Lutz Barbo

Lutgardo "Lutz" Boco Barbo (born October 1, 1945) is a lawyer and politician who served as governor of Eastern Samar from 1986 to 1998. He also served as the senate secretary of Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. from 2000 to 2001 and his son Senator Koko Pimentel until 2016.

Barbo worked at a law firm in Quezon City beginning in the 1970s. He was detained and tortured by the military in 1980 during the martial law regime under President Ferdinand Marcos.

In 2022, he ran for Senator, in the slate of Manny Pacquiao with PDP-Laban. He got 48th overall, being elected as the vice-chairman for PDP-Laban shortly after the elections.

Early life and early career He was born on October 1, 1945, in Llorente, Eastern Samar (then part of undivided Samar). He was originally a part of the Quisumbing, Capers, Alcantara & Mosqueda Law Office, with the earliest report coming from 1979.

Detainment during martial law In 1980, Barbo was detained and tortured by the military during the martial law regime of Ferdinand Marcos after his name was found in the diary of his friend Victor Lovely.

Career Governor and secretary Following Marcos's removal from office, Lutgardo Barbo had served as the governor of Eastern Samar for four terms from 1986 to 1998.

2022 Senate run He ran for the Senate of the Philippines, joining the slate of former senator and boxer Manny Pacquiao, with the political party PDP-Laban. He ended up getting 48th overall, with 749,472 votes, roughly 1.35% of the overall votes. After the election, in August 2022, Barbo was elected as the vice-chairman for the Pacquiao-Pimentel Faction of the PDP-Laban party.