Eduardo Ermita

Eduardo R. Ermita, the current Executive Secretary of the Philippines, and spokesperson for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo [ [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080521-137861/UPDATE-2-Ermita-is-new-Arroyo-spokesman Inquirer.net, Ermita is new Arroyo spokesman] ] was born on July 13, 1935 in Balayan, Batangas. Ermita took his Defense Resource Management Course at Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, California, U.S.A. from 1978-1979; Command and General Staff Course, Fort Bonifacio, 1974; Unit Psychological Officers Course, Kennedy Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S.A., 1970-1971; Special forces Course, Fort Magsaysay, 1962-1963; Counterintelligence Course, Special Intelligence School, Fort Boniofacio, 1962; Airborne School, Fort Brenning, Georgia, U.S.A., 1961; Ranger School, Fort Brenning, Georgia, 1960-1961.

Ermita was a three-term congressman representing the first district of Batangas from 1992-2001. He was appointed on October 3, 2003 as Secretary of National Defense. He is the provincial chairman of LAKAS-CMD in Batangas and Regional chairman of Lakas CMD in CALABARZON since 1992.

He was the Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during the series of coup attempts from 1986 to 1988, and Undersecretary of National defense during the last major coup attempt in December 1989; head of the Special Information group during the EDSA People Power Revolution in February 1986; President, Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association, 1986-1988

Ermita is married to the former Elvira Ramos from Dipolog City with whom he has four children.

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