Alberto Agra

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Alberto Agra
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Chairperson of the Philippine Reclamation Authority
Assumed office
November 7, 2016
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Bongbong Marcos
Preceded byRoberto Muldong
Secretary of Justice
In office
March 10, 2010 – June 30, 2010
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byAgnes Devanadera (acting)
Succeeded byLeila de Lima
Solicitor General of the Philippines
In office
January 16, 2010 – June 30, 2010
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byAgnes Devanadera
Succeeded byJose Anselmo Cadiz
Personal details
Born (1963-04-07) April 7, 1963 (age 63)
Alma materAteneo de Manila University
ProfessionLawyer

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]

Career

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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]

References

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