Eduardo del Rosario

Eduardo "Ed" Drueco del Rosario (born November 22, 1956) is a Philippine Army veteran and government official who served as the first Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development of the Philippines under the Duterte administration, from January 2, 2020 to June 30, 2022. He previously served as Chairperson of the now-defunct Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council which was abolished and replaced by the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development created through Republic Act No. 11201 on February 14, 2019. Del Rosario served 37 years in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, retiring as a major general in 2012. His service included tours as commander of the AFP Southern Luzon Command and of the 2nd Infantry Division.

Early life and education Del Rosario is a native of Nueva Ecija, having been born in Talavera on November 22, 1956. He went to Adamson University in Manila to take up a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from 1973 to 1975 before attending military college in Baguio. Del Rosario graduated from the Philippine Military Academy as part of the Mapitagan Class of 1980. Del Rosario held this position until 2006. He then served briefly as commander of the AFP Joint Special Operations Group based in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City before returning to Samar as Commander of the 803rd Infantry Brigade from 2007 to 2009 and as Assistant Division Commander in 2009.

M.Gen. del Rosario was reassigned briefly as General Officer-in-Charge of the AFP Southern Luzon Command based in Lucena in 2012. As SoLCom chief, del Rosario spearheaded the military mission Task Force Kalihim for the search and retrieval for the remains of Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo who died in the 2012 Philippines Piper Seneca crash in Masbate in August 2012. As OCD and NDRRMC chief, he led the government's emergency and disaster management councils in assisting victims of the 2013 Bohol earthquake, the Zamboanga City crisis and Tropical Storm Lingling. Del Rosario resigned from his post in April 2014 citing health reasons, but which critics said was due to the government's poor preparations and response in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.

Del Rosario ran unsuccessfully for Senate as an independent in 2016. In June 2016, upon assumption of Rodrigo Duterte as president of the country, del Rosario returned to government service as Undersecretary for Civil, Veterans and Retiree Affairs of the Department of National Defense. As housing secretary, del Rosario also served as Chairman of the Boards of the National Housing Authority (Philippines), Social Housing Finance Corporation, Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, Home Development Mutual Fund (PAGIBIG), National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation and as Vice Chairman of the Home Guarantee Corporation.

Personal life Del Rosario is married to Dr. Annie Rita A. del Rosario. They have one son named Henry.

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