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    Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones has had a long career as an educator and public servant in the Philippines. She has held numerous leadership positions in academia, government, and civil society over the past 60 years. As Secretary of the Department of Education, she leads reforms to improve the education system through new programs and strengthening existing initiatives. Secretary Briones brings extensive experience in public administration, finance, policy, and development issues to her role.

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    Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones has had a long career as an educator and public servant in the Philippines. She has held numerous leadership positions in academia, government, and civil society over the past 60 years. As Secretary of the Department of Education, she leads reforms to improve the education system through new programs and strengthening existing initiatives. Secretary Briones brings extensive experience in public administration, finance, policy, and development issues to her role.

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    SECRETARY LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES

    Department of Education

    EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

    ― Doctor of Humane Studies, honoris


    causa, Foundation University, 2017
    ― Doctor of Public Administration,
    honoris causa, Central Philippine
    University, 2014
    ― Certificate in Innovation in
    Governance, Harvard Institute for
    International Development, Harvard
    University, Massachusetts, USA, 2005
    ― Certificate in Policy for Public
    Enterprise, Harvard Institute for
    International Development, Harvard
    University, Massachusetts, U.S.A.,
    August 1984
    ― Post Graduate Diploma in
    Development Administration Major
    in Public Enterprises, With
    Distinction, Leeds University,
    England
    ― Masters in Public Administration,
    Major in Local Government and
    Fiscal Administration (2 major
    fields), Dean’s Lister, University of
    the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City,
    1967
    ― Bachelor in Business Administration,
    Major in Accounting, Magna Cum
    Laude, Silliman University,
    Dumaguete City, 1958

    NOTABLE POSITIONS HELD

    In Education In Government
    ― Professor Emeritus, National College of ― Treasurer of the Philippines, Bureau of the
    Treasury (August 1998 to February 2001)
    Public Administration and Governance,
    ― Presidential Adviser for Social Development
    University of the Philippines
    with Cabinet Rank (in concurrent capacity),
    (March 2013 to present) Office of the President of the Philippines
    ― Regent and Chair-Designate, (August 1998 to January 2001)
    Universidad de Manila ― Secretary to the Commission, Commission on
    ― Chair, Silliman University Board of Audit (1978 – 1987)
    Trustees (2001–2016)
    ― Director, Center for Policy and In Civil Society
    Executive Development, National ― Lead Convenor, Social Watch Philippines, Co-
    College of Public Administration and coordinator of Social Watch Asia and member
    Governance of the International Committee of Social
    Watch
    (July 2002 to May 2005)
    (1996 – 2016)
    ― Vice President for Administration and
    ― Chair, People’s Public Finance Institute (2013
    Finance, University of the Philippines – 2016)
    (1996 – 1998) ― President, Freedom from Debt Coalition (1988
    – 1996)

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    Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones, Professor Emeritus of the National College of Public
    Administration and Governance of the University of the Philippines, has spent most of her
    life as a teacher. She has taught young children in church school and students in
    undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral studies. Whenever and wherever she delivers a public
    lecture, she teaches.

    She has been a resource person in numerous national, regional, and international meetings
    and fora. She addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2005. She combines
    the roles of distinguished academic and teacher, public official, and social activist.

    Secretary Briones has been involved in the administration of academic institutions. She served
    as Vice President for Administration and Finance of the University of the Philippines System.
    Before her appointment as Education Secretary, she was Chair of the Silliman University
    Board of Trustees, and Regent and Chair Designate of the Universidad de Manila.

    She has a wealth of experience in administering public institutions. She was Secretary to the
    Commission on Audit and served as Treasurer of the Philippines.

    Furthermore, Secretary Briones is an articulate advocate on economic and social development


    issues. She was former President of Freedom from Debt Coalition. She then became Lead
    Convenor of Social Watch Philippines, Coordinator of Social Watch Asia, and Social Watch
    International. Social Watch reports to the United Nations on social development issues.

    Her academic and professional competencies range from business administration, accounting,
    public finance (revenues, expenditures, borrowing, and accountability), public policy, and
    administration (including local government administration, government corporations, and
    graft and corruption).

    As Secretary of the Department of Education, she leads the reformation of the education
    system through various programs and initiatives: Sulong EduKalidad, Last Mile Schools
    program, DepEd TV and DepEd Commons, the National Educators Academy of the
    Philippines transformation, the strengthening of the Alternative Learning Systems program,
    the improvement of financial management systems, and the empowerment of field offices.

    Secretary Briones has also served in intergovernmental organizations in various capacities.


    She was the Vice President of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Council (2021-2022)
    and the Chairperson of the ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting (2020-2021). As Department
    Secretary, she has represented the Philippines in various ministerial meetings, high-level
    debates and discussions with the United Nations (UN) and its other specialized agencies such
    as United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific
    and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),
    Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO). She also participated in
    various multilateral high-level meetings such as the Economic and Social Council High-Level
    Political Forum for Sustainable Development, Global Education Meeting High-Level
    Segment, and APEC Education Ministers Meeting, among others. Under her leadership, the
    Philippines was elected to UNESCO’s Executive Board and earned UNICEF's five-star rating
    recognition for the Philippines’ readiness to deliver remote learning in response to school
    closures.

    Secretary Briones has received numerous awards in recognition of her sterling performance

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    as a public official, such as the Presidential Lingkod ng Bayan Award in 2000 by the Civil Service
    Commission on its centennial year, the Outstanding Professional Award in Public Administration
    conferred on her by the University of the Philippines Alumni Association, and the Alumni
    Achievement Award for Government Service given to her by the National College of Public
    Administration and Governance on its 50th year. She has also been awarded as one of the
    Outstanding Sillimanian for Public Administration, Outstanding Negrense Award for Government
    Service, The Bayi Citation Award for Exemplary Women in Politics and Governance in 2011,
    Distinguished Alumni of the UP Alumni Association in 2013, and Outstanding Citizen of Quezon
    City in 2015. She has been recognized as one of NCPAG’s pillars in a library exhibit titled
    “Leonor Magtolis Briones: Professor Emeritus, Public Finance Expert, Social Activist and
    Lingkod Bayan” in honor of her unparalleled contributions as an educator, a champion of
    fiscal management and social development, and a public servant.

    In 2021, she received the prestigious Lifetime Contributor Award for the Public Sector at the
    12th Asia CEO Awards. Recently, Secretary Briones was honored and humbled to be named
    after a new gumamela hybrid, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis “Leonor M. Briones,” for her outstanding
    contributions to society by setting professional standards for public servants and introducing
    basic education reform initiatives.

    Even more important than her long record of research, teaching, and government service is
    her total commitment to good governance, particularly in public finance.

    Secretary Briones is a member of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines and President
    of the Manila Concert Choir.

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