Secretary, Department of Labor and Employment
Board Member, CAAP Board
Date of Appointment: May 26, 2026
Age: 66 years old
Age: 66 years old
- Master of Laws (LLM) – Columbia Law School (Ivy League) (New York City (Corporation Law – superior academic performance)
- Master of Laws (LLM) University of Michigan Law School (Ann Arbor) (Constitutional Law)
- Master of Laws (LLM) – University of London (England) Specializing in Public ◦ International Law – (with Merit) Second Honors
- Master on National Security Administration (MNSA) – National Defense College of the Philippines (Ranked # 6 out of 55 Graduates)
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) – Ateneo de Manila University Law School
- Elected City Mayor, Tagaytay City (for 3 Consecutive Terms 1995-2004
- Elected by his peers as President, League of Cities of the Philippines (2001).
- Served as Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman (2010-2015)
- Appointed as Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs of H.E. Rodrigo Roa Duterte 2017-2018
- Elected as Senator of the Republic (May 2019 National Elections)
- Senate Majority Leader (19″ Congress – 2025)
- Chairman, Senate Special Committee on Maritime and Admiralty Zones (19’h Congress)
- Former Chairman, Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers & Investigations (Blue Ribbon) (19th Congress)
- Former Chairman, Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights (19t Congress)
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Government (18th Congress) Chairman, Senate Committee on Urban Planning, Housing, and Resettlement (18t Congress)
- Holds the rank of Brigadier General in the Philippine Army Reserve
- Former Battalion Commander, Cavite Ready Reserve Battalion – Army Reserve Command
- Currently Brigade Commander, 1501st Ready Reserve Brigade, Philippine Army (CAMANAVA)
- General Staff Course (GSC)- Command and General Staff College, Philippine Army, Fort Bonifacio
- Ateneo de Manila University (Legal Management Program)
- Professor of Law, Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence, Centro Escolar University
- Professor, College of Law, New Era University (Quezon City)
- Professor, University of San Carlos Law School (Cebu City).
- Professor, Siliman University College of Law (Dumaguete City)