Arthur Tugade
Arthur Tugade | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Transportation | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2016 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Joseph Emilio Abaya |
| President and CEO of Clark Development Corporation | |
| In office December 18, 2012 – April 26, 2016 | |
| President | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Felipe Antonio Remollo |
| Succeeded by | Eliseo B. Santiago (OIC) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Planta Tugade January 9, 1946 Claveria, Cagayan, Philippine Commonwealth |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse | Maria Soledad Maddela Tugade |
| Alma mater | San Beda College National University of Singapore |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Profession | Politician |
Arthur "Art" Planta Tugade (born January 9, 1946)[1] is a Filipino businessman and lawyer from Cagayan. He is the current Secretary of the Department of Transportation after being appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Joseph Emilio Abaya.[2] He previously held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Clark Development Corporation, an attached agency of the government-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority under President Benigno Aquino III.
Early life and education
Tugade was born on January 9, 1946 to poor parents from Claveria, Cagayan, Francisco Tugade and Lucefina Planta.[3] His parents were both employed at the Public Works Department and he was in elementary school when they moved to Sampaloc, Manila. A fire gutted their house in Sampaloc forcing them to relocate to a slum in Tatalon, Quezon City.[3] He was a scholar at San Beda College from elementary to college and also worked in campus jobs offered by the school's priest administrators. He eventually graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in Philosophy in 1967.[3]
Tugade attended law school at the San Beda College of Law where he was classmates with President Rodrigo Duterte. He graduated magna cum laude in 1971. He completed his post-graduate studies at the National University of Singapore under the NUS-Stanford Executive Program in 1985.[4]
Career and businesses
Tugade engaged in private law practice before joining government service. He was a partner at Bengzon, Verano, Tugade and Escolin Law Office. He also pursued a career in global logistics, information technology, tourism and consumer products business serving as chairman and president of several firms, including Transnational Diversified Group, Yusen Air and Sea Services, TDG Asia Corporation, Harmony Organic Farms, and Easycall Communications.[5]
Tugade founded Perry's Realty, named after his son who died from asthma attack at age 12. The company grew to become Perry's Holding Corporation which employs more than 350 employees in 10 corporations of the Perry's Group of Companies which include Transglobal Equipment Leasing, Perry's Technology, ATP Travel, Perryome, Transglobal Trucking and Transglobal Consolidators, Inc.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Cabinet – DuterteWatch". Sun.Star. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Duterte names Tugade for DOTC, eyes Dominguez for DOF". Rappler. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Orejas, T. (2 February 2013). "New CDC chief tackles changes in cultural, financial fronts". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ a b Sabangan, A.C. (17 May 2016). "Duterte's Art Tugade: Will the slum dweller-turned-businessman-lawyer become the next DOTC chief?". Interaksyon. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Arthur P. Tugade: Executive Profile and Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- 1946 births
- Filipino lawyers
- Filipino businesspeople
- Living people
- Secretaries of Transportation of the Philippines
- Heads of government-owned and controlled corporations of the Philippines
- People from Cagayan
- People from Sampaloc, Manila
- People from Quezon City
- San Beda College alumni
- National University of Singapore alumni
- Benigno Aquino III Administration personnel
- Duterte Administration cabinet members