Panel of Guest Speakers' Profile

Andronico Pecho Alvizo, Jr.

Briefer of Filipinas Quincentenario Initiative

Jun Alvizo is the proponent of the Filipinas Quincentenario project. After years of research and study in conceptualizing the beginning of the Philippines, he sent a proposal in July 2012 to the Office of the President via the Political Affairs Office seeking to promote Philippines' 500th on a ten (10) year timeframe by celebrating the quincentennial anniversary of Philippine nationhood in the entire country through the creation of the Quincentenario Commission, an institutional mechanism under the Office of the President that will take charge in the preparations thereof.

In August 18, 2012, the initiative was presented to the Bishop of Butuan, His Eminence Juan De Dios Pueblos, who wrote then President Benigno Aquino III giving his support to the initiative and endorsed the proposal for the creation of the Quincentenario Commission. Unfortunately, the move failed to gain the support of some concerned agencies of the government.

Earlier this year, however, Jun Alvizo presented the Filipinas Quincentenario project to Dr. Gil Ramos, Atty. Charlie Serapio, Mr. Manny SD Lopez, Mr. Philip Cea and Mr. Jackie Rodriquez, Sr. Barely four (4) years to year 2021, the Quincentenario team decided to pursue the project as a community generated initiative under the auspices of Philippine Quincentenario Center Inc. and spearheaded to undertake various activities and programs to drumbeat the public information campaign in the entire country before time becomes its incapacity.

Education

Graduate: Bachelor of Laws, University of San Jose – Recoletos, Cebu City, March 19, 2004. Tertiary: Bachelor of Arts, Major in Political Science, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, October 13, 1990. Secondary: Father Saturnino Urios University (formerly Urios College), Butuan City, March, 1986.

Work experience

Executive Director, August 2017 to present, Philippine Quincentenario Center Inc. Investment Consultant, October 2016 – April 2017, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).

Legal background: Executive Assistant V (Contractual), September, 2011 – 30 June 2012, Office of the Chairman, 15th Division, Court of Appeals – Manila. As Executive Assistant V, I am tasked to assist in the zero backlog program of the Court of Appeals in drafting resolutions, reports and decisions of appealed cases assigned to the 15th Division of the Court. Legal Volunteer, December 2010 - September 2011, Office of Associate Justice Japar B. Dimaampao, Court of Appeals - Manila. As legal-research volunteer, I was trained in drafting resolutions, reports and decisions of appealed cases assigned to the 15th Division. I also drafted speeches and official correspondence in the office of Justice Dimaampao.

Other work experience (communications, arts, tourism, marketing): Project Director (Ad Hoc Secretariat), September 22 – 26, 2011, Philippine Judicial Academy Seminar, Surigao City. Festival Director, October 1995 – January 1996, Kahimunan Festival 10th Year Anniversary, Sto. Niño Parish, Libertad, Butuan City. I handled the over-all activity of the Kahimunan Festival 10th Year Anniversary of the Sto. Niño Parish, Libertad, Diocese of Butuan. My responsibilities include: conceptualization of festival theme, creation/supervision of different committees, negotiation with different government agencies, corporate sponsors, local government units; proposed tourism and economic programs to local tourism councils; and manages the tri-media promotional campaign of the event, with highlights on the historical and cultural traits of Butuanons as well as the religious aspect of the festival.

Event Organizer | Concert Producer, October 1993 – November 1997: Side A Live in Concert (November 21, 1997, Butuan City Gymnasium); Siakol Live in Concert (May 17, 1997, Urios Gym, Butuan City, and May 30, 1997, Surigao del Norte Provincial Grandstand); Rockademic Inter-Campus Band Competition back to back with Introvoys Live in Concert (January 21, 1995, Butuan City Gymnasium); Eraserheads Live in Concert Caraga Tour (August 30, 1996, Normisist Gymnasium Butuan City, and August 31, 1996, Surigao del Norte Provincial Grandstand); Gary Valenciano Hataw Na on Tour (January 08, 1994, Butuan City Gymnasium).

Marketing Manager, October 1992 – January 1998, Triple Aces Lending Haus, Butuan City. Telemarketer, February 1992 – August 1992, Prestige Club, Manila Hotel, Inc., Manila. Telemarketer, June - October 1991, Gold Club, Manila Intercontinental Hotel, Inc., Makati City.

Gil R. Ramos, Ph.D.

Education: Ph.D. Economics, University of Hawaii. Specialization in Monetary Economics, International Business Finance and Demographic Economics. Dissertation: The global real value of the US Dollar 1950 to 1990; Masters in Economics, University of Hawaii; Graduate Certificate in Population Economics – East West Center, Honolulu, HI; Masters in Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines; Bachelor in Economics, University of the Philippines.

Ramos has worked both in the Philippines and the United States. In the Philippines, Ramos has worked as the Staff Economist at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), a lecturer at the Development Academy of the Philippines, and as consultant with the Senate, Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Office of Special Concerns Malacañang, and the Department of Interior and Local Government. In the private sector of the Philippines, Ramos has served as a consultant to Banco Filipino and the Jacinto Group of companies.

