Senator Richard "Dick" Juico Gordon
Senate Office:
Rm. 509 5th Flr., GSIS Bldg., Financial Center, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City
Trunk Lines: (632) 552-6601 to 70 loc. 5544 / 5546 / 5547
Direct Lines: (632) 552-6793 / (632) 552-6719
Fax No.: (632) 552-6719
Email: rjgordon@senate.gov.ph
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Biography | Resume
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
5 August 1945,
Castillejos Zambales
FAMILY
Spouse: |
Kate H.
Gordon UNESCO Mayors for Peace Prize Awardee in Asia 1998
Three-term Mayor of Olongapo City (1995-2004) and
Member 8-10th Congress Representing 1st District of Zambales(1987-1995)
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Children: |
Marnie, Ali, LJ Brian |
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Father: |
James L. Gordon (deceased) Founding Father of Olongapo and 1st elected Municipal Mayor of Olongapo |
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Mother: |
Amelia J. Gordon Pearl S. Buck Woman of the Year 2003
First elected City Mayor of Olongapo |
EDUCATION
1975 |
Bachelor of Laws University of the Philippines |
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1966 |
A.B. History and Government Ateneo de Manila University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
01 July 2004 to 30 June 2010 |
Senator Republic of the Philippines
Chair, Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon)
Chair, Senate Committee on Tourism Chair, Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments (13th Congress)
Chair, Senate Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises
Member, Commission on Appointments
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29 Jan 2001 to 05 Jan 2004 |
Cabinet Secretary Department of Tourism Chair, Philippine Tourism Authority (ex-officio) Chair, Philippine Convention & Visitors
Corporation (ex-officio) Chair, Intramuros Administration (ex-officio) Chair, National Parks Development Committee
(ex-officio) Chair, Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba
Diving (ex-officio) Member, Manila International Airport Authority
(ex-officio) Member, Mactan-Cebu International Airport
Authority (ex-officio) Member, Board of Trustees, Philippine Retirement
Authority CORD Region III |
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1992 to 1998 |
Founding Chairman and Administrator Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (Envisioned in 1971 and
together with the people of Olongapo lobbied for the
creation of a free port after the rejection of the Bases
Treaty in 1991) |
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1988 to 6/30/93 |
City Mayor of Olongapo |
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1980 to 1986 |
City Mayor of Olongapo |
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1975 to 1979 |
Associate ACCRA Law Office |
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1974 to 1975 |
Director Kong Commercial Philippines, Inc. |
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1971 |
Youngest Delegate Constitutional Convention of the Philippines |
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1966 to 1967 |
Brand Manager Procter and Gamble (Philippine Manufacturing Company) |
NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
2008 Ateneo USA Award – Public Service
Ateneo USA Chicago All Ateneo Convention
2008 Gold Humanitarian Award
Japanese Red Cross
2007 Gold Humanitarian Service Cross Award
Philippine National Red Cross
2006 Gawad Panday Award
Public Relations Society of the Philippines (Highest Honor and Recognition)
2005 Emilio Aguinaldo Outstanding Achievement Award in Public Service
Provincial Government of Cavite
2003 International Awardee, Visit Korea Year
Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Korea
2002 Aduana Awardee for Public Service
Aduana Foundation
2001 Gintong Ama Awardee
Gintong Ama and Ina Foundation
2001 Silver Humanitarian Award
Philippine National Red Cross
2000 Upsilonian Noble and Outstanding (UNO)
Upsilon Sigma Phi Alumni Association (Highest Honors)
1997 Most Distinguished Alumnus
UP Alumni Association (Highest Award)
1997 Presidential Award for Relief and Disaster Management
Safety Organization of the Philippines
1997 Sports Hall of Fame
Ateneo de Manila Alumni Association
1997 Outstanding Alumnus in Public Service
Letran College
1996 The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL)
Philippine Jaycees Senate (Youngest Awardee)
1996 Man of the Year
Alas Singko y Media Program, ABS-CBN
1995 One of the 20 Great Asians of the Future
Asiaweek Magazine 20th Anniversary Special
1995 One of Who's Who in Asia
NHK TV Japan
1994 One of the 50 Young Leaders of Asia
Asahi Shimbun, Japan
1993 Luminary Award for Exemplary Achievement in Public Administration
