Jun Factoran

Jun Factoran died from a longtime illness on April 5, 2020, at the age of 76. He was predeceased by his wife, Kaye Mesina, and survived by their four children, Yazmin, Gertrude Anne, Fulgencio III, and Roberto Carlo.

Factoran had served on the board of directors for Rappler, a major Filipino online news site from 2018 until his death in 2020. He was also a member of the board for the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility.

He then served as Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (Philippines) (DENR) in President Aquino's Cabinet from 1987 until 1992. During his tenure as DENR Secretary, Factoran revoked many of the logging concessions that had been awarded during Marcos' rule. He created new programs to promote reforestation efforts and reverse the extensive deforestation in the Philippines. He also transferred stewardship of forests to local residents and communities. Factoran opened the DENR archives to journalists, including Marites Vitug for her 1993 book "Power from the Forest: The Politics of Logging" to expose the abuses of the country's natural resources during the Marcos regime.

In the aftermath of the 1986 People Power Revolution which ousted Marcos, Factoran was appointed as deputy executive secretary to President Corazon Aquino from March 1986 to 1987.

Fulgencio Santos "Jun" Factoran Jr. (November 3, 1943– April 5, 2020) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, human rights activist, pro-democracy activist, and advocate for freedom of the press in the Philippines. Factoran was a key opponent of the Ferdinand Marcos dictatorship. After the restoration of democracy, he served in the Cabinet of President Corazon Aquino as Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (Philippines) (DENR) from 1987 to 1992. In 2018, Factoran was identified as a Motu Proprio victim of human rights violations during the Martial Law era by the Human Rights Victims Claims Board.

Fulgencio Santos Factoran was born on November 3, 1943 in Orion, Bataan to Fulgencio Factoran Sr. and Gloria Santos.