In the United States, he has been consultant at the State of Florida's Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Urban Development as well as Social Security Administration in Washington DC, and a number of private enterprises, including Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Blue Shield of California, Sanofi-Aventis, Bristol Myers Squibb, Yale New Haven Health Systems, Amgen Inc., Reader's Digest, and Marriott Hotel Corporate HQ. Ramos has also served as an economist with the National Council for Compensation Insurance.

His experience in the US in both the public and private sectors has been focused on finance like the stock and commodity markets, banking, the insurance industry, and the financial market analysis for the Pharma industry. Ramos is also well experienced with IT processes, like data warehouse and data mart design and Big data analytics. He is a SAS certified advanced data professional. SAS (Statistical Analysis System Inc.) is one of the largest privately owned software companies in the world and is the world's most widely used statistical analysis software for decision making.

Resume of Emmanuel Sto. Domingo Lopez

Academic background: Elementary: Notre Dame of Manila, Grace Park, Caloocan City, 1971. High School: San Beda College High School, Mendiola, Manila, 1975. College: A.B. Social Science, Majors in Economics and Political Science, University of the Philippines, 1980; A.A. Business Law, Los Angeles City College, Cum Laude, 2009. Post-graduate: MBA Units, University of California, Los Angeles, Westwood, CA, 1981-1983; Strategic Business Economics Program (SBEP), University of Asia-Pacific, Pasig, M.M., 1995; MBA Units, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2009; Juris Doctor Units, Pacific Coast University School of Law, Long Beach, CA, 2009-2010.

Special courses and trainings: Comprehensive Systems Analysis and Design, I/ACT-SGV, Makati, Philippines, 1984; Professional Selling Skills, Tom Hopkins Salesmanship Institute, 1985; Real Estate Broker's License Course, Pasay-Makati Real Estate Board, 1986; Top Management Program, ADMU Graduate School of Business, 1987; Industrial Security and Agency Management, PADPAO, Camp Crame, Q.C., 1993; Computer Hardware Technology and Product Courses, Taipei, Taiwan, 1985-1998; ICT Short Courses and Technology Management Seminars, Japan Electronics Show, 1987-1997; ICT Short Courses and Technology Management Seminars, CeBIT, Germany, 1993-1997; Web Design and Electronic Commerce Course, California State Univ., Northridge, CA, 2000; Networking and Data Communications, Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA, 2003; Healthcare Information Systems and VoIP Technologies Courses, Boston, MA, 2005; Software Programming, Astronomy, U.S. History Courses, Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA, 2004-2005; Earth Science, Geology, Philosophy, Math, Healthcare Courses, Los Angeles City College, CA, 2005-2007; Information and Communication Technologies and Solutions, Computex, Las Vegas, NV, 1992-2008; Microsoft Office Productivity Suite and Other Advance Software Applications, USA, 1989-2010.

Professional experience: Consultant, Philippine Economic Zone Authority, BGC, Taguig City, MM, Oct. 2016 to April 2017; Director / Former CEO, The Lincoln Properties and Resorts, Inc., Tagaytay City, 2011 to present; Director / Former CEO, CICSI Technologies, Makati City, 2010 to present; Consultant, Admiral Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2009-2010; Managing Director, E-Business, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA, 2000 to 2010; President and CEO, Computech Electronics International, Inc., Pasig City, 1983 to 1999 (Concurrent Director of CEII EPZA, Cavite, Phils.; CEII Hong Kong; CEII Germany; CEII Los Angeles, CA); President and CEO, Realtech Properties and Development, Inc., Makati City, 1988 to 1998; President and CEO, Armstech Security Systems, Quezon City, 1993 to 1995; President and General Manager, National Food Authority – Grainscor, 1986 to 1988; Director, Food Terminal Inc., Taguig City, 1986 to 1988; Director, National Post-Harvest Research Center, 1986 to 1988.

Affiliations and memberships: Upsilon Sigma Phi, University of the Philippines, 1975 to present; U.P. Alumni Association, 1980 to present; Chairman, Empowered People's Initiative and Reform Movement Alliance (EPIRMA), 2013 to present; President, Organizing For Philippines (OFP), 2010 to present; PDP-Laban, Founding Chairman, Moncada, Tarlac, 1984 to 1992, 2015 to present; District Chairman, Lakas NUCD-UMDP, 1992 to 1998; National Chairman, Lakas ng Bansa Youth, 1987 to 1992; Member, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Member, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Member, American Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines; Member, European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines.

Awards and recognitions: Certificate of Appreciation, Archdiocese of Cebu, Resource Speaker, Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), 2014; Certificate of Appreciation, City of Tacloban City for Services and Donations for Disaster Relief; Certificate of Appreciation, Province of Tarlac for Services and Donations for Disaster Management; Certificate of Appreciation, City of Baguio for Services and Donations for Disaster Management; Certificate of Appreciation, Province of Masbate for Services and Donations for Disaster Management; Certificate of Recognition, Upsilon Sigma Phi for Exemplary Community Services; Cum Laude, AA Business Law, Los Angeles City College; Various awards and recognitions from community, civic and student organizations.