Perfecto Yasay Jr.

This name uses Philippine naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Rivas and the second or paternal family name is Yasay.

Perfecto Yasay Jr.


Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2016
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Jose Rene Almendras (Acting)
Chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission
In office 1995–2000
President	Fidel Ramos Joseph Estrada
Preceded by	Manuel G. Abello
Succeeded by	Lilia R. Bautista
Personal details
Born	Perfecto Rivas Yasay Jr. (1947-01-27) January 27, 1947 Kidapawan, Philippines
Political party	Bangon Pilipinas
Spouse(s)	Cecile Joaquin
Alma mater	Central Philippine University University of the Philippines, Diliman Ateneo de Manila University
Website	Official website

Perfecto "Jun" Rivas Yasay Jr. (born January 27, 1947) is a Filipino lawyer, educator, statesman and current Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines. He is a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and was Bangon Pilipinas Party's vice-presidential bet in the 2010 Philippine elections, running alongside Eddie Villanueva. He accepted the offer of President Rodrigo Duterte to join his Cabinet on May 18, 2016.^[1]

Early life and career

Yasay was born on January 27, 1947 to Perfecto Yasay Sr., a pastor, and Deborah Rivas, a public school teacher, in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato.

He finished his secondary education at Davao City High School in 1963 and received his Bachelor of Arts in political science at Central Philippine University, Iloilo City in 1967. He earned his law degree at the University of the Philippines and has MBA units in business studies from Ateneo de Manila University.

Yasay became a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court, and the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. While in New York, he was managing director of the Maceda Philippine News from 1983 to 1987 and senior partner at two law firms—Maceda, Yasay & Tolentino, Esqs., and Yasay & De Castro, Esqs.—from 1979 to 1990.

Yasay is also an incorporator of Jacinto Finance, Marilene J. Group Corp., and Cricem Inc. He is also a stockholder of M and F Stores Inc.

In the Philippines, he was commissioner of San Jose, Yasay & Santos Law Offices from 1987 to 1993.

Civil, criminal, and administrative litigation, public advocacy, corporation law, and election law are among his areas of expertise.

SEC Chairman

In 1993, he was assigned as associate commissioner of SEC. He was chairman from 1995 to 2000.

He currently holds the position of chairman and president of Central Philippine University.

Estrada Impeachment Trial

Yasay was among those who testified in the impeachment trial against President Joseph Estrada on charges of corruption. The probe led to the ouster of Estrada, known as EDSA People Power II in 2001.

On February 15, 2010, Yasay apologized to Estrada for “hurting and offending him” but clarified that this was not a retraction of his testimony on the deposed president's “abuse of authority and corruption.”

2010 vice presidential bid

On November 29, 2009, he accepted the nomination of the Bangon Pilipinas Party to be its candidate for vice president as the running mate of Jesus is Lord Church founder and president Eddie Villanueva. In a statement, he said that he has also been offered a slot in the senatorial slate of three other political parties.

Yasay conveyed that the practice of using big-name endorsers should be stopped because it makes the elections a matter of money and popularity. He also said that the voters' will only base their votes via the endorsers of the candidate.

According to Yasay, the biggest setback in the fight against corruption is the quick pardon of Joseph Estrada.

Yasay lost to Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay in the vice-presidential elections.

On Cybercrime

After the hacking of Yasay's e-mail account, he said that incidents like these create the need for a law that will address cybercrime and protect the rising number of netizens in the country, which is estimated at 24 million.

Personal life

He is married to former Population Commission executive director Cecile Joaquin and has three children: Oliver, Raveena, and Stephanie.

Recognitions

Recipient of EDSA People Power Freedom Award for Undaunted Courage
Featured in Business Week, July 3, 2000 issue as one of the Stars of Asia

References

↑ "Yasay accepts Duterte offer to be acting DFA chief". Rappler. Retrieved May 30, 2016.

Political offices
Preceded by Manuel G. Abello	Chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission 1995-2000	Succeeded by Lilia R. Bautista
Preceded by Jose Rene Almendras Acting	Secretary of Foreign Affairs 2016–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines	Order of Precedence of the Philippines as Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Succeeded by Ambassadors to the Philippines (in order of tenure)
		Succeeded by Otherwise Giuseppe Pinto as Dean of the Diplomatic Corps

Current Foreign Ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Bishop Bolkiah Dion Muñoz Wang Song Marsudi Kishida Yun Anifah Ruiz McCully Pato Mendoza Yasay Lavrov Balakrishnan Lee Pramudwinai Kerry Minh

Candidates in the Philippine presidential election, 2010

Presidential
candidates

Winner	Benigno Aquino III (Liberal)(campaign)

Other candidates	Joseph Estrada (PMP) Manny Villar (Nacionalista Party) Gilbert Teodoro (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) Eddie Villanueva (BPP) Richard J. Gordon (Bagumbayan–VNP) Nicanor Perlas (independent) Jamby Madrigal (independent) John Carlos de los Reyes (AKP)

Vice presidential
candidates

Winner	Jejomar Binay (PDP-Laban)

Other candidates	Mar Roxas (Liberal) Loren Legarda (NPC) Bayani Fernando (Bagumbayan–VNP) Edu Manzano (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) Perfecto Yasay, Jr. (BPP) Jay Sonza (KBL) Dominador Chipeco, Jr. (AKP)

Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte

Cabinet

Office	Name	Term	Office	Name	Term
Executive Secretary	Salvador Medialdea	2016–	Secretary of Interior and Local Government	Ismael Sueno	2016–
Secretary of Agrarian Reform	Rafael V. Mariano	2016–	Secretary of Justice	Vitaliano Aguirre II	2016–
Secretary of Agriculture	Manny Piñol	2016–	Secretary of Labor and Employment	Silvestre Bello III	2016–
Secretary of Budget and Management	Benjamin Diokno	2016–	Secretary of National Defense	Delfin Lorenzana	2016–
Secretary of Education	Leonor Briones	2016–	Secretary of Public Works and Highways	Mark Villar	2016–
Secretary of Energy	Alfonso Cusi	2016–	Secretary of Science and Technology	Fortunato de la Peña	2016–
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources	Gina Lopez	2016-	Secretary of Social Welfare and Development	Judy Taguiwalo	2016–
Secretary of Finance	Carlos Dominguez III	2016–	Secretary of Tourism	Wanda Corazon Teo	2016–
Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Perfecto Yasay Jr.	2016–	Secretary of Trade and Industry	Ramon Lopez	2016–
Secretary of Health	Paulyn Ubial	2016–	Secretary of Transportation	Arthur Tugade	2016–
Secretary of Information and Communications Technology	Rodolfo Salalima	2016–

Cabinet-level

Office	Name	Term	Office	Name	Term
Vice President	Leni Robredo	2016–	Presidential Spokesperson	Ernesto Abella	2016–
Presidential Management Staff Director-General	Christopher Go	2016–	Presidential Adviser on National Security	Hermogenes Esperon	2016–
Secretary of Presidential Communications	Martin Andanar	2016–	Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces	Ricardo Visaya	2016–
National Economic and Development Authority Director-General	Ernesto Pernia	2016–	Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process	Jesus Dureza	2016–
Secretary to the Cabinet	Leoncio Evasco Jr.	2016–	Presidential Assistant for the Visayas	Michael Diño	2016–
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel	Salvador Panelo	2016–	Lead Convenor of National Anti-Poverty Commission	Liza Maza	2016–

*as Acting Secretary
See also: Presidential transition of Rodrigo Duterte and Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte

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