Loading ...Jose Livioko Atienza, Jr. (born August 10, 1941), or simply Lito Atienza, is a former Mayor of the City of Manila and is recently appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as secretary for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. He stepped down last June 30, 2007, after serving a three-year three-term limit for local government executives set by the Philippine Constitution of 1987. His administration could be best described as phase of urban renewal for the Philippines’ capital.
Atienza was born in the district of San Andres Bukid, four months before the outbreak of World War II. Atienza’s father, Jose J. Atienza, Sr. was a distinguished public servant to three Philippine presidents.
He took up his primary and secondary education from Ateneo de Manila University and completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from the University of Santo Tomas. His interest and degree in architecture served as useful in rehabilitating and renewing the City of Manila, which has fallen to decay over years of unmanaged growth in population and the lack of an urban planning & community development.
He has opposed modern family planning, leaving womens without access to basic reproductive health care.
Other Information
- Birth name : Jose Livioko Atienza, Jr.
- Also known as : Lito Atienza
- Birthday : August 10, 1941
- Birth place : San Andres Bukid
- Father : Jose J. Atienza, Sr.
- Nationality : Filipino
- Schoolos Attended :
- Primary and secondary education, Ateneo de Manila University
- Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from the University of Santo Tomas
- Religion : Roman Catholic
Career Highlights
- Seretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- Mayor,City of Manila
- Organized the Democratic Youth Movement (1968)
- General Manager of the National Housing Authority (1988)
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