1. Jose Acuzar has served as the secretary of human settlements and urban development since July 29,2022.
13 Facts About Jose Acuzar
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Jose Acuzar is one of the Filipino billionaires despite not being included in Forbes magazine's 50 richest people in the Philippines in 2020.
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Jose "Jerry" Acuzar was born on June 19,1955, in Balanga, Bataan.
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Jose Acuzar's parents were Marcelino A Acuzar and Maria Larion.
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Jose Acuzar finished his primary education at the Balanga Elementary School in 1967 and completed his secondary education at the Arellano Memorial High School in 1974.
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Jose Acuzar finished a vocational course in drafting at the Bataan National School of Arts and Trades in Balanga.
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Jose Acuzar obtained a college degree in architecture at the Technological Institute of the Philippines in 1983.
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Jose Acuzar was employed as a draftsman for the Tondo Foreshore Redevelopment Project in 1975.
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Jose Acuzar worked as a contractor in the 1980s before establishing the real estate firm New San Jose Builders, Inc in 1986.
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Jose Acuzar is known for the development of the Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar in Bataan, a resort known for its Spanish colonial-era buildings transplanted from elsewhere.
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On July 29,2022, Jose Acuzar was appointed as secretary of human settlements and urban development by President Bongbong Marcos.
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Jose Acuzar is the second secretary of the executive department, succeeding Eduardo del Rosario.
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Jose Acuzar is married to Maria Theresa Ochoa, the sister of Paquito Ochoa Jr.