AUGUSTO
SANTOS named as NEDA Acting Director-General
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Augusto B. Santos was appointed as the Acting Director-General (DG)
of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on August
19, 2009. This is the third time that the presidentdesignated him as
NEDA Head. His earlier appointments were as NEDA Officer-in-Charge
from July 14, 2005 to February 16, 2006 and as acting
Director-General from August 16, 2007 to July 28, 2008.
Rising from the ranks, DG Santos started as an Economic
Researcher of the Presidential Economic Staff of the
National Economic Council (now NEDA). |
His
professional experiences are in the areas of policy and program analysis
for the social and infrastructure sectors, official development
assistance coordination, project development, investment programming,
and regional development and land use and physical planning.
Prior to his
appointment as DDG in March 28, 2000, Santos served as Assistant
Director-General for Investment Programming of NEDA’s National
Development Office (1992 to 2000) and as Director of NEDA’s
Infrastructure Staff (1990 to 1992). He was Project Director/Manager of
the World Bank-assisted National Transportation Planning Project from
1987 to 1989.
Santos
has held various positions in different government organizations, boards
and committees. He is currently Chair of the National Land Use Committee
and the Regional Development Committee under the NEDA Board, the Audit
Committee of the Philippine Export/Import Credit Agency Board, and the
National Steering Committee of the UNICEF-assisted Country Program for
Children. He also sits as ex officio representative to the Power Sector
Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation, Toll Regulatory Board,
Philippine Ports Authority, Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board,
Trade and Investment Development Corporation of the Philippines,
National Irrigation Administration Board and the Palawan Sustainable
Development Council. He also served as the Chair of the
Philippines-Canada Development Fund Board and as member of the Board of
Directors of the Light Rail Transportation Authority and the Council for
the Welfare of Children.
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