Our speaker is a Professor at the National College of Public Administration and

Governance (NCPAG) of the University of the Philippines- Diliman. He teaching courses

in administration of social development, public administration and national development,
Philippine administrative system, and policy process among others.

Our speaker holds a degree of Doctor of Public Administration from the University of the
Philippines and Master of Arts in Social Science from De La Salle University.

His specializations include demography or population, environmental policy, higher

education governance, legislative studies, monitoring and evaluation, non-governmental
organizations, policy analysis, political management, and social development.

He is currently on second meant as Chairperson of the Commission on Higher

Education (CHED). Previously serving as a Commissioner and its Officer In-charge. As
CHED Chairperson, our speaker is also a Chairperson of the Board of Regents of the
University of the Philippines, the highest policy making body of the university. Prior to
his stint at CHED, he was the Vice President for Public Affairs of the University of the
Philippines.

He also served as the Director of two NCPAG centers: the Center for Policy and
Executive Development (CPED) and the Center for Leadership, Citizenship, and
Democracy (CLCD).

Our speaker also has extensive experience in the Philippine government, having served
as a Technical Assistant, Chief-of-Staff, Senior Consultant, and Senior Adviser to
former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and Senate President Pro-Tempore
Sotero Laurel, Leticia Ramos-Shahani, and Juan Flavier and Senators Ramon
Magsaysay Jr. and Gregorio Honasan from the 8th-16th Congress.

He also worked as a Jesse Marvin Unruh Fellow or Policy Analyst with the Committee
on Revenue and Taxation of the California State Legislature in the United States.

Our speaker is also a recipient of the 2014 Outstanding Pangasinense by the Provincial
Government of Pangasinan. He was a Fulbright Hays Visiting Scholar at the University
of Southern California and the California State University-Sacramento in (1990-1992),
and Senior Fulbright Visiting Professor or Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University (2000-
2001).

Please welcome, the person I am referring to is no other than, our very own
Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education, Honorable J. Prospero E. de Vera
III.
Our speaker is a professor at the National College of Public Administration and
Governance (NCPAG) of the University of the Philippines-Diliman. He teaches courses
in administration of social development, public administration and national development,
Philippine administrative system, and policy process among others.

Our speaker holds a degree of Doctor of Public Administration from the University of the
Philippines and a Master of Arts in Social Science from De La Salle University.

His specializations include demography or population, environmental policy, higher

education governance, legislative studies, monitoring and evaluation, non-governmental
organizations, policy analysis, political management, and social development.

He is currently in his second meant as Chairperson of the Commission on Higher

Education (CHED). Previously serving as a Commissioner and its Officer In-charge. As
ched Chairperson, our speaker is also a Chairperson of the Board of Regents of the
University of the Philippines, the highest policy-making body of the university. Prior to
his stint at ched, he was the Vice President for Public Affairs at the University of the
Philippines.

He also served as the Director of two NCPAG centers: the Center for Policy and
Executive Development (CPED) and the Center for Leadership, Citizenship, and
Democracy (CLCD).

Our speaker also has extensive experience in the Philippine government, having served
as a Technical Assistant, Chief-of-Staff, Senior Consultant, and Senior Adviser to
former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr., Senate President Pro-Tempore Sotero
Laurel, Leticia Ramos-Shahani, and Juan Flavier, and Senators Ramon Magsaysay Jr.
and Gregorio Honasan from the 8th to 16th Congress.

He also worked as a Jesse Marvin Unruh Fellow or Policy Analyst with the Committee
on Revenue and Taxation of the California State Legislature in the United States.

Lastly, our speaker is also a recipient of the 2014 Outstanding Pangasinenssee by the
Provincial Government of Pangaseinan. He was a Fulbright Hays Visiting Scholar at the
University of Southern California and the California State University-Sacramento in
(1990-1992), and a Senior Fulbright Visiting Professor or Fellow at Johns Hopkins
University (2000-2001).

Please welcome. The person I am referring to is no other than, our very own
Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education, Honorable J. Prospero E. de Vera
the third.