12 Facts About Arthur Tugade

Arthur "Art" Planta Tugade was born on January 9,1946 and is a Filipino businessman and lawyer from Cagayan who served as the Secretary of the Department of Transportation under the Duterte administration from 2016 to 2022.

Arthur Tugade previously held the position of President and chief executive officer of Clark Development Corporation, an attached agency of the government-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority under the late President Benigno Aquino III.

Arthur Tugade's parents were both employed at the Public Works Department and he was in elementary school when they moved to Sampaloc, Manila.

Arthur Tugade attended law school at the San Beda College of Law, where he was classmates with President Rodrigo Duterte.

Arthur Tugade completed his post-graduate studies at the National University of Singapore under the NUS-Stanford Executive Program in 1985.

Arthur Tugade engaged in private law practice before joining government service.

Arthur Tugade was a partner at Bengzon, Verano, Tugade and Escolin Law Office.

Arthur Tugade pursued a career in global logistics, information technology, tourism and consumer products business serving as chairman and president of several firms, including Transnational Diversified Group, Yusen Air and Sea Services, TDG Asia Corporation, Harmony Organic Farms, and Easycall Communications.

Arthur Tugade founded Perry's Realty, named after his son who died from an asthma attack at age 12.

Arthur Tugade grew to become Perry's Holding Corporation which employs more than 350 employees in 10 corporations of the Perry's Group of Companies which include Transglobal Equipment Leasing, Perry's Technology, ATP Travel, Perryome, Transglobal Trucking and Transglobal Consolidators, Inc.

In 2012, Arthur Tugade was named president and chief executive officer of the Clark Development Corporation.

Arthur Tugade claimed that the offshore account had barely been touched during his tenure as a government official, reiterating that he is not hiding any investments and stated that he would be ready to answer any allegations.