Eduardo Ermita
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Eduardo R. Ermita, was the Executive Secretary
Executive Secretary (Philippines)
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 of the Philippines
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, and spokesperson for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...

 was born on July 13, 1935 in Balayan
Balayan, Batangas
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, Batangas
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. Ermita took his Defense Resource Management Course at Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey
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, California
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, U.S.A. from 1978-1979; Command and General Staff Course, Fort Bonifacio, 1974; Unit Psychological Officers Course, Kennedy Center, Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
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, North Carolina
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, U.S.A., 1970-1971; Special forces Course, Fort Magsaysay, 1962-1963; Counterintelligence Course, Special Intelligence School, Fort Boniofacio, 1962; Airborne School, Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S.A., 1961; Ranger School, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1960-1961.

Ermita was a three-term congressman representing the first district of Batangas from 1992-2001. He was appointed on October 3, 2003 as Secretary of National Defense. He is the provincial chairman of LAKAS-CMD in Batangas and Regional chairman of Lakas CMD in CALABARZON
CALABARZON
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 since 1992.

He was the Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
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 during the series of coup attempts from 1986 to 1988, and Undersecretary of National defense during the last major coup attempt in December 1989; head of the Special Information group during the EDSA People Power Revolution in February 1986; President, Philippine Military Academy
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 Alumni Association, 1986-1988

Ermita is married to the former Elvira Ramos from Dipolog City
Dipolog City
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with whom he has four children.
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