Alberto Agra | |
President: | Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos |
Office: | Chairperson of the Philippine Reclamation Authority |
Term Start: | November 7, 2016 |
Predecessor: | Roberto Muldong |
President2: | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Office2: | Secretary of Justice |
Term Start2: | March 10, 2010 |
Term End2: | June 30, 2010 |
Predecessor2: | Agnes Devanadera (acting) |
Successor2: | Leila de Lima |
President3: | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Term Start3: | January 16, 2010 |
Term End3: | June 30, 2010 |
Predecessor3: | Agnes Devanadera |
Successor3: | Jose Anselmo Cadiz |
Birth Date: | 7 April 1963 |
Alma Mater: | Ateneo de Manila University |
Profession: | Lawyer |
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]
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]