of sustainable tourism. Personal life He is the eldest of five children of Vicente Abad Pérez Sr., a former naval officer and assistant secretary for foreign affairs, and Lucila Siongco Santiago, a dietician and nutritionist by training. His sister Sheila became a missionary, a brother Benedict is a leading Asian equity sales banker in New York, another brother Raoul is an aviation expert, while a third brother Miguel is a fintech entrepreneur. He and his brothers were educated by the Jesuits at Xavier School. Pérez and his wife, Maria Adora, reside in Manila and Melbourne, and they have three sons and one daughter. Pérez is fond of the sea and used to do salt-water fishing and sailing. Together with his sailing buddy Judes Echauz, they won the Rolex China Sea Race on their yacht Subic Centennial, first in 1998 and again in 2008. References 1958 births Living people Filipino bankers 21st-century Filipino businesspeople University of the Philippines alumni Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni Secretaries of Energy of the Philippines Arroyo administration cabinet members