAs a lawyer, Cruz-Angeles had members of the Magdalo Group and former Iglesia ni Cristo worker Lowell Menorca as among her high-profile clients.[1] She defended the Magdalo Group for their involvement a coup d'état attempt against the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the Oakwood mutiny in 2003.[8] Menorca on his part was allegedly detained by his church at the height of a leadership controversy in 2015.[9]
In 2016, the Supreme Court of the Philippines imposed a suspension against her for three years for violating the Code of Professional Responsibility. A client sued her for failing to process his annulment case despite payment of legal fees. Cruz-Angeles maintained she was not remiss in fulfilling her duties adding that the client failed to provide the address of his estranged wife and present sufficient evidence.[1]
Other
editCruz-Angeles is a vlogger. She maintains the vlog "Luminous by Trixie Cruz-Angeles & Ahmed Paglinawan” which has 406,000 followers in Facebook and more than 100,000 subscribers in YouTube. She was also a host in the radio program Karambola on DWIZ from 2018 to May 2022.[4]
On February 3, 2024, during her livestream, she confirmed that she was removed from Karambola without disclosing the reason.
She was a publisher for the website Politiko and a columnist at the Philippine Daily Inquirer. She was also a lecturer at the Ateneo de Manila University and the Institute for Cultural and Arts Management.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Torres-Tupas, Tetch (August 9, 2016). "Ex-Magdalo counsel, another lawyer slapped with 3-year suspension". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ a b "Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles quits due to health reasons". cnnphilippines.com. CNN Philippines. October 4, 2022. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Parrocha, Azer (May 25, 2022). "Lawyer, vlogger Trixie Cruz-Angeles named Marcos' press secretary". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c Patag, Kristine Joy (May 25, 2022). "Lawyer, vlogger Trixie Cruz-Angeles appointed as Palace press secretary". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ Maralit, Kristina (May 28, 2022). "Marcoses' critic then, now BBM press chief". The Manila Times. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ Madarang, Catalina Ricci (May 26, 2022). "Why old tweets of next press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles are reappearing". Interaksyon. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ Gregorio, Xave. "Trixie Cruz-Angeles, Vic Rodriguez out from Malacañang". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Lawyer defends Faeldon, other Magdalo men's decision to stay on trial". GMA News. June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ Alcober, Neil (March 21, 2016). "Ex-INC minister still a no-show in hearing". The Manila Times. Retrieved June 19, 2022.