Secretary Jesli A. Lapus of the Department of Education has accepted PBSP's invitation to be the Keynote Speaker for PBSP's 19th Visayas Annual Membership Meeting (VAMM). The VAMM will be on February 21, 2007, 11:00 A.M. at the Casino Espanol de Cebu.
Secretary Lapus is an apt choice for the Keynote since PBSP's theme for the 19th VAMM is "Breaking Barriers" which means that projects of PBSP on education and poverty reduction are aimed at breaking the barriers that hamper marginalized sectors to attain prosperity.
Secretary Lapus has a very illustious career in government and private sector. During the 19th VAMM, he will be introduced by Ms Eileen G. Mangubat, Member of the PBSP Visayas Executive Commitee and Publisher of the Cebu Daily News. The following is the full text of the introduction:
"AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SECRETARY LAPUS HEADS NOT ONLY THE BIGGEST DEPARTMENT WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 30% OF THE ENTIRE PHILIPPINE BUREAUCRACY, BUT HE ALSO ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ADDRESSING WHAT IS WIDELY-CONSIDERED THE EXISTING EDUCATION CRISIS IN THE COUNTRY.
SECRETARY LAPUS IS THE EPITOME OF EXCELLENCE IN VERSATILITY. PRIOR TO SERVING FOR THREE TERMS AS A MEMBER OF THE PHILIPPINE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, HE WAS PRECOCIOUS AS A TOP PROFESSIONAL MANAGER IN THE PRIVATE AND IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR. ACKNOWLEDGED FOR HIS COMPETENCY AND ADVOCACY, HE MOVED FROM A LUCRATIVE LIFE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DISTINGUISHEDLY SERVE IN THE CABINETS OF THREE PRESIDENTS (AQUINO, RAMOS AND ARROYO).
A CPA, MBA AND DPA, AND OTHER POST GRADUATE STUDIES FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY; INSEAD, FRANCE; BITS, SWEDEN, AND U.C.L.A IN THE U.S.A.
SECRETARY LAPUS WAS ORIGINAL CORE FACULTY OF THE ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT’S MASTERS IN DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. HE HAS TAUGHT FOR MANY YEARS AT THE ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY, MARYKNOLL COLLEGE AND HAS CONDUCTED EXECUTIVE TRAINING COURSES IN INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA. "
SECRETARY LAPUS IS THE EPITOME OF EXCELLENCE IN VERSATILITY. PRIOR TO SERVING FOR THREE TERMS AS A MEMBER OF THE PHILIPPINE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, HE WAS PRECOCIOUS AS A TOP PROFESSIONAL MANAGER IN THE PRIVATE AND IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR. ACKNOWLEDGED FOR HIS COMPETENCY AND ADVOCACY, HE MOVED FROM A LUCRATIVE LIFE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DISTINGUISHEDLY SERVE IN THE CABINETS OF THREE PRESIDENTS (AQUINO, RAMOS AND ARROYO).
A CPA, MBA AND DPA, AND OTHER POST GRADUATE STUDIES FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY; INSEAD, FRANCE; BITS, SWEDEN, AND U.C.L.A IN THE U.S.A.
SECRETARY LAPUS WAS ORIGINAL CORE FACULTY OF THE ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT’S MASTERS IN DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. HE HAS TAUGHT FOR MANY YEARS AT THE ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY, MARYKNOLL COLLEGE AND HAS CONDUCTED EXECUTIVE TRAINING COURSES IN INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA. "
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