Francis N Tolentino (; is a Filipino politician and lawyer serving as a Senator since 2019. He served as Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) from 2010 to 2015 and was the Mayor of Tagaytay from 1995 to 2004. For the 19th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines, he is currently the Chairman of the prestigious Senate Blue Ribbon Committee and the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights. He is currently the Senate Representative in the Judicial and Bar Council and is also one of the Senate Representatives in the Commission on Appointments. During the 18th Congress, Tolentino chaired the Senate Committee on Local Government and the Senate Committee on Urban Planning, Housing, and Resettlement. As a lawyer with multiple degrees, he is a staunch advocate of prioritizing education for all and making justice accessible through the Philippine Legal Justice Center, which he founded. As a Brigadier General of the Philippine Army (Res), he pushes for making the armed forces of the Philippines stronger and formidable. As a lawyer with a masters in international law, he pushes for equal standing for the Philippines in the international community. He is also an advocate of protecting and maintaining the Philippine's territorial integrity through legislation passed in the 18th and 19th Congress. Tolentino established the Philippine Legal Justice Center (PLJC) in Manila, providing free legal services to indigent litigants especially OFWs, and tribal communities. Early 2022, Tolentino was one of the legislators who pushed for the stoppage of the unregulated online sabong or e-sabong, which caused the destruction of families, loss of lives, and disappearances of sabungeros in the Philippines in 2021 and 2022. Personal life Tolentino was born in Albay, and grew up in Tagaytay, where he lives. He is the first son of Atty. Isaac O. Tolentino, who was the longest-serving mayor of Tagaytay City. Tolentino is known to be a vintage car aficionado and a sports fan, both international and local. He is currently the President of the Samahan ng Kickboxing ng Pilipinas, the national governing body for the sport of kickboxing in the Philippines. Education Tolentino had his primary education in Lourdes School of Mandaluyong. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo de Manila University and his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Ateneo de Manila University Law School. Tolentino obtained three (3) Master of Laws degrees,