Carlito Puno

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Carlito Serrano Puno is a Philippine technocrat who had served has chair of the Commission on Higher Education from 2005 to 2007. [1] [2] He had also led the United Coconut Chemicals company from 2007 until the firm's closure in 2012. [3]

Puno is the brother of former Philippine Chief Justice Reynato Puno. [4]

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References

  1. "GMA appoints Carlito Puno as CHED chairman". The Philippine STAR .
  2. "Sun.Star: Ex-CHED chief hits Palace over removal from office". August 2007.
  3. "Ex-Cocochem chief denies hand in loss". 22 June 2013.
  4. "Print Monitor". 31 August 2007.