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Joseph Ace Durano

Joseph Felix Mari "Ace" H. Durano is the Secretary of the Department of Tourism. Joseph Hotchkiss Durano (born April 3, 1970), popularly known as Ace Durano, was one of the youngest to be elected representative to the 11th congress (1998-2001). He was an Assistant Majority Floor Leader and Vice Chairman of the Committee on Trade [...]

Arthur Yap

Arthur Cua Yap is one of the youngest to be appointed to the Cabinet of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in August 2004 as the Secretary of Department of Agriculture. He then left the post in July 2005 to give way to Sec. Panganiban and in December 2005, he became Presidential Adviser for Job Creation, then [...]

Amando Tetangco, Jr.

Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. is the Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, a role he was appointed to in July 2005. Prior to this, he was Deputy Governor-in-charge of the Banking Services Sector, Economic Research and Treasury. He has held various positions within the organization over the span of thirty years. He also chairs [...]

Agnes Devanadera

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Agnes VST Devanadera (former Government Corporate Counsel), is the incumbent 41st and first woman Philippine Solicitor General(with office at 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines) or Attorney General duly appointed on February 22, 2007 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (having succeeded Supreme Court of the Philippines Associate Justice Antonio Nachura) assumed office [...]

Juan Miguel Macapagal-Arroyo

Juan Miguel M. Arroyo is the representative of the second district of Pampanga in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He is one of the signers of House Resolution 1109 calling for a constituent assembly to amend the Constitution. He was named one of the Who’s Who of the Philippines by the Philippine Tatler. [...]

Mariano Del Castillo

Justice Mariano C. Del Castillo is the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals. Justice del Castillo obtained his basic education from the Ateneo de Manila University, graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Arts, Major in Political Science (Second Honors) from the San Beda College, and in 1976, graduated from the Ateneo de Manila [...]

Arturo Brion

Arturo D. Brion (born December 29, 1946) is an incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He took his oath as a member of the Supreme Court on March 17, 2008 after having been appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. From 2006 until his appointment to the Supreme Court, Brion had served [...]

Antonio Carpio

Antonio T. Carpio (born October 26, 1949) is an incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed to the Court by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and assumed office on October 26, 2001, his 52nd birthday. Born in Davao City, Carpio finished grade school and high school at the Ateneo de Davao [...]

Richard Gordon

Richard "Dick" Juico Gordon is a Filipino politician, head of the Philippine National Red Cross, and senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He was born on August 5, 1945 to James Leonard Tagle Gordon and Amelia Juico Gordon, (who were both mayors of Olongapo City). In 1954, he completed his elementary education at the [...]

Mar Roxas

Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II (born May 13, 1957) is a Senator of the Philippines. He is the son of former Senator Gerry Roxas, and the grandson of former President Manuel Roxas. A graduate of the Wharton School of Economics, Roxas worked as an investment banker, mobilizing venture capital funds for small and medium enterprises. [...]