Salvador Escudero

Personal life Born Salvador Hatoc Escudero III on December 18, 1942 in Casiguran, Sorsogon. Sonny was the third-generation politician of the Escudero clan. His father, Antonio F. Escudero served as mayor of Casiguran and provincial board member. His grandfather, Salvador C. Escudero Sr., was a former councilor, mayor, provincial board member, and Governor of Sorsogon and was the son of a Spaniard, Don Manuel Escudero y Borrás from Santander, Spain.

He was married to educator Evelina B. Guevara and had three children with her. His son, Francis "Chiz" Escudero, is a lawyer and politician who is the current president of the Senate since 2024, having been a senator since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2019. Chiz has also served as representative of Sorsogon's 1st district and governor of Sorsogon. His daughter, Dette Escudero, is also a politician, serving as the deputy majority leader of the House of Representatives since 2025 and the incumbent representative of Sorsogon's 1st district since 2022.

Actor Martin Escudero is his grandson.

Education College Veterinary Medicine - University of the Philippines Diliman Quezon City (1963)

Higher studies Tropical Veterinary Medicine - University of Queensland, Australia (1968) Organization and Management - University of the Philippines (1969)

Career Director of UP Veterinary Hospital (1968-1969) Dean and Professor of College of Veterinary Medicine, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna (1970-1984) Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (1980-1984) Minister of Ministry of Food and Agriculture (1984-1986) Representative of 1st District of Sorsogon (30 June 1987 – 31 January 1996; 30 June 2007 – 13 August 2012) Host of radio program Karambola (2005-2012)

Death Escudero died of colon cancer in 2012. He was 69 years old.