Gina Lopez

Gina Lopez
Lopez in 2017
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
Ad interim
In office June 30, 2016 – May 3, 2017
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Ramon Paje
Succeeded by	Roy Cimatu
Chairperson of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission
In office August 23, 2010 – August 19, 2019
President	Benigno S. Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Horacio C. Ramos
Succeeded by	Jose Antonio E. Goitia
Personal details
Born	Regina Paz La'o Lopez (1953-12-27)December 27, 1953 Manila, Philippines
Died	August 19, 2019(2019-08-19) (aged 65) Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
Cause of death	Brain cancer
Resting place	Manila Memorial Park, Parañaque, Metro Manila
Citizenship	Filipino
Spouse	Sona Roy (separated)
Children	Roberto "Bobby" Roy Benjamin "Ben" Roy
Parent(s)	Eugenio Lopez Jr.(father) Conchita La'o(mother)
Relatives	Lopez family
Alma mater	Assumption College Boston College Asian Institute of Management
Occupation	Cabinet secretary executive environmentalist philanthropist

Regina Paz "Gina" La'o Lopez (Tagalog: [ˈdʒinɐ ˈlɔpɛs]; December 27, 1953 – August 19, 2019) was a Filipino environmentalist and philanthropist who served as Secretary of the Philippines' Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in an ad interim basis under the Duterte administration.^[1][2] She was previously the Chairperson of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission under two consecutive administrations. Lopez was also a yoga missionary and a pioneer for corporate social responsibility.^[3]