Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay was a Filipino statesman who served as the seventh President of the Philippines,from December 30,1953,until his death in an aircraft disaster on March 17,1957. An automobile mechanic by profession,Magsaysay was appointed military governor of Zambales after his outstanding service as a guerrilla leader during the Pacific War. He then served two terms as Liberal Party congressman for Zambales's at-large district before being appointed Secretary of National Defense by President Elpidio Quirino. He was elected president under the banner of the Nacionalista Party. He was the youngest to be elected as president,and second youngest to be president. He was the first Philippine president born in the 20th century and the first to be born after the Spanish colonial era.
Alberto "Bert" Gatmaitan Romulo is a Filipino politician and diplomat. He served in the Philippines in various capacities as executive secretary,finance secretary,foreign affairs secretary,and budget secretary. His most recent office is his leadership of the Department of Foreign Affairs before and during the early period of the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.
The Philippine Statistics Authority is the central statistical authority of the Philippine government that collects,compiles,analyzes,and publishes statistical information on economic,social,demographic,political affairs,and general affairs of the people of the Philippines,as well as enforcing the civil registration functions in the country.
The Department of Budget and Management is an executive body under the Office of the President of the Philippines. It is responsible for the sound and efficient use of government resources for national development and also as an instrument for the meeting of national socio-economic and political development goals.
The National Economic and Development Authority is an independent cabinet-level agency of the Philippine government responsible for economic development and planning. It is headed by the president of the Philippines as chairman of the NEDA board,with the Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning as vice-chairman. A number of Cabinet members,the Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,the Chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority,the Chief Minister of Bangsamoro,the Secretary of Information and Communications Technology,the Chairman of the Subic–Clark Area Development Corporation,and the National President of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines are members of the NEDA Board.
Bienvenido F. NebresS.J. is a Filipino scientist,mathematician,and a Jesuit priest who was the longest-serving university president of the Ateneo de Manila University. He succeeded Joaquin G. Bernas in 1993 and served as University President until 1 June 2011. He currently sits as a member of the board of trustees of Georgetown University,Regis University,St. Edward School Foundation,Inc.,the Asian Institute of Management,and other colleges and universities in the Philippines. He is also a member of the board of directors of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company,and is currently chairman of the Synergeia Foundation. He was also Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines.
Ralph Gonzalez Recto is a Filipino politician currently serving as the 33rd Secretary of Finance under President Bongbong Marcos since January 12,2024. He previously served as the representative for Batangas' 6th district and as the House Deputy Speaker from 2022 to 2024.
Solita Garduño Collás-Monsod,popularly known as Mareng Winnie,is a Filipino economist,broadcaster,columnist,radio host,and public intellectual. She had been the 5th Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority and concurrently socio-economic planning secretary of the Philippines from 1986 to 1989.
Jesus P. Estanislao is a Filipino economist best known for having been the 6th Socio-economic Planning Secretary and concurrent Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) from 1989-1990,and Secretary of Finance of the Philippines from 1990-1992,during the government of President Corazon Aquino. He presently heads two private institutes committed to governance reforms:the Institute of Corporate Directors,and the Institute for Solidarity in Asia. He also chairs the President's Governance Advisory Council,which advises the Philippine President on governance issues.
The Philippine National Broadband Network controversy involved allegations of corruption in the awarding of a US$329 million construction contract to Chinese telecommunications firm ZTE for the proposed government-managed National Broadband Network (NBN).
2008 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 2008.
Rodolfo Noel Imperial Lozada Jr.,known as Jun Lozada is a Filipino electronics and communications engineer and former chief executive officer of the Philippine Forest Corporation who served as a technical consultant to former Philippine Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri on the Philippine national broadband project of 2007. He later became the chief whistleblower on irregularities in the same project in what was to be touted as the NBN-ZTE Scandal.
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.
Neri v. Senate is a controversial 9–6 ruling of the Supreme Court of the Philippines which affirmed the invocation of executive privilege by petitioner Romulo Neri,member of the Cabinet of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,regarding questions asked during a Congressional inquiry on the controversial multimillion-dollar National Broadband Network (NBN) Project. The Supreme Court finally affirmed this ruling on September 4 and 23,2008 by denying the defendant Senate Committees' first and second Motions for Reconsideration.
Ifugao State University (IFSU) is a government owned and funded university in the Philippines. It was originally established in 1920 as 'Nayon Settlement Farm School' by American educators. It gained its university status under Republic Act 9720 passed by the Philippine Congress and the Senate of the Philippines and duly approved in 2009 by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,then President of the Republic. With the main campus in Lamut,Ifugao,it is mandated to offer course specializations on Agriculture,Forestry,Nursing,Social Sciences,Criminology,Teacher Education,Business Administration,Public Administration,Information Technology,Food Science,among others at undergraduate and graduate levels.
Emilia Tabalanza Boncodin was a Filipina accountant,professor,and public servant. She was the Secretary of the Philippine Department of Budget and Management under the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. She also served as a professor at the National College of Public Administration and Governance at the University of the Philippines Diliman until her death in 2010.
Cesar Antonio Velasquez Purisima is a Filipino accountant and financial expert. He was the Secretary of Finance of the Republic of the Philippines under the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III. He also served as the chair of the Cabinet Economic Development Cluster and member of the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Purisima is a multi-awarded finance minister,recognized 7 times in 6 consecutive years by various international institutions for turning the Philippine economy around and restoring investor confidence.
Florencio "Butch" Barsana Abad is a Filipino lawyer and politician. Having held many cabinet-level ranks in the past,he was appointed by President Benigno Aquino III as Secretary of the Philippine Department of Budget and Management. Abad held various cabinet-level positions in the past,particularly as Secretary of the Department of Education and Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform.
Bernadette Fatima Tecson Romulo-Puyat is a Filipino government official,economist,and academic who served as the Secretary of Tourism under the Duterte administration from May 2018 to June 2022,heading the Philippines' Tourism industry through the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. She has since been appointed Deputy Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in charge of financial inclusion,regional operations,and the BSP's Program Management Office. Her previous positions include terms as a consultant for the Presidential Management Staff,Undersecretary for the Department of Agriculture,and lecturer at the UP School of Economics.
Karl Kendrick Tiu Chua is a Filipino economist who served as the Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning under the Duterte administration from 2021 to 2022. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as acting secretary in April 2020,and became the official secretary on June 2,2021,succeeding Ernesto Pernia. A former World Bank senior economist,he previously served as an undersecretary of the Department of Finance.
