Jaime Bautista

Jaime “Jimmy” Jimenez Bautista (born February 10, 1957) is a Filipino entrepreneur who is currently the Secretary of the Department of Transportation of the Philippines since June 30, 2022.^[1] He previously served as president and chief operating officer of Philippine Airlines from 2004 to 2012, and again from 2014 up to 2019.^[1]

Jaime Bautista
Official portrait, 2023
40th Secretary of Transportation
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2022
President	Bongbong Marcos
Preceded by	Arthur Tugade
President of Philippine Airlines
In office 2004–2012
Preceded by	Avelino Zapanta
Succeeded by	Ramon Ang
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Ramon Ang
Succeeded by	Gilbert Santa Maria
Personal details
Born	Jaime Jimenez Bautista (1957-02-10) February 10, 1957 (age 67)
Nationality	Filipino
Education	Colegio de San Juan de Letran (B.S.)
Occupation	Businessman
Military career
Allegiance	Philippines
Service / branch	Philippine Coast Guard
Years of service	2024–present
Unit	Commodore

Background

Bautista is an independent director of Premium Leisure Corp. and Nickel Asia Corp. He is the former president and Chief Operating Officer of Philippine Airlines, Inc., as well as a former executive and director in MacroAsia Corporation, Macroasia Airport Services Corporation, Macroasia Properties Development Corporation and ETON Properties Philippines, Inc. He was also a treasurer of Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. He served in various executive capacities in the Lucio Tan group for 39 years, the last 24 years for Philippine Airlines and its subsidiaries.^[2]

Education

Bautista graduated magna cum laude from the Colegio de San Juan de Letran in 1977, with a degree of Bachelor of Science in commerce, major in accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant. In 2018, he was conferred an honorary Doctorate in Humanities (Honoris Causa) by Central Luzon State University in recognition of his contributions to the field.^[2]

References

1. "Ex-PAL president Jaime Bautista is Marcos' pick as next Transportation Secretary". ABS-CBN News. June 23, 2022.
2. "Jaime Bautista Independent Board of Director". Belle Corporation. Retrieved June 23, 2022.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

• Media related to Jaime Bautista at Wikimedia Commons

Business positions
Preceded by Avelino Zapanta	President of Philippine Airlines 2004–2012	Succeeded by Ramon Ang
Preceded by Ramon Ang	President of Philippine Airlines 2014–2019	Succeeded by Gilbert Santa Maria
Political offices
Preceded by Arthur Tugade	Secretary of Transportation 2022–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Christina Frasco as Secretary of Tourism	Order of Precedence of the Philippines as Secretary of Transportation	Succeeded by Renato Solidum Jr. as Secretary of Science and Technology