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Ruben Torres (Filipino politician)

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Ruben Torres
Member of the House of Representatives from Zambales's 2nd district
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004
Preceded byAntonio Diaz
Succeeded byAntonio Diaz
29th Executive Secretary of the Philippines
In office
May 20, 1995 – January 8, 1998
PresidentFidel V. Ramos
Preceded byTeofisto Guingona Jr.
Succeeded byAlexander Aguirre
Secretary of Labor and Employment
In office
January 20, 1990 – February 11, 1992
PresidentCorazon Aquino
Preceded byDionisio C. dela Serna
Succeeded byNieves Confesor
Undersecretary of Labor and Employment
In office
1989 – January 20, 1990
Personal details
Born (1941-09-10) September 10, 1941 (age 83)
Botolan, Zambales, Philippine Commonwealth
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLakas–CMD (2001–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (1977–2001)
PKP-1930 (1965–1977)
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman (BA, LL.B)
ProfessionPolitician

Ruben Deloso Torres (born September 10, 1941) is a politician in the Philippines. He goes by the nom de guerre "Kadre" which he was known as a leftist during martial law period.[1][2]

Life

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Torres was known as a student activist, then a leftist leader during and after martial law.[1]

Under President Corazon Aquino, he served as an undersecretary in the Department of Labor and Employment from 1989 to 1990. Afterwards he was promoted to full secretary, serving from 1990 to 1992. Under the next president, Fidel V. Ramos, he worked as executive secretary (colloquially known as the Little President) from 1995 to 1998. He was instrumental in brokering a peace accord with the Muslim rebels in Mindanao.[2] Torres ran for a Senate seat in the 1992 and 1998, under the banner of Lakas–CMD and Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino, respectively, but lost.

He later served as Congressman of the 2nd District of Zambales from 2001 to 2004 in the House of Representatives. He is currently the president of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines and a columnist at The Manila Times.

Autobiography

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Torres was portrayed by Cesar Montano in the 1997 movie Kadre.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joaquin, Nick (2003). A Kadre's Road to Damascus: The Ruben Torres Story. Milflores Publishing. ISBN 9789718280188. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Flores, Jamil Maidan (2019). Lessons Learned from a Process of Conflict Resolution between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), as mediated by Indonesia, from 1993-1996 (PDF). ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Red, Isah (October 18, 1997). "Executive Decision". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 18. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Google News.