Arrel Olaño

Arrel Reyes Olaño (born May 3, 1943), is a Filipino politician.

[1] He has been elected to three terms as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the First District of Davao del Norte.

Alongside his co-accused, he was accused of diverting his share of the Priority Development Assistance Fund, totaling ₱1.89 million, ₱4 million, and ₱2.5 million, 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.

[2] He filed a motion for reconsideration but it was denied by the court in October 2023.