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Arthur Tugade | |
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.jpg) Tugade in 2018 | |
| Secretary of Transportation | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Joseph Emilio Abaya(as Secretary of Transportation and Communications) |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Bautista |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Planta Tugade (1946-01-09)January 9, 1946 (age 79) Claveria,Cagayan, Philippines |
| Spouse | Maria Soledad Maddela Tugade |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | San Beda College (BA,LL.B) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Philippines |
| Branch/service |  Philippine Air ForceReserve Command |
| Rank |  Colonel |
Arthur "Art" Planta Tugade (born January 9, 1946)[1] is aFilipino businessman and lawyer fromCagayan who served as theSecretary of theDepartment of Transportation[2] under theDuterte administration from 2016 to 2022. He previously held the position of President and chief executive officer of Clark Development Corporation, an attached agency of thegovernment-ownedBases Conversion and Development Authority under the late PresidentBenigno Aquino III.[2][3]
Tugade was born on January 9, 1946, to poor parents fromClaveria, Cagayan, Francisco Tugade and Lucefina Planta.[3] His parents were both employed at the Public Works Department and he was in elementary school when they moved toSampaloc, Manila.
Tugade attended law school at theSan Beda College of Law, where he was classmates with President Rodrigo Duterte. He graduated magna cum laude in 1971. He completed his post-graduate studies at theNational University of Singapore under the NUS-Stanford Executive Program in 1985.[4]
Tugade engaged in private law practice before joining government service. He was a partner at Bengzon, Verano, Tugade and Escolin Law Office. He also pursued a career in global logistics, information technology, tourism and consumer products business serving as chairman and president of several firms, including Transnational Diversified Group, Yusen Air and Sea Services, TDG Asia Corporation, Harmony Organic Farms, and Easycall Communications.[5]
Tugade founded Perry's Realty, named after his son who died from anasthma attack at age 12. The company grew to become Perry's Holding Corporation which employs more than 350 employees in 10 corporations of the Perry's Group of Companies which include Transglobal Equipment Leasing, Perry's Technology, ATP Travel, Perryome, Transglobal Trucking and Transglobal Consolidators, Inc.[4][5]
In 2012, Tugade was named president and chief executive officer of the Clark Development Corporation.[6]
TheInternational Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) through Philippine partnersPhilippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) andRappler released details ofoffshore companies listed under Tugade's Solart Holdings Limited, aBritish Virgin Islands-based firm since 2007 as part its investigation into thePandora Papers. Solart Holdings was incorporated by the Trident Trust Group, the global financial services provider that listed Tugade and his three children as thebeneficial owners. The documents detail that Solart had assets worthUS$1.5 million (₱75 million) in the form of cash, bonds, and securities received as income from the business entities under the Perry's Group of Companies named after Tugade's late son, Mark Perry. The said company was not listed under his annualStatement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN) as required under Philippine anti-corruption legislation.[7]
In response to his involvement in the Pandora Papers, Tugade said he has been "transparent" on his financial standing, saying the offshore investment organized by his family in 2003 has been disclosed in his 2012 to 2020 SALNs as intangible personal properties categorized as offshore investments. Tugade also claimed that the offshore account had barely been touched during his tenure as a government official, reiterating that he is not hiding any investments and stated that he would be ready to answer any allegations.[8]
The Department of Transportation also issued a statement on the issue warning that a legal team will track down the source of what they referred to as a "malicious" and "well-oiled" report. It said the allegations against the secretary "reeks of black propaganda" for the2022 Philippine Senate election, where Tugade is running for senator.[8]
In November 2022, he was awarded theOrder of the Rising Sun,2nd Class, Gold and Silver Star.[9]
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| Preceded byas Secretary of Transportation and Communications | Secretary of Transportation 2016–2022 | Succeeded by |
