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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.
Feb 26, 2022 · Susana Ople, widow of the late Secretary Blas F. Ople, shows a photo of one of their grandchildren, Estelle Ople Osorio (daughter of Toots Ople). Mrs. Ople passed away last Dec. 27, 2021 at the age of 93.
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.
Ople initiated in 1976 the overseas employment program which has since a major prop of the Philippine economy. The program generated employment for the estimated four to seven million Filipino workers overseas which remitted an estimated US $7 billion.
Feb 27, 2022 · During their press conferences at the Senate, the tandem of former Senators Blas Ople and Ernesto Herrera earned the moniker “Batman and Robin” from senate reporters. I have covered presidents, generals, Cabinet secretaries, rebel leaders, mayors and local warlords. But no one compares with Blas Ople.
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.
Blas Fajardo Ople 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.
