Ruben Torres (Filipino politician)

Ruben Torres
Ruben Torres
Member of the House of Representatives from Zambales's 2nd district
	In office; June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004
Preceded by	Antonio Diaz
Succeeded by	Antonio Diaz
29th Executive Secretary of the Philippines
	In office; May 20, 1995 – January 8, 1998
President	Fidel V. Ramos
Preceded by	Teofisto Guingona Jr.
Succeeded by	Alexander Aguirre
Secretary of Labor and Employment
	In office; January 20, 1990 – February 11, 1992
President	Corazon Aquino
Preceded by	Dionisio C. dela Serna
Succeeded by	Nieves Confesor
Undersecretary of Labor and Employment
	In office; 1989 – January 20, 1990
Personal details
Born	September 10, 1941 (age 83); Botolan, Zambales, Philippine Commonwealth
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Lakas–CMD (2001–present)
Other political; affiliations	Independent (1977–2001); PKP-1930 (1965–1977)
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Diliman (BA, LL.B)
Profession	Politician

Ruben Deloso Torres (born September 10, 1941) is a politician in the Philippines. He goes by the nom de guerre "Kadre" which he was known as a leftist during martial law period.^[1]^[2]

Life

Torres was known as a student activist, then a leftist leader during and after martial law.^[1]

Under President Corazon Aquino, he served as an undersecretary in the Department of Labor and Employment from 1989 to 1990. Afterwards he was promoted to full secretary, serving from 1990 to 1992. Under the next president, Fidel V. Ramos, he worked as executive secretary (colloquially known as the Little President) from 1995 to 1998. He was instrumental in brokering a peace accord with the Muslim rebels in Mindanao.^[2] Torres ran for a Senate seat in the 1992 and 1998, under the banner of Lakas–CMD and Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino, respectively, but lost.

He later served as Congressman of the 2nd District of Zambales from 2001 to 2004 in the House of Representatives. He is currently the president of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines and a columnist at The Manila Times.

Autobiography

Torres was portrayed by Cesar Montano in the 1997 movie Kadre.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Joaquin, Nick (2003). A Kadre's Road to Damascus: The Ruben Torres Story. Milflores Publishing. ISBN 9789718280188. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Red, Isah (October 18, 1997). "Executive Decision". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 18. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Google News.

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[rt-1] Joaquin, Nick (2003). A Kadre's Road to Damascus: The Ruben Torres Story. Milflores Publishing. ISBN 9789718280188. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Google Books.

[peace-2] 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.

[3] Red, Isah (October 18, 1997). "Executive Decision". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 18. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Google News.

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