President Benigno Aquino III Nationality Filipino Occupation business executive Spouse Gretchen de Venecia | Preceded by Alberto Romulo Alma mater New York University Name Albert Rosario Education New York University | |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Full Name Albert Ferreros del Rosario Born November 14, 1939 (age 84)
Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines ( 1939-11-14 ) | ||
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Albert Ferreros del Rosario (born November 14, 1939) is the current Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines. On February 24, 2011, President Benigno Aquino III swore in del Rosario as his Secretary of Foreign Affairs replacing Alberto Romulo.
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- Background
- Ties with the Aquinos
- DFA Secretary
- References
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Background
Albert del Rosario was born in Manila on November 14, 1939 to Luis del Rosario and Amparo Ferreros. His great grandmother Teresa Sempio was a sister of Felipa Sempio, the mother of Gregorio del Pilar. His grandfather, Judge Simplicio Sempio del Rosario was a delegate to the Malolos Congress.
Del Rosario graduated from Xavier High School in New York and subsequently attended college at New York University, graduating with a degree in Economics. In 2006, he was elevated to the Xavier High School Hall of Fame.
Before being appointed by Benigno Aquino III to the Foreign Affairs secretary post, del Rosario was the Philippine ambassador to the United States under then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from 2001 to 2006. He stepped down after disagreements with the Arroyo government.
He reportedly opposed the hiring of more lobby groups for the Philippine government and had cautioned the Arroyo government on its move to declare an emergency rule in 2006 following reported threats to national security.
In 2008, he wrote that he could not defend the emergency rule to Washington since this was "unjustifiable."
Ties with the Aquinos
His ties with the Aquino family go way back to President Aquino's parents. When the late Corazon Aquino was president for 6 years starting 1986, he had accompanied her to her state visits to the United States.
In 1991, the late president conferred the Philippine Army Award to del Rosario for his initiatives as chair of the Makati Foundation Education.
DFA Secretary
In May 2012, del Rosario called on the United States to supply the Philippines with "naval patrol vessels, aircraft, advanced radar systems, and coastal surveillance facilities" in order to maintain his nation's sovereignty against Chinese claims to the South China Sea.
On March 30, 2014, the Philippines submitted its country's Memorial to the Arbitral Tribunal in the Hague that is hearing the case it brought against the People’s Republic of China under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Memorial seeks to have China’s claim of 90% of the South China Sea, including several features within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, declared invalid. The case would be the first time international legal experts formally consider the validity of China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea. Del Rosario stated
" With firm conviction, the ultimate purpose of the Memorial is our national interest. It is about defending what is legitimately ours. It is about securing our children’s future. It is about guaranteeing freedom of navigation for all nations. It is about helping to preserve regional peace, security and stability. And finally, it is about seeking not just any kind of resolution but a just and durable solution grounded on International Law."
On July 7, 2015, Del Rosario appeared before the Hague Arbitral Tribunal to present "Why the Philippines brought this case to Arbitration and its importance to the region and the world."