Jaime “Jimmy” Jimenez Bautista is currently the Secretary of the Department of Transportation of the Philippines since June 30, 2022. He previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Philippine Airlines from 2014 up to 2019 and from 2004 to 2012. Background Bautista is an independent director of Premium Leisure Corp. and Nickel Asia Corp. He is the former president and Chief Operating Officer of Philippine Airlines, Inc., as well as a former executive and director in MacroAsia Corporation, Macroasia Airport Services Corporation, Macroasia Properties Development Corporation and ETON Properties Philippines, Inc. He was also a treasurer of Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. He served in various executive capacities in the Lucio Tan group for 39 years, the last 24 years for Philippine Airlines and its subsidiaries.