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PERSONAL BACKGROUND Dr. Rogelio V. Paglomutan is an economist and an associate professor of finance and economics. He graduated with top honors in elementary and high school in Tagum, Davao del Norte, and finished his bachelor’s degree in business management cum laude at Silliman University. He obtained his Master of Arts degree in Economics and Doctor of Business Administration (major in Finance) at the premier University of the Philippines. He took his post-doctoral study in Finance and Investment at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. And he completed his diploma course on Tertiary Teaching and Learning at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australian university offshore campus in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam).

He worked at National Steel Corporation in Iligan City as his first job as a management trainee and training assistant; as a teaching and research fellow at U.P.- School of Economics; as staff economist at National Economic & Development Authority; and as  senior economist at the private-think tank Center for Research and Communication (now University of Asia and the Pacific).

As an associate professor of  economics and finance  in  leading universities,   he was a faculty member at the University of the Philippines - College of Business Administration, Diliman, QC; at the University of Asia and the Pacific - Business Economics School, Ortigas Campus; at De La Salle University - College of Business Administration, Manila; at the Universidad de Los Andes - Faculty of Economics and Business in Santiago City in Chile, South America;  and at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - International University in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam (an Australian university). He was also the Dean of the University of the East - College of Business Administration. Moreover, he is a faculty of Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountancy of University of Santo Tomas and in Graduate School of Manuel L. Quezon University in Quezon City. And, he co-authored a textbook in Corporate Finance in U.P.-CBA Diliman, and published several research studies in finance and economics.

As a government technocrat, he used to be the Deputy National Treasurer of the Philippines at the Bureau of Treasury under the Department of Finance; and as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. He was a member of several inter-agency government committees, including cabinet-level technical committees; and represented the Philippine government in international meetings and conferences.

As a finance fellow, he was the Chief Finance Officer of Brass Chile Co. in Santiago City, Chile, South America; Investment Officer of the University of the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (a university endowment fund); Founder, Executive Director of the Bureau of Treasury Provident Fund Inc.; currently, Board Director of United Coconut Planters Life Assurance Corp. (COCOLIFE); and advisor in the financial markets/institutions. He has been involved in a number of projects/programs, including privatization of Philippine state assets/companies; and worked as consultant in several international, multilateral and government agencies, including World Bank, Asian Development Bank and USAID.

As a concerned citizen, he was a member of the University of the Philippines – Committee on Arts and Culture, and as advisor to Berea Arts and Sciences School in Antipolo City that are involved in the promotion of Filipino arts and environmental awareness/activities to address global warming and environmental degradation. He is an associate member of Filipino Inventors Society Producers Cooperative that promotes entrepreneurship among Filipino inventors, and a lifetime member of Philippine Economics Society. Dr. Rogelio Paglomutan is a native of Tagum, Davao del Norte. Born: 17 August 1955.

Email address: deanrvpaglomutan@yahool.com.ph