Adel Tamano

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title: "Adel Tamano" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1970-births", "living-people", "filipino-muslims", "filipino-people-of-arab-descent", "people-from-lanao-del-sur", "pamantasan-ng-lungsod-ng-maynila", "ateneo-de-manila-university-alumni", "academic-staff-of-ateneo-de-manila-university", "harvard-law-school-alumni", "presidents-of-universities-and-colleges-in-the-philippines", "deans-of-law-schools-in-the-philippines", "united-opposition-(philippines)-politicians", "nacionalista-party-politicians"] description: "Filipino lawyer, educator, and corporate executive" topic_path: "law" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adel_Tamano" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Filipino lawyer, educator, and corporate executive ::

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Field	Value
name	Adel Tamano
image	Adel Tamano.jpg
caption	Tamano in 2022
office	Chief Administrative Officer of Dito Telecommunity
term_start	2020–present
office2	7th [[President of the University of the City of Manila
predecessor2	Dr. Benjamin G. Tayabas
successor2	Atty. Rafaelito M. Garayblas
term_start2	August 4, 2007
term_end2	November 30, 2009
birth_date
birth_place	Manila, Philippines
spouse	Rowena Kapunan
children	2
alma_mater	Ateneo de Manila University (BA, JD)
Harvard University (LL.M.)
University of the Philippines Diliman (MPA)
party	Nacionalista
otherparty	UNO (until 2010)
father	Mamintal Tamano
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| name = Adel Tamano | image = Adel Tamano.jpg | image_size = | caption = Tamano in 2022 | office = Chief Administrative Officer of Dito Telecommunity | predecessor = | successor = | term_start = 2020–present | term_end = | office2 = 7th [[President of the University of the City of Manila| President of the Pamantasan Lungsod ng Maynila]] | predecessor2 = Dr. Benjamin G. Tayabas | successor2 = Atty. Rafaelito M. Garayblas | term_start2 = August 4, 2007 | term_end2 = November 30, 2009 | birth_date = | birth_place = Manila, Philippines | death_date = | spouse = Rowena Kapunan | children = 2 | alma_mater = Ateneo de Manila University (BA, JD) Harvard University (LL.M.) University of the Philippines Diliman (MPA) | party = Nacionalista | otherparty = UNO (until 2010) | father = Mamintal Tamano Adel Abbas Tamano (born October 2, 1970) is a Filipino lawyer and educator. He is the current Chief Administrative Officer, Chief of Humans Resources, and Corporate Secretary of DITO Telecommunity Corporation. He gained prominence as the spokesperson for the anti-Arroyo party United Opposition (UNO) in 2007 and was part of the senate lineup in 2010.

Early life and education

Tamano was born on October 2, 1970, in Manila to Senator Mamintal Tamano and civic leader Hadja Putri Zorayda Abbas Tamano. He was their 8th child.

Tamano started his academic career at The Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Economics. From there, he obtained multiple degrees: a Juris Doctor from the Ateneo de Manila University, a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines (2003), and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School (2005).

Professional career

Working under the esteemed Estelito P. Mendoza, Tamano received a practical education in the law and went on to work as an associate with several law firms. He opened his firm in 2004.

Tamano has worked as a teacher and administrator of a few schools and universities. He served as Dean for the College of Law of Liceo de Cagayan University in Cagayan de Oro from 2011 to 2012. Before that, he was the University President of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila from 2007 to 2009.

Also in 2011, Tamano joined the corporate world when he was brought on as Vice President for Public Affairs and Communications for Coca-Cola Philippines.

In 2019, he took the helm as Chief Administrative Officer, Chief of Humans Resources, and Corporate Secretary of DITO Telecommunity Corporation. Under his watch, the company has been growing in the difficult Philippine market.

Career highlights

Tamano led the DITO organization in the bidding, establishment, and commercial launch of the third telco in the Philippines.

He has held top-level government posts as University President (University of the City of Manila (2007-2009) and General Counsel of the Senate of the Philippines’ Committee on Justice (2007-2008).

Media

In tandem with his law career, corporate positions, and work in academia, Tamano has also maintained a media presence and platform. He wrote a column in The Philippine Star, he even had a show on ANC which was called “Tamano Perspective.”

Personal life

Tamano is married to Atty. Rowena Kapunan. The couple has two sons.

References

References

1. "Prof. Adel A. Tamano".
2. "DITO.PH Company Profile & Executives - DITO CME Holdings Corp. - Wall Street Journal".
3. Torrevillas, Domini M.. "Adel Tamano".
4. "Philstar.com".
5. "Adel Tamano joins roster of ANC anchors via his first talk show Tamano Perspective".

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