Rodolfo Salalima

Rodolfo Salalima
Secretary of Information and Communications Technology
Assumed office
June 30, 2016
President Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by position and office created
Personal details
Born Rodolfo Agapay Salalima
Nationality Filipino
Alma mater San Beda College
Occupation Lawyer, Business Executive

Rodolfo "Rudy" Agapay Salalima is a Filipino lawyer who is the incumbent Secretary of the newly formed Philippine Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) under the Rodrigo Duterte's administration. Salalima is a former chief legal counsel and senior advisor of Globe Telecom, one of the leading telecommunications firms in the country and has also served as Senior Vice President for Corporate and Regulatory Affairs and Managing Director of Ayala Corporation.[1] He is also the former president of the Philippine Chamber of Telecommunications Operators (PCTO) and International Telecommunication Union Council working group for the amendment of ITU constitution and convention vice chairman for Asia Pacific Region.[2]

In 2015, Salalima authored the book entitled "Telecommunications in the Information Revolution", a law book on telecommunication policies in the country.[2]

Salalima is a Bicolano from Polangui, Albay. He was Duterte's former classmate in San Beda College of Law Class of 1971, together with Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, and Transportation secretary Arthur Tugade.[3] He passed the Philippine Bar Examination in 1974.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Corrales, Nestor (June 22, 2016). "Duterte names ex-schoolmate Rodolfo Salalima DICT head". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Amojelar, Darwin (October 11, 2016). "Salalima writes a new book on telecom". The Standard. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Globe lawyer and Duterte classmate tipped to become DICT chief". Newsbytes.ph. June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "LAW LIST". Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
Political offices
New office Secretary of Information and Communications Technology
2016–present 		Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Alfonso Cusi
as Secretary of Energy		 Order of Precedence of the Philippines
as Secretary of Information and Communications Technology 		Succeeded by
Ambassadors of the Philippines
(while at their posts)
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