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= Benjamin "Chippy" I. Espiritu = Dr. Benjamin I Espiritu, Chairman, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Brigadair General, Armed Forces of the Philippines (Reserve); and former Governor of Oriental Mindoro. Dr. Espiritu is a Filipino Certified Public Accountant, a businessman, banker, politician, military man, sports advocate, researcher, writer and a book author, academician and trainer with an advocacy on corporate governance.

Career

Benjamin I. Espiritu is the President of Risks, Opportunities Assessment and Management (ROAM) Inc.[1], President and CEO of Change Management International, Inc. Chairman and CEO of Ormin Realty Corporation and Chairman of Banco de Mindoro, Inc.

Dr. Espiritu serves on the board of private and publicly listed companies. He is director at Central de Azucarera de Tarlac, Inc [2] (CAT) and Dizon Copper Silver Mines, Inc[3] (DIZ) and an insurance company – Infrastrata Assurance Corporation.

Dr. Espiritu is currently the Chairman of the Board of Regents of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila [4][5] (University of the City of Manila), Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center[6], Chairman of the Board of Advisers of the Philippine Marine Corps and President of the National Defense College of the Philippines Alumni Association, Inc.

In government, Dr. Espiritu served as Provincial Governor of Oriental Mindoro[7]. Under his leadership, Oriental Mindoro became a 1st class province.

In the military, he is a Brigadier General[8]. As the former commander of the 7th Marine Brigade (Reserve) having the entire Luzon island as its area of responsibility, his unit was adjudged as the AFP Ready Reserve Unit of the Year for three consecutive years – from 2013 up to 2015 (Brigade/Wing Level) and Philippine Navy Reserve Unit of the Year for six straight years – from 2012 up to 2017.

In sports, Dr. Espiritu is the chairman of Larong Volleyball sa Filipinas[9], Inc., President of Larong Hockey sa Filipinas, Inc.[10] (Philippine Hockey Association) and a Director of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA).

He served as former President of Philippine Olympic Academy, as Deputy Chief of Mission to the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, NOC Attache to the 2011 Southeast Asian Games, Chef de Mission to the 3rd Asian Beach Games in 2012. He was also a member of the Management Committee to the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, Delegation Official to the 2016 Rio Olympics, and Head of Security of the RP contingent to the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.

As a researcher, writer and author, Dr. Espiritu has written numerous articles on corporate governance and authored research papers on the subject that have been presented at international academic fora. He is a regular columnist of the Daily Tribune[11]. He used to write for BusinessWorld, Manila Standard, City Life and military publications such as Citemar 6 and Navy Journal. He has authored the book “A Practical Guide to Completed Staff Work (CSW)”[12] (co authored with Dr. Leonora Vasquez-De Jesus). The book is being used by several large organizations both in the public and private sectors.

In the academe, Dr. Espiritu was the former Dean of Far Eastern University – Makati (October 2009-August 2012). At De La Salle University Graduate School of Business (DLSU-GSB), he was former Chairman of Accounting, Finance, Business and Governance of, Program Coordinator of the Doctor of Business Administration program and Course Director of the Corporate Governance and Risk Management program.

Education and Recognitions

Dr. Espiritu earned his Doctor of Philosophy, Major in Public Administration degree from the University of Santo Tomas (graduating Meritissimus/Excellent). He completed his Master in National Security Administration (MNSA) from the National Defense College of the Philippines (Gold Medal-Leadership; Special Award - Academic Excellence; Special Award – Best Thesis). He also has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from De La Salle University. He completed the Basic Management Program at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM). He graduated with Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Accounting, also from De La Salle University. He completed the Naval Command and General Staff Course at the Naval Command and Staff College (2001) where he finished at the top of the Non-Resident Instruction (NRI) group.

Awards received

Dr. Espiritu was named Most Outstanding Faculty Member in 2001 and the Most Outstanding Alumnus Award in 2006 of the De La Salle Professional Schools Graduate School of Business in 2001.

In 2005, he received the St. Antoninus of Florence Award (Outstanding Alumnus in the field of Public Administration) from the University of Santo Tomas Graduate School and the UST Graduate School Alumni Association, Inc. He was given an Outstanding Alumnus Award by the National Defense College of the Philippines and the National Defense College of the Philippines Alumni Association, Inc. in 20017, 2014, and 2017.

Ulirang Ama Award in the field of education was given by the National Mother’s Day & Father’s Day Foundation, Inc. in 2010. He received Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Outstanding Graduate Award by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

References:
[1] https://www.roam.com.ph/

[2] http://edge.pse.com.ph/companyInformation/form.do?cmpy_id=183

[3] http://www.dizonmines.com/

[4] https://www.plm.edu.ph/administration/board-of-regents.html

[5] https://www.plm.edu.ph/news/2016/2016-07-22.html

[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ospital_ng_Maynila_Medical_Center

[7] https://www.ormindoro.gov.ph/history

[8] https://www.manilatimes.net/afp-major-services-34-units-have-new-generals/97773/

[9] https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/larong-volleyball-ng-pilipinas-philippine-volleyball-federation-pvf-fivb-poc-joey-romasanta

[10] https://businessmirror.com.ph/2017/12/17/german-athletes-phl-team-take-hockey-to-the-outdoors/

[11] https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/author/benjamin-espiritu/

[12] https://books.google.com.ph/books/about/A_Practical_Guide_to_Completed_Staff_Wor.html?id=FyFIG_WwfDAC&redir_esc=y