Tanay, Rizal pending his trial for plunder. Estrada sought permission from the Sandiganbayan (the anti-graft court) to leave his resthouse to file the complaint. The request was denied, and arrangements were made for the provincial prosecutors to go to Estrada's place of detention to receive the complaint-affidavit. The libel complaint was eventually dismissed in June 2007 by the prosecutors’ office on the ground that being a public figure, remarks on Estrada's presidency constituted privileged statements and therefore not libelous. Insurance commission In June 2013, Funa was appointed by President Benigno S. Aquino III as a Deputy Commissioner for Legal Services of the Insurance Commission. On 16 November 2016, he became the Officer-in-Charge of the Insurance Commission upon appointment of Commissioner Emmanuel F. Dooc as President of the Social Security System. As Commissioner, he is also a member of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (Philippines). Affiliations He is a member of the Philippine Bar Association. On September 6, 2011, he was appointed as the National Deputy Director for Bar Discipline of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. He was a Commissioner of the Commission on Bar Discipline of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines from 2002 to 2011. In June 2007, he was named and awarded as the "Most Outstanding Commissioner" by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. The award cited the works of Atty. Funa as being made "judiciously and justly, thereby ably and effectively assisting the Supreme Court in the supervision and regulation of the legal profession." He is a member of the Lex Talionis Fraternitas and was its Grand Judex in 1988 to 1989. Website https://www.dennisfuna.com/ References 20th-century Filipino lawyers Filipino writers Living people Heads of government agencies of the Philippines Ramos administration personnel De La Salle University alumni San Beda University alumni Academic staff of De La Salle University Benigno Aquino III administration personnel Duterte administration personnel Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Filipino lawyers