Ernesto Abella
Filipino government official / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ernesto "Ernie" Corpus Abella[3] (born March 22, 1950[4]) is a Filipino businessman, writer and former evangelist who served in the Duterte administration as Presidential Spokesperson (2016–2017) and Undersecretary for Strategic Communications and Research of the Department of Foreign Affairs (2017–2021).[5] He ran unsuccessfully as an independent candidate in the 2022 Philippine presidential election.
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Corpus and the surname or paternal family name is Abella.
Quick Facts Undersecretary for Strategic Communications and Research Department of Foreign Affairs, President ...
Ernesto Abella | |
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Undersecretary for Strategic Communications and Research Department of Foreign Affairs[1] | |
In office October 27, 2017 – October 8, 2021 | |
President | Rodrigo Duterte |
Secretary | Alan Peter Cayetano Teodoro Locsin Jr. |
Presidential Spokesperson | |
In office June 30, 2016 – October 30, 2017 | |
President | Rodrigo Duterte |
Deputy | Marie Banaag China Jocson |
Preceded by | Edwin Lacierda |
Succeeded by | Harry Roque |
Personal details | |
Born | Ernesto Corpus Abella (1950-03-22) March 22, 1950 (age 74)[2] Davao City, Philippines |
Residence(s) | Davao City Tagaytay, Cavite |
Alma mater | Ateneo de Davao University Silliman University Asian Institute of Management |
Occupation | Businessman, Writer |
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Before joining the government, he was an executive with a Davao City-based agricultural products manufacturer and a local cooperative which he co-founded. He also established a school in Davao and was a columnist for local newspaper SunStar Davao.[6][7]