Profiles of filipino Politicians – know them better
Ralph Gonzalez Recto (born January 11, 1964) is a Filipino politician. Recto served as a member of the House of Representatives representing the 4th District of Batangas from 1992 to 2001. He was then elected to the Senate, serving from 2001 to 2007. In July 2008 he was appointed to head the National Economic and [...]
Leandro Ramos Mendoza, current Philippine Secretary of Transportation and Communications, was born on March 24, 1946 in San Juan, Batangas. He finished his Bachelor of Science degree at the Philippine Military Academy; his Master of Arts in Public Management at the University of the Philippines – Visayas,Cebu City; and General Staff Course at the AFPCGSC, [...]
Gilberto Eduardo Gerardo “Gilbert”/”Gibo” Cojuangco Teodoro Jr. (born June 14, 1964[1]) is the current Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines, having assumed the post in August 2007. From 1998 to 2007 he was a member of the House of Representatives, representing the First District of Tarlac province. In March 2009 he announced his intention [...]
Secretary Estrella Fagela Alabastro was appointed to head the Department of Science and Technology on 12 March 2001. Previous to that, she was the Department’s Undersecretary for Research and Development since July 1995. Dr. Alabastro was Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development from July 1997-April 1998 and Executive [...]
Esperanza A. Icasas Cabral is the current Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Philippines. Dr. Cabral took office in February 2006 replacing Corazon Soliman after her resignation from Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s cabinet in 2005. A native of Pasay City, Dr. Cabral is married to Dr. Bienvenido Cabral, an ophthalmologist. Dr. Cabral, [...]
Augusto B. Santos was recently appointed Acting Director-General (DG) of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. This is the second time the President has designated him as NEDA Head. The first time was last July 14, 2005 to February 16, 2006. DDG Santos, who was described as “very competent and [...]
Reynato S. Puno (born May 17, 1940) is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Appointed on December 8, 2006 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, he is the 23nd person to serve as Chief Justice. Puno had initially been appointed to the Supreme Court as an Associate Justice on June 28, 1993. [...]
Teresita Jose Leonardo-de Castro (born October 8, 1948) is an Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court. Prior to her appointment to the High Court by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, she had been the Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan. De Castro’s parents are Fortunato R. Leonardo and Maxima J. Leonardo of Parañaque. Justice Teresita Jose Leonardo [...]
Minita Chico-Nazario (born December 5, 1939) is an incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed to the Court by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on February 10, 2004. Justice Chico-Nazario (San Miguel, Bulacan) holds the distinction of being the first woman Justice in the Sandiganbayan and its first woman Presiding Justice. [...]
Lucas P. Bersamin (born October 18, 1949) is a Filipino jurist. He was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on April 2, 2009, and was sworn into office the following day. He was a member of the Court of Appeals at the time of his appointment. Bersamin [...]
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