1. Ismael "Mike" Dres Sueno was born on July 1947 or 1948 and is the former Secretary of the Philippine Department of the Interior and Local Government.
11 Facts About Ismael Sueno
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Ismael Sueno was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Mel Senen Sarmiento starting June 30,2016.
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Ismael Sueno was born and raised in Koronadal, then known as Marbel, in the former undivided Province of Cotabato.
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Ismael Sueno obtained his associate degree in arts from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Seminary in Marbel in 1964.
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Ismael Sueno then pursued his Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from the Regional Major Seminary.
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Ismael Sueno was elected municipal mayor of Koronadal in 1980 during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos.
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Ismael Sueno then served a full term as provincial governor from 1988 to 1992.
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Ismael Sueno imposed a total logging ban in the province and helped organize and strengthen local cooperatives.
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In 1997, Ismael Sueno was appointed to the Southern Philippine Council for Peace and Development Consultative Assembly by President Fidel Ramos.
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Ismael Sueno was an unsuccessful candidate for vice president and running mate to Emilio Osmena on the Probinsya Muna Development Initiative ticket in the 1998 presidential election.
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Ismael Sueno was appointed Secretary of the Interior and Local Government by President Rodrigo Duterte on June 30,2016.