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Leonor Briones

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In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Mirasol, the birth surname or paternal family name is Magtolis, and the marital name is Briones.

The Honourable
Leonor Magtolis Briones
Official portrait, 2016
37th Secretary of Education
In office
June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byArmin Luistro
Succeeded bySara Duterte
21st Treasurer of the Philippines
In office
August 1998 – January 19, 2001
PresidentJoseph Estrada
Preceded byCaridad Valdehuesa
Succeeded byEduardo Sergio Gonzales Edeza
Personal details
Born
Leonor Mirasol Magtolis

(1940-10-16) October 16, 1940 (age 84)
Guihulngan, Negros Oriental, Philippine Commonwealth
NationalityFilipino
Residence(s)Valencia, Negros Oriental
Alma materSilliman University (BBA)
University of the Philippines Diliman (MPA)
Leeds University (PGDip)
OccupationEconomist, Professor, Politician
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Leonor "Liling" Mirasol Magtolis-Briones (Tagalog: [lɛˈnɔɾ bɾiˈjonɛs]; born October 16, 1940)[1] is a Filipino academician, economist, and civil servant who served as Secretary of Education under the Duterte administration.[2] She is also professor emeritus of public administration at the National College of Public Administration & Governance (NCPAG) of the University of the Philippines Diliman and was chairman of the board of trustees of Silliman University in Dumaguete.

She is a former Presidential Adviser for Social Development under President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, with the rank of department secretary and was National Treasurer of the Philippines (head of the Bureau of the Treasury) from August 1998 to February 2001.[3]

Early life and education

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Leonor Briones was born as Leonor Mirasol Magtolis in Guihulngan, Negros Oriental on October 16, 1940. She was the daughter of Carlos Magtolis Sr., a school teacher,[4] and Ursula Mirasol.

She obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in accounting from Silliman University in 1958 and her Master of Public Administration degree with a major in local government and fiscal administration from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1967.[5]

In 1968, she acquired her post-graduate diploma, with honors, at Leeds University in England.[6] In 1984, she proceeded to complete further studies in the United States, where she earned a certificate in Policy for Public Enterprise from the Harvard Institute for International Development at Harvard University.[5]

She received her Doctor of Humanities (Honoris Causa) in Public Administration from Central Philippine University in 2016, the sister school of Silliman University.

Career

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Briones has served in various capacities. Her stints include teaching public fiscal administration at the University of the Philippines; and serving as secretary to the Commission on Audit for seven years, consultant to the Senate of the Philippines, Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Development Program, lead convenor of Social Watch Philippines, Inc.,[7] coordinator of Social Watch Asia, member of the Coordinating Committee of Social Watch International, chair of the board of Focus on the Global South, the first Filipino member of the Club of Rome,[6] director for Policy and Executive Development at the National College of Public Administration and Governance at the University of the Philippines Diliman, and vice-president for finance in the same university.[5] Briones was also active in the private sector, serving as director of AgriNurture, Inc., an office she held since 2008 and as an independent director of Megawide Construction Corp. since July 19, 2010.[5]

She also served as chairman of the board of trustees of Silliman University.[8] In 2010, Briones was nominated for the Presidency of the University of the Philippines[9] but fell short of getting a majority vote from the university's Board of Regents.[10]

On May 28, 2016, then president-elect Rodrigo Duterte offered Briones the Secretary of Education post,[11] which she formally accepted on June 7, 2016.[12] She took office on June 30, 2016. She oversaw the continuation of the K-12 program implementation which began in 2012, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, shifting from physical, face-to-face classes to a blended learning approach due to travel restrictions to prevent the spread of the disease.[13] After her stint as the education secretary ended, her successor, Sara Duterte, appointed her as a consultant.[14]

Awards and distinctions

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Briones is an Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee in the field of Fiscal and Public Administration.[15] In 2005, she addressed the UN General Assembly where she appealed to the member-nations of the United Nations to fulfill their promises in fighting poverty.[16] In 2011, she was one of the few individuals who received the prestigious Bayi Citation Award for Government Service.[17]

Professor emeritus conferment

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The University of the Philippines's Board of Regents (BOR), the national university's highest policy-making body, formally conferred upon Briones in 2012 the rank of professor emeritus of public administration. Currently, she and Dr. Alex B. Brillantes, Jr., a former Dean of National College of Public Administration and Governance, are the only living professors emeritus of the College.

References

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  1. ^ Dejaresco, Ely (June 5, 2016). "Prof. Lingling Briones: NegOr's Cabinet Member". The Negros Chronicle. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "UP's Briones ready to head DepEd". ABS-CBN News. May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  3. ^ "Past Treasurers" Archived May 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Bureau of the Treasury, Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  4. ^ Magtolis Briones, Leonor (June 22, 2009). "My small-town father - Leonor Magtolis Briones". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Leonor Briones". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  6. ^ a b "PROF. LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES". Bureau of the Treasury. Archived from the original on May 7, 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  7. ^ Social Watch Philippines
  8. ^ "Tipon Silliman 2003 – Teaneck, New Jersey". SUACONA. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  9. ^ "More than a thousand endorse Prof. Leonor Briones for UP President". Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  10. ^ "UP elects new president". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  11. ^ "Duterte offers DepEd to Briones, DBM to Diokno". RAPPLER. May 28, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  12. ^ "Leonor Briones vows 'consultative' leadership in DepEd". RAPPLER. June 7, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  13. ^ "Classes open for 22.5 M students Monday". Manila Bulletin. October 4, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  14. ^ Panti, Llanesca T. "Sara Duterte taps Briones as DepEd consultant". GMA News Online. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  15. ^ Former BOT chair gets award. Visayan Daily Star. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  16. ^ "Prof. Leonor Briones's U.N. Speech: "FULFILL YOUR PROMISES". Diliman-Diary.blogspot. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  17. ^ "Former RP national treasurer receives prestigious award for women leaders". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
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Political offices
Preceded by
Caridad Valdehuesa
 National Treasurer of the Philippines
1998-2001 		Succeeded by
Eduardo Sergio Gonzales Edeza
Preceded by Secretary of Education
2016–2022 		Succeeded by
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Roger Mercado
as Secretary of Public Works and Highways 		Order of Precedence of the Philippines
as Secretary of Education 		Succeeded byas Secretary of Labor and Employment
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