{{Short description|Filipino lawyer (1943–2020)}} {{Philippine name|Santos|Factoran}} {{use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Fulgencio S. Factoran, Jr. | image = | caption = Fulgencio S. Factoran, Jr. | office = Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources<br><small>Secretary of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (March–June 1987)</small> | term_start = March 10, 1987 | term_end = June 30, 1992 | predecessor = Carlos Dominguez III | successor = Ricardo Umali (''acting'') | president = Corazon Aquino | office2 = Deputy Executive Secretary | term_start2 = 1986 | term_end2 = 1987 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | president2 = Corazon Aquino | birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|11|3}} | birth_place = Orion, Bataan, Philippines | birth_name = Fulgencio Santos Factoran Jr. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|4|5|1943|11|3}} | death_place = | party = | spouse = Kaye Mesina | children = 4 | alma_mater = University of the Philippines{{which|date=August 2025}} <br> Harvard University | occupation = government official | profession = lawyer | signature = }}

'''Fulgencio Santos Factoran Jr.''' (November 3, 1943 – April 5, 2020), also known as '''Jun Factoran''', 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 (DENR) from 1987 to 1992.<ref name=gma>{{cite news |first=Jon Viktor|last=Cabuenas |title= Former DENR Secretary Jun Factoran dies, he was 76|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/732761/former-denr-secretary-jun-factoran-dies-he-was-76/story/ |work=GMA News TV |date=2020-04-05 |access-date=2020-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417120915/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/732761/former-denr-secretary-jun-factoran-dies-he-was-76/story/ |archive-date=2020-04-17 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=rappler>{{cite news |title=Jun Factoran, veteran lawyer and Rappler Board member, dies at 76 |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/257037-jun-factoran-dies/ |work=Rappler |date=2020-04-05 |access-date=2020-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409071822/https://www.rappler.com/nation/257037-jun-factoran-dies |archive-date=2020-04-09 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=rappler2>{{cite news |first=Marites|last=Dañguilan-Vitug |title=Jun Factoran: Leadership and legacy in DENR |url=https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/257061-jun-factoran-leadership-legacy-denr/ |work=Rappler |date=2020-04-05 |access-date=2020-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409082829/https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/257061-jun-factoran-leadership-legacy-denr |archive-date=2020-04-09 |url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fulgencio Factoran, Jr. |url=https://hrvvmemcom.gov.ph/roll-of-victims/roll-of-victims-motu-propio/fulgencio-factoran/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life and education== Fulgencio Santos Factoran was born on November 3, 1943, in Orion, Bataan to Fulgencio Factoran Sr. and Gloria Santos.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who's Who in Bataan: Fulgencio Santos Factoran |url=https://1bataan.com/whos-who-in-bataan-3/ |website=1Bataan |publisher=Provincial Information Office of Bataan |access-date=30 July 2022 |date=10 June 2016}}</ref>

Factoran received both his Bachelor of Arts in humanities and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of the Philippines{{Which|date=August 2025}}, where he was valedictorian of his law class.<ref name=rappler/> He then completed a Master of Law at Harvard Law School in the United States.<ref name=rappler/> A longtime lawyer, he was the managing partner of Factoran & Associates Law Offices in Manila.<ref name=rappler/>

== Human rights advocacy during martial law == During the martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, Factoran and other human rights lawyers, including Jejomar Binay, formed the Movement of Attorneys for Brotherhood, Integrity, and Nationalism (MABINI) which opposed President Marcos' dictatorship.<ref name=rappler/>

== Government service == 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.<ref name=rappler/><ref name=rappler2/>

He then served as Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (Philippines) (DENR) in President Aquino's Cabinet from 1987 until 1992.<ref name=rappler/> During his tenure as DENR Secretary, Factoran revoked many of the logging concessions that had been awarded during Marcos' rule.<ref name=rappler2/> He created new programs to promote reforestation efforts and reverse the extensive deforestation in the Philippines.<ref name=rappler2/> He also transferred stewardship of forests to local residents and communities.<ref name=rappler2/> 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.<ref name=rappler2/>

== Later career == He later served in leadership positions at several government-run corporations, including the National Electrification Administration and the Philippine National Oil Company.<ref name=rappler/>

Factoran had served on the board of directors for ''Rappler'', a major Filipino online news site from 2018 until his death in 2020.<ref name=gma/><ref name=rappler/> He was also a member of the board for the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility.

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

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