Profile of Guest of Honor and Speaker: Secretary Alfonso Cusi

Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi, a pillar in the country’s logistics and transportation industries, started his career in government in early 2001 when he was appointed by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the General Manager of the Philippine Ports Authority. He then moved on to become the General Manager of the Manila International Airport Authority, and then as Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) until December 2010.

After his stint at CAAP, Secretary Cusi returned to the private sector until he was called to public duty again in 2016, this time, by President Rodrigo Duterte to head the Department of Energy (DOE). As DOE Secretary, his policies and programs reveal his staunch advocacy for the promotion and protection of consumer welfare, as well as his long-term vision of helping the country attain energy security, regardless of source, to ensure a brighter future for the coming generations of Filipinos.

Secretary Cusi is concurrently the Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) for Region IV-B, or MIMAROPA. Further, he is the assigned Cabinet member tasked to assist Rizal province in fighting COVID-19. He also serves as the current National President of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan.