Ruben Torres (Filipino politician)

Ruben Torres
Member of the House of Representatives from Zambales's 2nd district
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004
Preceded byAntonio Diaz
Succeeded byAntonio Diaz
29th Executive Secretary of the Philippines
In office
May 20, 1995 – January 8, 1998
PresidentFidel V. Ramos
Preceded byTeofisto Guingona Jr.
Succeeded byAlexander Aguirre
Secretary of Labor and Employment
In office
January 20, 1990 – February 11, 1992
PresidentCorazon Aquino
Preceded byDionisio C. dela Serna
Succeeded byNieves Confesor
Undersecretary of Labor and Employment
In office
1989 – January 20, 1990
Personal details
Born (1941-09-10) September 10, 1941 (age 83)
Botolan, Zambales, Philippine Commonwealth
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLakas–CMD (2001–present)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (1977–2001)
PKP-1930 (1965–1977)
Spouse
Amaryllis Tiglao
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(m. 1968)​
[1]
Children4[1]
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman (BA, LL.B)
ProfessionPolitician

Ruben Deloso Torres (born September 10, 1941) is a Filipino politician and former communist leader. He went by the nom de guerre "Kadre" while he was a member of the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP) from the 1960s to the 1970s.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Sumaya, Danny V. (January 1990). "CA Names New DOLE Secretary". Philippine Labor. p. 1. Retrieved November 19, 2024. ...Torres had held various positions in the government such as technical assistant at the office of the president in 1966...
  2. ^ Joaquin, Nick (2003). A Kadre's Road to Damascus: The Ruben Torres Story. Milflores Publishing. ISBN 9789718280188. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Flores, Jamil Maidan (2019). Lessons Learned from a Process of Conflict Resolution between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), as mediated by Indonesia, from 1993-1996 (PDF). ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation. Retrieved May 2, 2021.