Alfonso Cusi
| Alfonso Cusi | |
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| Secretary of Energy | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2016 |
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| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Zenaida Monsada |
| Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | |
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In office June 30, 2010 – December 2010 |
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| President | Benigno Aquino III |
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In office March 2010 – June 30, 2010 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| General Manager of the Manila International Airport Authority | |
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In office August 2004 – March 2010 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| General Manager of the Philippine Ports Authority | |
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In office February 2001 – July 2004 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Alfonso Gaba Cusi December 4, 1949 Roxas, Mindoro, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | PDP–Laban |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Angeles S. Cusi |
| Alma mater |
University of St. La Salle University of the Philippines Cebu College |
| Profession | Businessman, government administrator |
Alfonso "Al" Gaba Cusi (born December 4, 1949) is a Filipino businessman and politician from Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. He is the 14th Secretary of Energy under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. He is also the Vice Chairman of PDP–Laban and served in the Arroyo Administration as head of government air and sea transportation agencies from 2001 to 2010.
Cusi was born in the municipality of Roxas in the then undivided island province of Mindoro. He was educated at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod (then known as La Salle College Bacolod), earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1972. He also attended the University of the Philippines Cebu College in Cebu City and received a Master of Business Administration in 1976.
Cusi started his career in shipping. He joined the Aboitiz Shipping Company (now 2GO Group) in 1973 as Assistant Comptroller. He worked his way up to become the company's and its subsidiaries' Credit Collection Manager, Purchasing Manager, Passage and Stevedorial Manager, and Trucking Manager. By 1977, he was promoted as Assistant to the President, and eventually as Assistant Vice President in 1979, Vice President in 1983, and General Manager and EVP in 1985. He was Senior Vice President and Director before resigning from the company in 1990.
Cusi then ventured into his own shipping, logistics and distribution businesses. He founded the Starlite Ferries which offers roll-on/roll-off ferry service between his home province Mindoro and Batangas, as well as Aklan. He is also the President and founder of Starlite Cargo Xpress. He also entered the retail business with his own chain of convenience stores called Quick Stop.
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