Upsilon Sigma Phil Alumni Association
1991 Aurora Aragon Quezon Peace Award
Philippine National Red Cross (Highest National Award)
Gold Vision Triangle Award
National YMCA (Highest National Award)
Award for Outstanding and Dynamic Leadership in Government Service
International Lions Club
National
Award for Community Service
Rotary Club of Makati, San Miguel Corporation
Republic Day
Award
National Council of Women of the Philippines
1983 Professional Award in the Public Administration
UP Alumni Association
1982 Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) in Public Administration
Philippine Jaycees Senate
POLITICAL,
SOCIO-CIVIC & PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
International Red Cross/Red Crescent Federation, elected to the Governing Board (2005-present)
Pacific Asia Travel Association, Member and past Chairman for 2003-2004
World Tourism Organization, Commissioner for East Asia and the Pacific (2001-2004)
Philippine National Red Cross, Chairman and CEO (2004-present)
Boys Scouts of the Philippines, Chairman - James L. Gordon Council
U.P. Alumni Association, Chairman – Olongapo Chapter
Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Full Member
Upsilon Sigma Phi Alumni Association, Member
Ateneo de Manila University Alumni Association, Director
Presidential Bases Conversion Committee, Member
Citizen's Legal Aid Society of the Philippines, Member
Party for Philippine Progress, Training Committee Youth Arm, National Chairman (1966)
Bagumbayan-Volunteers for a New Philippines, Founding Chairman (1997)
CONFERENCES
AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS ABROAD
EDUCATION
2008 |
UN-ASEAN International Pledging Session for Myanmar Rangoon, Burma May 2008
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Working Group on Advocacy and Communications
International Federation of the Red Cross/Red Crescent (IFRC) Governing
Board
Geneva, Switzerland May 2008
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Guest Speaker, Forum on Security in Asia Post US Bases, Center for Strategic Studies and In’l
Studies(CSIS)
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA April 2008
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Resource Speaker, Roundtable on Security in Asia
and the Pacific,
Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa, Japan March 2008 |
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2007 |
Working Group on Advocacy and Communications
International Federation of the Red Cross/Red
Crescent(IFRC) Governing Board
Geneva, Switzerland November 2007 |
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Working Group on Advocacy and Communications
International Federation Red Cross/Red Crescent
(IFRC) Governing Board
Geneva, Switzerland March 2007 |
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2006 |
Special Meeting of International Federation of
the Red Cross/Red Crescent(IFRC) Governing Board
Geneva, Switzerland June 2006 |
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Extraordinary Session International Federation
Red Cross/Red Crescent (IFRC) Governing Board
Geneva, Switzerland February 2006 |
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2005 |
Guest Speaker, 5th International Conference on
Volunteerism and Philanthropy
Singapore, May 2005 |
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Speaker, World Economic Forum(WEF)
New Delhi, India, November 2005 |
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2005 |
Guest Speaker, 5th International Conference on
Volunteerism and Philanthropy
Singapore, May 2005 |
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2005 |
Guest Speaker, 5th International Conference on
Volunteerism and Philanthropy
Singapore, May 2005 |
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2004 |
Speaker, 53rd Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Conference
Jeiju Island, Korea, April 2004 |
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Presenter, 111th International Parliamentary
Union(IPU) General Assembly
Geneva, Switzerland, September 2004 |
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Speaker, United Nations(UN) General Assembly
New York, USA, October 2004 |
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2002 |
World Tourism Organization(WTO) -Tourism
Recovery Commission
London, November 2002 |
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Conference Host, International Conference on
Anti-Terrorism and Tourism Recovery
Manila, November 2002 |
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Speaker, United Nations(UN) International
Colloquium on Regional Governance
Cancun, Mexico, February 2002 |
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2001 |
50th Pacific Asia Travel Association(PATA)
Conference
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 2001 |
