Key Events in the Life of Angelo Reyes
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Former defense secretary Angelo Reyes died Tuesday morning, February 8, in an apparent suicide. Here are key events in his life:
March 17, 1945 – Born in Manila
1966 – Earned his bachelor’s degree from the Philippine Military Academy
September 21, 1969 - Married Teresita Pernia Reyes
1986 – As colonel, defected from Marcos government and joined People Power 1
1999 – Appointed Armed Forces chief of staff
2000 – Presided over takeover of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s Camp Abubakar by government troops
January 2001 – Led the withdrawal of support from Joseph Estrada and helped install Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as president.
March 2001 – Appointed secretary of National Defense
July 2003 – Mutineers, mostly young officers, sought his ouster, citing corruption and his alleged involvement in the Davao bombings
August 2003 – Resigned as defense chief
September 2003 – Appointed Ambassador-at-large for Counter Terrorism
October 2003 – Appointed chief of National Anti-Kidnapping Task Force
March 10, 2004 – Appointed Anti-Smuggling Presidential Adviser
July 2004 – Appointed secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government and concurrent chairman of the National Police Commission.
2006 – Appointed environment secretary
2007 – Appointed energy secretary
May 2010 – Ran as nominee of partylist 1-United Transport Koalisyon (1-Utak) but was subsequently replaced shortly after the elections.
Reyes and his wife Teresita have 5 kids: Pablo, Angelito, Marc, Carlo and Judd. His parents are Pablo Reyes and Purificacion Tomas Reyes, both professors.
Source: Newsbreak
