President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Emmanuel Esguerra as acting deputy director general of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and David Balangue as a commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

 

Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Esguerra, whose appointment papers President Benigno Aquino III signed last July 4, will replace Augusto Santos.

 

A profile of Esguerra on the University of the Philippines School of Economics indicated he has a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from The Ohio State University 1993; an M.A. in Economics from UP Diliman in 1981; and an A.B. Economics, cum laude, from UP in 1976.
 

It added his research interests include Labor Economics, Development Economics, and Public Economics.

 

His teaching, research, and other positions include:

 

- Associate Professor

- Visiting Exchange Professor, St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin, USA January-May 2011

- Director, Economics Research Center, UP School of Economics, 2001-2007, 2008-2010

- Editor, Philippine Review of Economics, 2001-2007, 2008-2010

- Book Review Editor, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, 2004-2010

New SEC commissioner
 

Valte noted that Balangue attended Northwestern University in Illinois and has a degree from the Manuel Luis Quezon University in 1971.

 

He placed second in the Philippine CPA Board Examination in 1972 and is a member of the executive committee of Roxas Holdings Inc.

 

Valte said Balangue was also part of the audit committee of Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp. — ELR, GMA News