Ali Atienza
Arnold Ilagan Atienza (Tagalog pronunciation: [ɐˈtʃɛnsa]; born September 29, 1972), also known as Ali Atienza, is a politician, athlete, and newscaster in the Philippines. He was the Presidential Adviser on Youth Affairs from 2005 to 2007 and was concurrently the head of the Manila sports development office and inner city development program from 2001 to 2007. He is the youngest of two sons of former Manila Mayor Lito Atienza, the other being weatherman Kim Atienza.
Ali Atienza | |||||||||||||||
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| Undersecretary for the Department of Information and Communications Technology Government Digital Broadcast Television and the Digitization of the Entertainment Industry Sector | |||||||||||||||
| Assumed office December 4, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| President | Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos | ||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ramon Jacinto | ||||||||||||||
| Member of the Manila City Council from the 5th district | |||||||||||||||
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Arnold Ilagan Atienza September 29, 1972 Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Political party | Lakas/Lakas–CMD (2007–2012, 2018–present) | ||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | UNA (2015–2018) KABAKA (2012–2015) (2007–2008) | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Lito Atienza (father) Kim Atienza (brother) | ||||||||||||||
| Residence(s) | San Andres, Manila | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | De La Salle University (BS) Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (MPA) | ||||||||||||||
| Sports career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Atienza first gained fame as a gold medalist for the Philippines taekwondo national team in the 1990s. On March 28, 2007, he formally filed his papers as candidate for Mayor of the City of Manila during the May 14, 2007, mid-term elections. In that election, Sen. Alfredo Lim won the 2007 mayoralty race, and had conceded to Lim.
On February 28, 2021, the Philippine Taekwondo Association conferred upon Atienza with a 5th Dan Blackbelt along with DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan.