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Blas Fajardo Ople (February 3, 1927 – December 14, 2003) was a Filipino journalist and politician who held several high-ranking positions in the executive and legislative branches of the Philippine government, including as Senate President from 1999 to 2000, and as Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 2002 until his death.
Senator Blas F. Ople was born on February 3, 1927 in Hagonoy, Bulacan, to working-class parents. His father Felix Antonio Ople was a craftsman who repaired boats while his mother Segundina Fajardo, was a simple housewife. The young Ople graduated valedictorian at the Hagonoy Elementary School.
Feb 26, 2022 · The remarkable life of Blas F. Ople. By Susan V. Ople. “The world pays a premium not for occasional flashes of brilliance but for sustained commitments to the performance of tasks.”—Blas F. Ople. On Feb. 3, 1927, a baby to be later named Blas Fajardo Ople, was brought into the world by Segundina and Felix Ople.
Ople taught as a professor lecturer at UP on Philippine institutions (Rizal studies) and at the Philippine College of Commerce, now the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. In 1967, he became assistant to the President of the Philippines and commissioner of the Social Security System.
Feb 27, 2022 · From the trenches in Manila’s chaotic media and labor front, to a serene afternoon by Lake Geneve in the nineties, Ka Blas Fajardo Ople, the larger-than-life former Senate President, foreign affairs secretary, labor secretary, Constitution framer, was, to me, someone who never strayed from what I would call the essential Blas F. Ople.
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SENATOR BLAS F. OPLE. In 1992, Ople ran for the Senate under the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) and won, placing No. 11 in the 24-man winning state. He served for six years with his co-winners in the top 12. The lower 12 served for three years.
