THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it welcomed the appointment of lawyer Rogelio Quevedo as one of its four commissioners.

"We give our warmest welcome to Atty. Quevedo, whose decades of experience in corporate law and government service will help the Commission navigate new and emerging trends in the business sector," SEC Chairman Emilio Aquino said.

Quevedo replaces Hubert Dominic Guevara, who died last March 29, less than a month after being appointed SEC commissioner.

Quevedo previously led the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), the principal legal office for all government-owned or -controlled corporations, their subsidiaries, and other corporate entities.

He has also held various positions in government, including at the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System board, the Presidential Management Staff, and the Office of the Ombudsman.

Quevedo joined government service after retiring from a senior executive position at a telecommunications company. He also taught commercial and civil law at the University of the Philippines College of Law, where he also completed his law studies.

He earned his Master of Laws from Louisiana State University and his Doctor of Juridical Science degree from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Quevedo was part of a team of lawyers that questioned the credibility of the 2016 vice presidential election results in which Leni Robredo narrowly won against Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The case was eventually dismissed by the Supreme Court in 2021.