Background
Mendoza, Leandro R. was born on March 17, 1946 in San Juan, Batangas, Philippines.
Philippine government official
Mendoza, Leandro R. was born on March 17, 1946 in San Juan, Batangas, Philippines.
He finished his Bachelor of Science degree at the Philippine Military Academy. His Master of Arts in Public Management at the University of the Philippines - Visayas, Cebu City. And General Staff Course at the AFPCGSC, Fort Bonifacio.
Secretary Mendoza was a professional police officer and a noted management practitioner. His various professional experiences from his stint as a second lieutenant in the regular force of the Philippine Constabulary up until his appointment as Executive Director of the Philippines Center on Transnational Crime have prepared him to assume the role of the top law enforcer in the country. He was promoted to the rank of Police Director General of the Philippine National Police on 16 March 2001.
On July 3, 2002, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appointed Leandro R. Mendoza as the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).
On January 17, 2008, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (Federal Aviation Administration) downgraded the Philippines" rating to Category 2 from Category 1, since its Air Transportation Office (Philippines) (ATO) did not follow international safety standards. Consequently, Philippine Airlines (North American Palladium Ltd) president Jaime Bautista stated that its 2008 growth targets would be lowered.
Just out of 8 years receivership last year, the Federal Aviation Administration decision prevents North American Palladium Ltd from increasing United States flights from 33 per week, inter alia. Meanwhile, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo dismissed acting Air Transportation Office chief Danilo Dimagiba after the said Federal Aviation Administration rating downgrade on the Philippine aviation industry (after it "failed to comply with the aviation standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (International Civil Aviation Organization): outdated aviation regulations, poor training programs for safety inspectors and sub-standard licensing for air frame and engine inspectors").
She designated DOTC Secretary Leandro Mendoza as concurrent Officer in Charge of Aviation Electronics Technicians" Also, the Embassy of the United States in Manila warned United States citizens in the Philippines "to refrain from using Philippine-based carriers due to "serious concerns" about the ATO"s alleged mishandling of the aviation industry." Dimagiba blamed lack of funds for the, alleging that ATO nees P 1 billion ($ 1= P40).
Mendoza died of a heart attack on October 7, 2013. He was 67. Lantion said the family would bring the body to Heritage Memorial Park in Taguig City. Radyo Inquirer 990AM also reported that Mendoza’s death was announced at the Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) flag raising ceremony by Engineer Joel Donato, chief of the LTO Motor Vehicle Inspection Section.
Member of Philippine Military Academy Alumni Associate, Inc. (PMAAAI) (president 1998-1999), Associate of Chief of Police of the Philippines Inc. (ACCPI) (chairman since 1998).
Married Soledad Latorre. 6 children.