Robert Dean Barbers

Robert Dean Barbers
Secretary of Tourism
Acting
In office
January 5 – February 25, 2004
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byDick Gordon
Succeeded byRoberto Pagdanganan
General manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority
In office
November 12, 2002 – July 31, 2008
Preceded byNixon Kua
Succeeded byMark Lapid
Member of the Makati City Council from the 1st district
In office
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001
Personal details
Political partyIndependent (2009–present)
Other political
affiliations		Lakas (until 2001)
Parent

Robert Dean Smith Barbers[1] is a Filipino government official who served as Acting Secretary of the Department of Tourism of the Philippines.[2] He was also the general manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA)[3] and a City Councilor of Makati.[4]

Barbers was appointed on November 12, 2002, as general manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. His appointment was legally challenged by his predecessor Nixon Kua who insisted his term should end in 2006, a case Kua lost.[1] Barber's administration also sought the construction of the PTA Sports Complex within Intramuros which was halted by a court order in 2007.[5][6]

Barbers' term would expire in 2008 and he was succeeded by Mark Lapid.[7]

He is the youngest son of former Senator Robert Barbers.[8]

  1. ^ a b "G.R. No. 159410 - NIXON T. KUA v. ROBERT DEAN S. BARBERS : January 2008 - Philippine Supreme Court Decisions". Chan Robles Virtual Library. Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Jaymalin, Mayen; Felipe, Cecille Suerte (February 21, 2004). "Security in Intramuros fortified". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Sison, Bebot; Felipe, Cecille Suerte (November 26, 2002). "Barbers' son to replace PTA chief". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Robert Z. Barbers". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Graft raps filed vs PTA's Barbers". GMA News. April 23, 2007. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Court stops construction of Intramuros sports complex". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ace Durano gets second gov't post as tourism authority head". GMA News. May 3, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  8. ^ Burgos, Nestor Jr. "PTA seal with Barbers' name dots Boracay's main road". The News Today Online. Retrieved June 25, 2022.