Joseph Emilio Abaya

Joseph Emilio Abaya

Secretary of the Philippine Department of Transportation and Communications
Incumbent
Assumed office October 18, 2012
President	Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by	Mar Roxas
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cavite's 2nd District
In office June 30, 2004 – October 18, 2012
Preceded by	Plaridel Abaya
Succeeded by	Next title held by Francis Abaya
Personal details
Born	(1966-05-28) May 28, 1966
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Dr. Rowena Abesamis
Alma mater	Cornell University US Naval Academy University of the Philippines Ateneo Law School De La Salle University Philippine Science High School
Profession	Politician
Religion	Roman Catholic

Joseph Emilio "Jun" Aguinaldo Abaya (born May 28, 1966) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, and military officer. He is the incumbent Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) of the Philippines. A member of the Liberal Party, he has been elected to three terms as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives, representing the 1st District of Cavite. He first won election to the House in 2004, and was re-elected in 2007.

Early life

Jun, as he is commonly called, is the great grandson of the first Philippine president, Emilio Aguinaldo, and the descendant of Isabelo Abaya, the revolutionary hero and founding father of Candon, Ilocos Sur. He is also the second son of the three-term Congressman Plaridel M. Abaya.

Education

Jun finished his elementary education at the De La Salle University in 1979. During his secondary schooling, he was a consistent honor student at the Philippine Science High School and he became a University and College Scholar of the University of the Philippines where he took his engineering studies. While in UP, Jun took and topped the entrance examination for the Philippine Military Academy that he was sent by the government to the US Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics (1988) with distinction of being a consistent Dean's Lister in all the semesters he was there. Jun then proceeded to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and completed master's degree in Electrical Engineering (1989 - he was also a fellowship awardee).

He thought it fit to prepare himself further as a lawmaker that he studied law. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the law school of Ateneo de Manila University in April 2005. He was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2007.

Career history

Prior to representing the first district of Cavite to the House of Representatives in 2004, he first served in the Armed Forces of the Philippines as a cadet (1984–1988) and as a naval officer of the Philippine Navy (1988–2004).

He ran for congressman in 2004 and won against Jeffrey Sescon Uy and represented the 1st District of Cavite to the 13th Congress of the Philippines. He was re-elected in the 2007 elections. During the 14th Congress, he was chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology. He was also co-chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Science and Technology and Engineering with Sen. Edgardo Angara.

During the 15th Congress (2010) and on his last term, he serves as the chairman of House Committee on Appropriations.

In 2009, he among with fellow representatives of Cavite -- Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. and Jesus Crispin Remulla—authored the biggest congressional reapportionment in the history of the Philippines by passing Republic Act No. 9727, unofficially titled The Cavite Congressional Reapportionment Act of 2009, bringing the representatives of Cavite from three to seven.

Affiliations

He was the Vice president of PMA Maringal Class of 1988 and is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Friends of Aguinaldo Shrine.

References

"Member Information: Joseph Emilio A. Abaya". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 2008-03-19.

House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by Plaridel Abaya	Member of the House of Representatives from Cavite's 1st district 2004–2012	Succeeded by Francis Abaya
Political offices
Preceded by Mar Roxas	Secretary of Transportation and Communications 2012–present	Incumbent

Cabinet of President Benigno Aquino III (2010–2016)

Cabinet

Executive Secretary	Paquito Ochoa, Jr. (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary for Agrarian Reform	Virgilio de los Reyes (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Agriculture	Proceso Alcala (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary for Budget and Management	Florencio Abad (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Education	Armin Luistro (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Energy	Jose Rene Almendras (June 30, 2010–November 4, 2012) Jericho Petilla (November 4, 2012–April 30, 2015) Zenaida Monsada (July 2, 2015–present)

Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources	Ramon Paje (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Finance	Cesar Purisima (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Alberto Romulo (August 23, 2004–February 23, 2011) Albert del Rosario (February 23, 2011–present)

Secretary of Health	Enrique Ona (June 30, 2010–December 19, 2014) Janette Garin (December 19, 2014-present)

Secretary of Interior and Local Government	Benigno Aquino III (June 30, 2010–July 9, 2010) Jesse Robredo (July 9, 2010–August 18, 2012) Paquito Ochoa, Jr. (August 21, 2012–August 31, 2012) Manuel Roxas II (August 31, 2012–September 11, 2015) Mel Senen Sarmiento (September 14, 2015-present)

Secretary of Justice	Leila de Lima (June 30, 2010–October 12, 2015) Alfredo Caguioa (October 12, 2015–January 21, 2016) Emmanuel Caparas (January 22, 2015–present)

Secretary of Labor and Employment	Rosalinda Baldoz (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of National Defense	Voltaire Gazmin (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Public Works and Highways	Rogelio Singson (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Science and Technology	Mario Montejo (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Social Welfare and Development	Dinky Soliman (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Tourism	Alberto Lim (June 30, 2010–September 1, 2011) Ramon Jimenez, Jr. (September 1, 2011-present)

Secretary of Trade and Industry	Gregory Domingo (June 30, 2010–December 30, 2015) Adrian Cristobal, Jr. (December 31, 2015-present)

Secretary of Transportation and Communications	Jose de Jesus (June 30, 2010–July 4, 2011) Manuel Roxas II (July 4, 2011–October 18, 2012) Joseph Emilio Abaya (October 18, 2012)

Cabinet-level

Vice President	Jejomar Binay (June 30, 2010–June 22, 2015)

Presidential Management Staff Director-General	Julia Abad (June 30, 2010–present)

Presidential Adviser on National Security	Cesar Garcia (July 9, 2010–present)

Chief of staff of the Armed Forces	Ricardo David (June 30, 2010–March 8, 2011) Eduardo Oban Jr. (March 8, 2011–December 12, 2011) Jessie Dellosa (December 12,2011-January 17, 2013) Emmanuel T. Bautista' (January 17, 2013-July 18, 2014) Gregorio Pio Catapang (July 18, 2014-July 10, 2015) Hernando Iriberri (July 10, 2015-present)

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process	Teresita Deles (June 30, 2010–present)

Presidential Spokesperson	Edwin Lacierda (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning	Ricky Carandang (July 30, 2010–December 31, 2013) Manuel L. Quezon III (January 1, 2014-present)

Secretary of Presidential Communications Operations	Herminio Coloma (July 30, 2010–present)

National Economic and Development Authority	Cayetano Paderanga, Jr. (June 30, 2010–May 10, 2012) Arsenio Balisacan (May 10, 2012–January 24, 2016) Emmanuel Esguerra (January 27, 2016–present)

Secretary to the Cabinet	Jose Rene Almendras (November 4, 2012–present)

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