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OPLE, Blas Fajardo
Date
of Birth: February 3, 1927
Place
of Birth: Hagonoy,
Bulacan
ADDRESS
Provincial:
n/a
Metro
Civil
Status: married
Spouse: Susana Vasquez
Position:
housewife
Office:
n/a
Educational Attainment
ELEMENTARY
|
Level |
School |
Year Graduated |
|
Elementary education,
graduated valedictorian |
Hagonoy Elementary School |
1941 |
HIGH SCHOOL
|
Level |
School |
Year Graduated |
|
Secondary education |
Far Eastern University |
1948 |
COLLEGE
|
Degree |
School |
Year Graduated |
|
Liberal Arts |
Educational Center of Asia (formerly Quezon College) |
no data |
HIGHER STUDIES
|
Degree |
School |
Year Graduated |
|
Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) |
St. Louis University |
1976 |
Career History
|
Position |
Office |
Years |
|
Senator |
Philippine Senate |
1998-present; 1992-1998 |
|
Delegate |
Constitutional Commission |
1986 |
|
Secretary |
Department of Labor |
1967-1986 |
|
Assemblyman |
Regular Batasang Pambansa |
1984 |
|
Assemblyman |
Interim Batasang Pambansa |
1978 |
|
Presidential assistant |
Office of President Ferdinand Marcos |
1967 |
|
Founder/chairman |
Blas F. Ople and Associates |
1953-1957 |
|
Technical assistant on labor and agrarian affairs |
Office of President Ramon Magsaysay |
1954-1957 |
|
Special assistant to the secretary |
Department of Labor |
1954-1957 |
|
Co-founder/executive vice chairman |
National Progress Movement (Kilusang Makabansa) |
not given |
|
Lecturer on Philippine Institutions (Rizal Studies) |
University of the Philippines |
not given |
|
Lecturer |
Polytechnic University of the Philippines (formerly
Philippine College of Commerce) |
not given |
|
Chairman |
Institute of Public Policy |
not given |
|
Writer/columnist |
Philippine Daily Globe; Filipino Magazine; Daily
Mirror |
not given |
|
Editor |
Manila Times Publishing Co. |
not given |
|
Public relations director |
Philippine Red Cross |
not given |
|
Dockhand |
Manila North Harbor |
not given |
|
Messenger/janitor |
not given |
not given |
|
First lieutenant, Del Pilar Regiment/Buenavista
Regiment |
Bulacan Military Area |
not given |
Affiliations
|
Organization |
Position |
|
Institute for Public Policy |
Former chairman |
|
Philippine National Red Cross |
Former public relations director |
|
National Progress Movement (Kilusang Makabansa) |
Co-founder |
|
Knights of Rizal |
Member |
|
National Press Club |
Member |
|
Manila Overseas Press Club |
Member |
|
International PEN |
Member |
|
Philippine-Indonesian Society |
Member |
|
Philippine-Russia Friendship Society |
Member |
|
Claro M. Recto Foundation |
Member |
|
Philippine National Science Society |
Member |
|
DrugWatch Foundation |
Member |