Joseph Emilio Abaya
| Joseph Emilio Abaya | |
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| Secretary of Transportation and Communications | |
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In office October 18, 2012 – June 30, 2016 |
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| President | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Mar Roxas |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Tugade |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cavite's 2nd District | |
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In office June 30, 2004 – October 18, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Plaridel Abaya |
| Succeeded by | Francis Gerard Abaya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 28, 1966 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Liberal Party (Philippines) |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Rowena Abesamis |
| Children | Emilio Francisco, Inigo Jose, Felicia Maria Antonella, Veanna Ruffa, and Elonora. |
| Alma mater |
Cornell University US Naval Academy University of the Philippines Ateneo Law School De La Salle University Philippine Science High School |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Joseph Emilio "Jun" Aguinaldo Abaya (born May 28, 1966) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, and military officer. He was the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) of the Philippines under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III. A member of the Liberal Party, he has been elected to three terms as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives, representing the 1st District of Cavite. He first won election to the House in 2004, and was re-elected in 2007.
Jun, as he is commonly called, is the great grandson of the first Philippine president, Emilio Aguinaldo, and the descendant of Isabelo Abaya, the revolutionary hero and founding father of Candon, Ilocos Sur. He is also the second son of the three-term Congressman Plaridel M. Abaya.
Jun finished his elementary education at the De La Salle University in 1979. During his secondary schooling, he was a consistent honor student at the Philippine Science High School and he became a University and College Scholar of the University of the Philippines where he took his engineering studies. While in UP, Jun took and topped the entrance examination for the Philippine Military Academy that he was sent by the government to the US Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics (1988) with distinction of being a consistent Dean's Lister in all the semesters he was there. Jun then proceeded to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and completed Master in Electrical Engineering (1989 - he was also a fellowship awardee).
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