James Joseph Heckman is an American economist and Nobel laureate who serves as the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago,where he is also a professor at the College,a professor at the Harris School of Public Policy,Director of the Center for the Economics of Human Development (CEHD),and Co-Director of Human Capital and Economic Opportunity (HCEO) Global Working Group. He is also a professor of law at the Law School,a senior research fellow at the American Bar Foundation,and a research associate at the NBER. He received the John Bates Clark Medal in 1983,and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2000,which he shared with Daniel McFadden. He is known principally for his pioneering work in econometrics and microeconomics.
The Upsilon Sigma Phi (ΥΣΦ) is the oldest Greek-letter organization and fraternity in Asia. Founded in 1918,it is also the oldest student organization in continuous existence in the University of the Philippines. It has two chapters—a single chapter for the UP Diliman and the UP Manila campuses,and another for the UP Los Baños. Membership remains exclusive to UP students,and is by invitation only.
Jaime Augusto Miranda Zóbel de Ayala,also known as Jaime Augusto Zóbel,is a Filipino businessman from the prominent Zóbel de Ayala family. He currently serves as the chairman of Ayala Corporation since 2016. He succeeded his father,Jaime Zóbel de Ayala,as the company's president and CEO in 1994. He was the company's chairman and CEO from 2006 to 2021.
Ceferino "Joker" Paz Arroyo Jr. was a Filipino statesman and key figure in the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos. He was a Congressman for Makati from 1992 to 2001 and Senator from 2001 to 2013. Arroyo received various awards and commendations for his significant contributions to the law profession and public service. Among these are the Philippine Bar Association's Most Distinguished Award for Justice as a "man beholden to no one except to his country" and Senate Resolution No. 100 enacted in the 8th Congress citing his invaluable service to the Filipino people. He was also known for being the thriftiest legislator,earning the title of "Scrooge of Congress",as he only had few staff members without bodyguards and did not use his pork barrel funds. In 2018,Arroyo was identified by the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board as a Motu proprio human rights violations victim of the Martial Law Era.
The University of the Philippines Diliman School of Economics is a degree-granting unit of the University of the Philippines Diliman specializing in the study of economics. Established in 1965,the School of Economics was chosen as the first and only CHED Center for Excellence in Economics in the Philippines in 1999.
Adel Abbas Tamano is a Filipino lawyer and educator. He is the current Chief Administrative Officer,Chief of Humans Resources,and Corporate Secretary of DITO Telecommunity Corporation. He gained prominence as the spokesperson for the United Opposition party in 2007 and was part of the senatorial lineup in 2010.
Cayetano "Dondon" Paderanga Jr. was a Filipino economist and former Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA),a cabinet-level agency of the Philippine government responsible for economic development and planning.
Felipe Manguiat Medalla is a Filipino economist who has served as the governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,central monetary authority of the Philippines,and the ex officio chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Council,the central anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing authority of the Philippines under the Marcos administration from 2022 to 2023. He previously served as the 9th Socio-Economic Planning Secretary and Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority under President Joseph Estrada.
Onofre Dizon Corpuz ONS was a Filipino academic,economist,and historian. He served as the Secretary of Education of the Philippines from 1968 to 1971 and was the 13th president of the University of the Philippines System from 1975 to 1979. Dr. Corpuz was later named Minister of Education under the parliamentary system wherein he was also member of the now defunct Batasang Pambansa from 1979 to 1983.
Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas is a Filipina poet,fiction writer and essayist.
The Linguistic Society of the Philippines,Inc. is a learned society for linguists and language educators based in Manila,Philippines. It was founded in 1969 primarily to rally for increased domestic research work on Philippine languages. The organization currently hosts and co-hosts local and international conferences and three memorial lectures. The LSP also publishes its own international peer-reviewed scholarly journal entitled the Philippine Journal of Linguistics (PJL).
Roman Tecson Romulo is a Filipino politician and lawyer. He served as a member of House of Representatives representing the Lone District of Pasig for four consecutive terms from 2007 to 2016 and from 2019 to present. He is the son of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo and grand-nephew of President of the United Nations General Assembly Carlos Romulo.
Ernesto del Mar Pernia is a Filipino economist,writer and professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines School of Economics. He formerly served as Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority and Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning under the Duterte administration from 2016 to 2020.
Jorge León "Nene" Araneta is a prominent Filipino businessman. He chairs the Araneta Group of Companies which is engaged in property development,lodging and hospitality,food and dining,entertainment and leisure,and beauty and philanthropy. He is also a director of Philippine Seven Corporation and co-founder of Medical Doctors Inc..
Antonio "Tony" Ocampo Mabesa was a Filipino stage director,film and television actor,and professor. With a career spanning over 70 years,he was a founding father of Philippine university theater and one of the most prominent theater directors in the country. For his work,he was known as a "Lion of the Theater".
Amado A. Castro was a Filipino economist and the first Dean of the University of the Philippines School of Economics (UPSE). He was also former Governor of the Development Bank of the Philippines.
Jesus Melchor "Boy" Vega Quitain is a Filipino lawyer who served as Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and Special Assistant under the Duterte administration. He is also serving as an Undersecretary in the Office of the President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is reported to be the writer of most of President Rodrigo Duterte’s high-impact speeches,like his State of the Nation Addresses and inaugural speech.
Juan Pablo "Rimpy" Puyat Bondoc is a Filipino politician who served as a deputy speaker and member in the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 4th district of Pampanga. He was also a deputy majority leader of the House of Representatives.
