Family
His British father was a detective inspector in the Metropolitan Police in London and met Derek's mother while she was working in the Cadogan Hotel in England as head of the Housekeeping Department. They settled in the Philippines and set up a successful security firm. His father is prominent in the British business community in Manila and was a former president of the Manila Club.
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