The Secretary of Transportation – Jaime J. Bautista

The Secretary of Transportation has a solid grounding in transportation having spent more than three decades in the aviation sector, culminating in being president of Philippine Airlines. He has a strong financial management background, allowing him to steer PAL through its most turbulent times.

He took on various posts at different companies. He succeeded at turning the University of the East financially stable when he sat at the UE Board of Directors for more than two decades.

He is more of a professional manager rather than a technocrat. He dislikes to be praised. He endears himself to anyone at any time. He is known for his humility and disarming smile. He is soft-spoken with a fantastic memory.