Robert Dean Smith Barbers is a Filipino government official who served as Acting

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of the Department of Tourism of the

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. He was also the general manager of the

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(PTA) and a City Councilor of

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. Barbers was appointed on November 12, 2002 as general manager of the

(PTA) by President

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the House Deputy Speakers since 2022, and previously from 2016 to 2017. She previously ...

. His appointment was legally challenged by his predecessor Nixon Kua who insisted his term should end in 2006, a case Kua lost. Barber's administration also sought for the construction of the PTA Sports Complex within

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which was halted by a court order in 2007. Barber's term would expire in 2008 and he was succeeded by

Ace Durano Joseph Felix Mari "Ace" Hotchkiss Durano (born April 3, 1970) is a Filipino politician who served as Secretary of Tourism under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He was also general manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA), being appo ...

. He is the youngest son of former Senator

Robert Barbers Robert Zabala Barbers (January 19, 1944 – December 25, 2005) was a police officer, Secretary of the Interior and Local Government and Senator of the Philippines. Early life and studies Barbers was born in the then-town of Surigao to Felix and ...

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