Text 2 Senator Blas Fajardo 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. He studied at Manuel L. Quezon Unversity He 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.. He died on December 14, 2003 in Taoyuan City Taiwan.

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