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1999 |
Delegate, 27th International Federation Red
Cross Red Crescent (IFRC) Convention
Geneva, Switzerland, November 1999 |
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Discussant, 10th ASEAN Red Cross and Red
Crescent Leaders Conference
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 1999 |
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1998 |
Speaker “Change Management in the Philippines –
The Subic Experience” ADB Economic and
Development Forum
Tokyo Japan, January 1998 |
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Speaker, Asia Cities Forum
Columbia University, New York, USA, March 1998 |
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1997 |
Speaker, U.S. Business Council Convention
(Premier organization of U.S. CEO's)
Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, 10 May 1997 |
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Speaker, “The Philippines: U.S. - RP Relations
and the role of Filipino-Americans” Asia Society
Conference
L.A. Convention Center, USA, 7 May 1997 |
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Speaker, 6th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of
the International Association for Volunteer
Effort (IAVE)
Seoul, South Korea |
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4th Annual Asia-Pacific Roundtable w/ Sen. Bill
Bradley & Former Sec. of State, George Shultz
Stanford University
Pebble Beach, California |
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Guest Speaker, "The Transformation of Subic Bay
- Lessons for Leadership & Management" Brunei
Darussalam International Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Bandar Seri Begawan, Negra, Brunei Darussalam |
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Chairman & Moderator, ”Japan's anticipated role
in the Pacific Century - Leader of Follower?”
Pacific Rim Forum – Hong Kong Handover
Hong Kong |
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Keynote Speaker
Launch of the Philippine Trade Strategy
Perth, Australia |
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1996 |
Keynote Speaker: International Symposium on
Small and Medium Sized Business for Asia
Tokyo, Japan |
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Keynote Speaker: Acer Group 20th Anniversary
Celebration Conference & Global Distributors
Meeting with Bill Gates, Microsoft President &
CEO, Stan Shih, Acer Founder & CEO
Taipei, Taiwan, June 1996 |
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Participant, World Economic Forum (WEF)
"Sustainable Globalization"
Davos, Switzerland |
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Participant, Center for Strategic and
International Studies "Global and Political
Vulnerabilities"
Stockholm, Sweden |
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Keynote Speaker, "International Symposium on
Small and Medium Sized Business For Asia"
Tokyo, Japan |
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Discussant, "Issues and opportunities in Asia"
(with 30 business and government leaders in
Asia)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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1995 |
Presenter, "Potential for Foreign Investment in
the Development of Subic Bay" Asia Pacific Air
Cargo Conference
Singapore |
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1994 |
Delegate, Asian-U.S. Leaders conference
sponsored by Senator Bill Bradley and the Asia
Pacific Research Center of Stanford University;
one of seven Asian leaders invited to the
conference.
California U.S.A. |
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1993 |
1993 Asia Society Forum
Asia Society
Houston and New York, U.S.A. |
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2nd International Colloquim of Mayor's,
Defenders of Children
Mexico City, Mexico |
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1987 |
Delivered a Paper, “Social and Economic Impact
of Foreign Military Bases” Conference on Foreign
Military Bases
Singapore |
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1986 |
Participant, Georgetown University Leadership
Training Seminar (one of 30 World Leaders
invited)
Washington D.C., U.S.A. |
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1983 |
Delegate, International Visitors Program (IVP)
sponsored by the U.S. States Department, in 18
Cities of the United States to observe city
administration and management. |
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1981 |
City Management Training for City Mayors, sponsored by RSO, MLGCD, USAID, to the University of California at Berkeley
San Diego, Carson City, Los Angeles, Bremerton, Washington and New York City,USA |
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