Arrel Reyes Olaño (born May 3, 1943), is a Filipino politician. He has been elected to three terms as a member of the

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, representing the First District of Davao del Norte. First elected in 2001, he was re-elected in 2004 and 2007. Olaño is also a

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. In June 2023, Olaño was found guilty by the

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of three counts of graft, three counts of malversation, and one count of direct bribery in connection with the pork barrel scam. Alongside his co-accused, he was accused of diverting his share of the Priority Development Assistance Fund, totaling , , and , to non-governmental organizations associated with Janet Lim-Napoles for fictitious projects in 2007. The court sentenced him to imprisonment for durations ranging from 6 to 10 years for each graft case, 6 to 12 years for each malversation case, and 4 to 9 years for the direct bribery case. He filed a motion for reconsideration but it was denied by the court in October 2023.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olano, Arrel R. People from Tagum 1943 births Living people Filipino politicians convicted of crimes Lakas–CMD (1991) politicians Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Davao del Norte Filipino accountants Filipino politicians convicted of corruption