Alberto Agra | |
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Chairperson of the Philippine Reclamation Authority | |
Assumed office November 7, 2016 | |
President |
Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos |
Preceded by | Roberto Muldong |
Secretary of Justice | |
In office March 10, 2010 – June 30, 2010 | |
President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Preceded by | Agnes Devanadera (acting) |
Succeeded by | Leila de Lima |
Solicitor General of the Philippines | |
In office January 16, 2010 – June 30, 2010 | |
President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Preceded by | Agnes Devanadera |
Succeeded by | Jose Anselmo Cadiz |
Personal details | |
Born | April 7, 1963 |
Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University |
Profession | Lawyer |
Alberto Agra (born April 7, 1963) is a Filipino lawyer who previously served as acting Justice secretary of the Republic of the Philippines.
He also serves as president of Pilipinas Obstacle Sports Federation. [1]
Agra was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as acting solicitor general and acting justice secretary in 2010. Three years later, the Supreme Court declared his dual appointment as unconstitutional. [2]
During his tenure as justice secretary, he dropped charges against two suspects in the Ampatuan massacre case, ARMM governor Zaldy Ampatuan and his brother Akmad Ampatuan. [3] [4]
His department also failed to protect Suwaib Upham, a key witness and self-confessed participant in the massacre who sought witness protection and was later murdered in Maguindanao. [5]
Two days before the end of his term, he dismissed charges against government personnel accused of human trafficking. [6]
On 2016, he was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as chairman of the board of Philippine Reclamation Authority. [7]