BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

Atty. Angelo A. Jimenez
President, University of the Philippines

President Jimenez took his oath as the 22nd President of the University of the Philippines in February 2023. Angelo A. Jimenez is a labor lawyer and a respected authority on global worker migration whose work has contributed to the establishment of the Philippines’ new Department of Migrant Workers, as well as the labor migration regulatory framework in countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. As the highest-ranking official in the university, President Jimenez sits as Chairman of the UP CIFAL Philippines Board of Representatives.

 

Gustavo González 
UN Resident Coordinator in the Philippines

González brings more than 25 years of extensive managerial and leadership experience in development, humanitarian affairs and peacebuilding, performing for several UN entities across three continents (Central America, Africa and Middle-East). He holds a Master Diploma from the University of Oxford-Said Business School (UK), and a Master in Philosophy from the Universidad del Salvador (Argentina). 

 

Mr. Alex Mejia
Director, Division for People and Social Inclusion & Head of the CIFAL Global Network

Mr. Mejía was appointed Director of UNITAR’s Division for People and Social Inclusion in 2018. Within the Division, he also serves as Senior Manager of UNITAR’s Social Development Programme (SDP), which he has lead since October 2012. Prior to these posts in Geneva, Mr. Mejía served for three years as Director of UNITAR’s Hiroshima Office in Japan, and for four years as Director of UNITAR’s CIFAL training centre in Atlanta, USA. In his current capacity, he serves as Director of UNITAR’s global network of 21 training centers, and is also responsible for several other programmes within UNITAR’s Division for People and Social Inclusion, including the Nigeria Project Office and the Human Mobility Programme managed out of New York.

 

Hon. Joy Belmonte
Mayor, Quezon City

Belmonte is the mayor of Quezon City from 2019-2025. She was vice mayor of Quezon City for nine years, presiding over a City Council, which has been regarded as the Most Outstanding in the Philippines, in accordance with the exemplary standards of the Local Legislative Awards of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

 

Hon. Enrique A. Manalo
Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs

Hon. Manalo took his oath of office on 01 July 2022 as the new Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Secretary Manalo is an expert in multilateral diplomacy, having served as the Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York immediately prior to being appointed as Secretary of Foreign Affairs. He was also the Philippine Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva.

 

Hon. Richard P. Palpal-latoc
Chairperson
Commission on Human Rights

Atty. Richard Paat Palpal-latoc sits at the helm of the CHR Commission en banc VI as its Chairperson. Chairperson Palpal-latoc, 48, will serve a full seven-year term from 2022 to 2029. Prior to his appointment in CHR, Chairperson Palpal-latoc served as Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs under the Office of the President. In 2020, he was appointed as Assistant City Prosecutor at the Office of the City Prosecutor in Quezon City.

 

Fr. Nguyen Hoang Khahn Huy
Director, Scalabrini Migration Center

Fr. Nguyen Hoang Khahn Huy is the Executive Director of the Scalibrini Migration Center. 

 

 

Antonio “Tony” G. Lambino II
President, Ayala Foundation Inc. 

Antonio “Tony” G. Lambino II is the President of Ayala Foundation, Inc., the social development arm of Ayala Corporation. He also serves as a member of its Board of Trustees. Mr. Lambino rejoins the Ayala Group after serving government as Managing Director of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, and Assistant Secretary of the Department of Finance where he led stakeholder engagement initiatives in support of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program and related socio-economic reforms.

 

Elvin Ivan Uy
Executive Director, Philippine Business for Social Progress

Elvin Uy is the Executive Director of Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), the country’s largest business-led NGO at the nexus of corporate citizenship, sustainable development, and poverty reduction. Elvin is a former Assistant Secretary and K to 12 Program Coordinator of the Department of Education (DepEd).

 

Ricardo P. Isla
Chief Executive Officer, AirAsia Philippines

Ricardo ‘Ricky’ P Isla joined AirAsia as CEO for the Philippines in July 2019. He is a graduate from the Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Business Management, and is one of the Top 5 graduates of Asian Institute Management’s Basic and Advanced Management Program. Ricky has over 40 years’ experience in domestic and global operations, including retail and sales distribution, business development, marketing and innovation, and general management across diverse industries such as telecommunications, property development, and consumer and retail companies.

 

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DIRECTOR

Dr. Michelle R. Palumbarit
Associate Professor, Asian Center
University of the Philippines Diliman

Dr. Michelle R. Palumbarit obtained her doctoral degree in Political Science from Yonsei University, Seoul in 2016 and her master’s degree in Korean Studies in 2012 from the same university. Prior to her graduate studies in Korea, Prof. Palumbarit studied at the Asian Center, UP Diliman with Korea as her country of specialization. She is currently an associate professor at the Asian Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman. Her research interests include Korea Studies, ASEAN-Korea relations, Filipinos in Korea, and environmental politics.