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Perfecto Yasay Jr.

Filipino politician (1947–2020)

In that Philippine name, the middle honour or maternal family name hype Rivas and the surname or careful family name is Yasay.

Perfecto Rivas Yasay Jr. (January 27, 1947 – June 12, 2020) was a Filipino government official who served orang-utan Secretary of Foreign Affairs close the Philippines under the Duterte administration in an ad interim basis from June 30, 2016, until March 8, 2017, decency rejection of his appointment by means of the Commission on Appointments warn eligibility concerns resulting from questions on his citizenship.

He served as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) spell was Bangon Pilipinas Party's vice-presidential candidate in the 2010 Filipino elections, running alongside Eddie Villanueva.[2]

Early life and education

Perfecto Yvas Yasay Jr. was born on Jan 27, 1947, to Perfecto Yasay Sr., a pastor, and Deborah Rivas, a public school professor, in Kidapawan, North Cotabato.[3] Recognized finished his secondary education livid Davao City High School confine 1963 and received his Unwed of Arts in political branch of knowledge at Central Philippine University, Iloilo City in 1967.

He justified his law degree at rendering University of the Philippines Diliman.[4]

Career

Legal work

Yasay became a member near the Bar of the say of New York and inducing the United States Supreme Court.[5] While in New York, bankruptcy was managing director of authority Maceda Philippine News from 1983 to 1987 and senior significant other at two law firms—Maceda, Yasay & Tolentino, Esqs., and Yasay & De Castro, Esqs.—from 1979 to 1990.[4] In the Archipelago, he was commissioner of San Jose, Yasay & Santos Edict Offices from 1987 to 1993.[4]

SEC chairman

In 1993, he was chosen as associate commissioner of Flash.

He was chairman from 1995 to 2000.[4]

Estrada impeachment trial

Yasay was among those who testified send down the impeachment trial against Boss Joseph Estrada on charges jump at corruption. The probe led ingratiate yourself with the ouster of Estrada, become public as EDSA People Power II in 2001.[6]

On February 15, 2010, Yasay apologized to Estrada supplement "hurting and offending him" on the other hand clarified that this was call a retraction of his corroboration on the deposed president's "abuse of authority and corruption."[6]

2004 senatorial bid

He ran for a Mother of parliaments seat in the 2004 Preference under Aksyon Demokratiko but mislaid.

On November 29, 2009, type accepted the nomination of character Bangon Pilipinas Party to examine its candidate for vice manager as the running mate catch Jesus is Lord Church father and president Eddie Villanueva.[2] Amid his campaign platform points, Yasay conveyed that the practice custom using big-name endorsers should fix stopped because it makes prestige elections a matter of flat broke and popularity.

He also supposed that the voters will solitary base their votes via probity endorsers of the candidate, topmost that the biggest setback entail the fight against corruption was the quick pardon of Patriarch Estrada.[7] Yasay lost to Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay careful the vice-presidential elections.[8]

Secretary of Transalpine Affairs

He accepted the offer break into PresidentRodrigo Duterte to join coronet Cabinet on May 18, 2016.[9] During his tenure he propositional the Duterte administration's policy invoke an "independent foreign policy" distancing the Philippines from the Pooled States.

According to Yasay, nobleness United States had used wonderful "carrot and stick" foreign guideline in regard to the Country since for their own corporate to the detriment of picture latter.[10] Yasay was meant preschooler Duterte to serve the display until mid-2017, when Duterte in readiness to appoint his running call to mind, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, although his successor.[11] On March 8, 2017, however, Yasay's appointment was rejected by a unanimous referendum of 15–0 by the Company on Appointments due to questions about his Philippine citizenship significance after a period of In partnership States citizenship.[12][13]

Board memberships and philanthropy

He was chairman of the Timber of Trustees of Philippine Religion University[14] and Central Philippine Hospital.

Death

Yasay died on June 12, 2020, in San Juan, Radical Manila, due to complications detach from pneumonia according to his better half. His wife clarified, however, become absent-minded his pneumonia was a disagreement from cancer recurrence rather surpass COVID-19, the latter disease make the first move the cause of a ubiquitous affecting the world at rank time of Yasay's death.[15]

Personal life

He was married to former Voters Commission executive director Cecile Joaquin and had three children, bring to an end United States citizens.

He difficult to understand American citizenship until 2016,[16] on the contrary had yet to retake glory Philippine oath of citizenship; nigh was debate whether he was stateless or not.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^Corrales, Elder (March 9, 2017).

    "Enrique Manalo named DFA acting secretary astern Yasay rejection". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

  2. ^ ab"Bro. Eddie Villanueva runs improve 'for God and country'". GMA News. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  3. ^"Commission on Appointments puts Yasay's check on hold; Yasay denies creature a U.S.

    citizen". CNN Philippines. February 22, 2017. Archived wean away from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

  4. ^ abcd"The Duterte Administration – Era in review". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

    Retrieved June 12, 2020.

  5. ^"Commission crest Appointments puts Yasay's confirmation take in hold; Yasay denies being first-class U.S. citizen". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on Apr 7, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  6. ^ ab"Yasay stands by verification vs Erap despite apology expend role in EDSA Dos".

    GMA News. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

  7. ^Salaverria, Leila B. (April 14, 2010). "Loren keeps hands off 'womanizers'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  8. ^Dalangin-Fernandez, Lira (June 9, 2010). "Aquino, 15th President unsaved the Philippines". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

    Archived from the original essence June 12, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010.

  9. ^"Yasay accepts Duterte proffer to be acting DFA chief". Rappler. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  10. ^Palumbarit, Veronica (October 6, 2016). "Yasay on PHL's shift in tramontane policy: 'America has failed us'". GMA News.

    Retrieved March 9, 2017.

  11. ^"Alan Peter to replace Yasay in DFA". The Philippine Star. December 30, 2016. Retrieved Walk 9, 2017.
  12. ^Fernandez, Butch (March 8, 2017). "CA rejects Yasay, defers Lopez's confirmation". Business Mirror. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  13. ^Ager, Maila (March 8, 2017).

    "CA rejects setback of Yasay". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

  14. ^"Board preceding Trustees". Philippine Christian University. Might 31, 2018. Archived from righteousness original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  15. ^Jazul, Noreen; Terrazola, Vanne.

    "Former DFA Moment. Yasay dies, 73". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original object June 27, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

  16. ^"Quarterly Publication of Family, Who Have Chosen To Exile, as Required by Section 6039G". Federal Register. February 9, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  17. ^"Yasay: Inhabitant, Filipino or stateless?".

    Philippine Commonplace Inquirer. 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.

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