Biographical Notes: Ian June L. Garces, Ph.D. Richard B. Eden, PH.D

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Biographical Notes

Ian June L. Garces, Ph.D.

Richard B. Eden, Ph.D.

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Dr. Ian June Garces is currently an Associate


Professor at the Department of Mathematics,
Ateneo de Manila University. He finished his
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics at Mindanao
State University in Marawi City, as Magna Cum
Laude. He was granted a straight program to the
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics degree at
the Ateneo de Manila University as a DOST
scholar. He was the leader and head coach of the
Philippine Team to the International
Mathematical Olympiad for three years, the
convenor of the Math Learning Area Team of the
K to 12 Program of the Department of Education,
and one of the test developers of the MetrobankMTAP-DepEd Math Challenge. He has published
articles and research papers in integration
theory, graph theory, mathematics education,
mathematical recreation, and mathematical
Olympiad. He is also the Team Leader of the
Grade 11 Precalculus Learning Manual
commissioned by the Department of Education.

Dr. Richard Eden is currently an Assistant


Professor at the Ateneo de Manila University,
where he has been teaching Probability and
Calculus at the undergraduate and graduate
levels. He finished his bachelors degree in
Mathematics at Ateneo de Manila, finishing Cum
Laude; and his masters degree and doctorate
degree in Mathematics at Purdue University in
Indiana, USA. He also presented papers at
Purdue University, University of Kansas, and
Duke University - focusing on Statistics,
Malliavin Calculus, Stochastic Analysis, and
Probability. As a teacher, he was also involved in
various Mathematics competitions, such as the
International Mathematical Olympiad, and the
Philippine Mathematical Olympiad.

Jerico B. Bacani, Ph.D.


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Dr. Jerico B. Bacani is currently the Department
Chairman of the Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science at University of the
Philippines Baguio, and the Regional
Coordinator of the Philippine Mathematical
Olympiad. He finished his doctorate degree at
Karl-Franzens Universitt Graz in Austria,
through the Austrias Science and Technology
Grant for Southeast Asia. He finished his
masters degree in Mathematics at UP Baguio as
a CHED scholar, and his bachelors degree in
Mathematics at UP Diliman as a DOST SEI
scholar. Besides publishing numerous academic
articles both locally and internationally, he also
wrote learning resources for Grade 7 students,
and teaching modules for Grade 11 Mathematics
teachers.

Glenn Rey A. Estrada


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Mr. Glenn Rey Estrada has been teaching
Mathematics at the Leyte Normal University
(LNU) for 10 years now. He finished his masters
of Mathematics at the University of San Carlos
as a CHED scholar. He finished Cum Laude with
a degree of Elementary Education and Bachelor
in Secondary Education major in Mathematics at
the LNU. Mr. Estrada is a member of
international and national Mathematics
organization such as the Asian Qualitative
Research Association, Mathematical Society of
the Philippines, and the Philippine Council of
Mathematics Teacher Educators. An upholder of
the K to 12 education, Mr. Estrada has also
served as Trainer in several teacher trainings on
K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum.

Flordeliza F. Francisco, Ph.D.


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Dr. Flordeliza Francisco is a current member of
the CHED Technical Panel for General
Education and the DepEd Mathematics Group of
Consultants for K to 12. She has been teaching
Advanced Calculus, Real Analysis, Finite
Mathematics, and related courses at the Ateneo
de Manila University for 26 years. She completed
her doctorate degree in Mathematics and
bachelors degree in Mathematics both at the
Ateneo. Dr. Francisco is also member of the
Philippine Council of Mathematics Teacher
Educators. She co-authored and edited books on
Mathematics, including Precalculus (Ateneo
Press) and Math Challenge Questions (Anvil
Publications).

Mark-Anthony J. Vidallo
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Mr. Mark-Anthony Vidallo is a Mathematics
teacher and trainer at the Makati Science High
School. He graduated magna cum laude with a
degree in Secondary Education major in
Mathematics at the University of Makati and is
pursuing graduate studies at the Philippine
Normal University. He received citations
including the MTAP Exemplary Secondary
Mathematics Teacher Award and won first place
at the 1st Casio-DepEd NCR Mathematics
Teachers Olympics. Mr. Vidallo co-authored
textbooks on Calculus, Analytic Geometry, and
Math Ed magazines for junior high school. He is
a Trainer for Math competitions such as the
Philippine Math Olympiad, Metrobank-MTAPDepEd Math Challenge, and Australian
Mathematics Competition.

Maria Alva Q. Aberin, Ph.D.


Technical Editor
Dr. Maria Alva Aberin is an Assistant Professor
at the Ateneo de Manila University where she
has been teaching undergraduate and graduate
Mathematics courses for over 15 years. She has
also served as National Trainer for a number of

teacher trainings initiated by the DepEd. Dr.


Aberin was Vice President of the National Board
of Directors for the Philippine Council of
Mathematics Teacher Educators from 2015 to
2016. She completed her doctorate degree in
Mathematics Education, her masters and
bachelors degrees in Mathematics at the
University of the Philippines Diliman.

Reginaldo M. Marcelo, Ph.D.


Technical Editor
Dr. Reginaldo Marcelo is currently a member of
the CHED Technical Panel for Science and
Mathematics. He is Assistant Professor at the
Ateneo de Manila University, where he has been
teaching for 31 years. He finished his doctorate
degree in Mathematics at the Sophia University
through a scholarship from the Japans Ministry
of Education and his masters degree in
Mathematics at the University of the Philippines
Diliman. He graduated with a degree in
Mathematics at the Ateneo under a scholarship
grant from the Department of Science and
Technology. Dr. Marcelo is a member of the
Mathematical Society of the Philippines and the
Southeast Asian Mathematics Society, and coauthored and edited publications such as
Precalculus and College Algebra textbooks.

Naomi L. Tupas
Copyreader
Ms. Naomi Tupas holds various technical writing
and editing positions for both private and public
institutions. She is the technical writer at the
provincial government of Camarines Sur, an
editor at Operation Blessing Foundation
Philippines Inc., a copywriter at Coastal Training
Technologies, Inc., and the editor-in-chief for the
Marketing Communication Office at the De La
Salle University Manila. She is currently taking
her Master of Arts in Language Education at the
University of the Philippines Diliman, and she
finished her degree in Bachelor of Arts in
English, major in Creative Writing at the same
university.

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