Jose de Jesus is a former Philippine Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications.Noynoy names Cabinet execs, senior government officials
On June 29, 2010, President

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picked him as his Secretary of Transportation and Communications.

Background

Before being appointed by

to the Transportation and Communications secretary post, de Jesus is the president and chief operating officer of

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Corporation. He previously served as the Secretary of the Philippine Department of Public Works and Highways secretary in the Cabinet of Noynoy's mother, former president

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, and during the time of ex-president

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. He also served as the former president of

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in 2005.Profile of Aquino’s Cabinet members

DOTC Secretary

According to President

, de Jesus "is a work-driven individual who will oversee the transformation of DOTC characterized by the NBN-ZTE deal into an agency that truly serves the interests of the people." de Jesus "ensured the affordability of telecommunications services as soon as he gets familiarized with his department." After one year in office, de Jesus announced his resignation effective June 30, 2011. At the time, de Jesus stated that he wanted to return to the

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as the cause of his resignation.

References

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