Onofre Corpuz
National Scientist Onofre Corpuz | |
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Minister of Education, Culture & Sports | |
In office July 1979 – January 1984 | |
President | Ferdinand Marcos |
Preceded by | Juan Manuel |
Succeeded by | Jaime Laya |
Secretary of Education | |
In office December 16, 1967 – April 20, 1971 | |
President | Ferdinand Marcos |
Preceded by | Carlos P. Romulo |
Succeeded by | Juan Manuel |
13th President of the University of the Philippines | |
In office 1975–1979 | |
President | Ferdinand Marcos |
Preceded by | Salvador P. Lopez |
Succeeded by | Emanuel V. Soriano |
1st Chairperson of the Career Executive Service Board | |
In office 1973–1978 | |
President | Ferdinand Marcos |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | Jacobo C. Clave |
Personal details | |
Born | Onofre Dizon Corpuz December 1, 1926 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (M.A., 1953) Harvard University (M.P.A, 1955; Ph.D., 1956) |
Occupation | Professor, Public servant |
Profession | Economic historian, Political scientist |
Awards | National Scientist of the Philippines |
Onofre Dizon Corpuz
Being the first one to come up with the idea of establishing the Career Executive Service (CES) in the Philippines based on existent bureaucratic structures in other countries, Corpuz served as the first chairman of the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) from 1973 to 1978.[3]
In 2004, he was named
Early life and education
Dr. Onofre Dizon Corpuz was born on December 1, 1926, at Taft Street, Poblacion,
He finished his primary and secondary education in his hometown province of Tarlac, Philippines. He was salutatorian of Camiling Elementary School in 1938 and of Tarlac High School in 1944 before he took up his B.A. degree at the University of the Philippines at Diliman from 1946 to 1950 wherein he graduated magna cum laude. He joined the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity in 1947. It was also here that he joined and later served as the resident Governor of the Pan Xenia Fraternity.
Corpuz obtained his master's degree at the
In 1976, the Royal Chulalongkorn University in Thailand awarded him a Ph.D., honoris causa in 1976.
Career
During the Marcos administration
Dr. Corpuz was appointed Undersecretary of the Department of Education by former President then dictator
In 1972, he became the Founding President of the government-owned Development Academy of the Philippines. Corpuz later ran for a position and won in the
During the Aquino administration
The economist reentered government as member of the board of the National Historical Institute in 1987 during the time of former President
Later career
Professor Corpuz served as president of the now defunct The Manila Chronicle from 1994 to 1996. Earlier, he was part of the Board of Governors of the
Research
Dr. Corpuz conducted research at the United States
His specializations included economic history, public administration and policy. His previous research formed the basis for his best-known published works, which include: The Philippines (1965; Prentice-Hall); Roots of the Filipino Nation 2 vols. (1989; Aklahi Foundation); An economic history of the Philippines (1997; University of the Philippines Press); and Saga and triumph: the Philippine revolution against Spain (2002; University of the Philippines Press).
Personal life
Professor Corpuz was married to retired professor and former dean of the College of Home Economics (CHE) of University of the Philippines Dr. Aurora G. Corpuz.
References
- ^ a b "Birth certificate of Onofre Copruz". Philippines Civil Registration (Local). Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ a b "Former Education Secretary O.D. Copruz dies". Manilatimes.net. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ "Career Executive Service Board Chaipersons". Career Executive Service Board. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ "National Academy of Science and Technology". Department of Science and Technology. Retrieved March 25, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "UP Diliman School of Economics". University of the Philippines Diliman website. Retrieved March 25, 2013.