Mr Jeffrey Ochoa Tarayao is currently the Chief Corporate Social Responsibility  Officer of the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) and the President of the One MERALCO Foundation.

He has almost ten years of experience in managing sustainability, corporate  social responsibility, community relations and communications.  He developed models on integrated CSR, strategic community relations, corporate-community  partnerships and  sustainability programs.   Read more...

Professor Renato Cruz de Castro PH D is a senior professor in the International Studies  Department of the De La Salle University, Taft  Avenue, Manila.    He is a  holder of the Charles Lui Chi Keung Professional Chair in China  Studies and a  U S State Department  ASEAN Research Fellow.  In 2009, he was  with the Political Science Department of the Arizona State University.   He earned his doctorate degree   from the Government and International Studies Department  of the University of South Carolina as a Fulbright Scholar in 2011.   He obtained his  Bachelor in  Arts degree  and two (2) Masters degrees from the University of the Philippines . Read more...

Miss Jennifer Kleskie currently works as a process-oriented therapist and conflict facilitator in Portland, Oregon,  U S A.  As a mixed-race Filipina, she has been encouraged to visit or  return  to the Philippines  to connect with and feel the pulse of the Filipino people  and discover more about her cultural  heritage.

She is committed to her personal growth and is passionate in impacting  the quality of life  to those around her.    Her interest in  keenly mastering her facilitation skills have led her to be on facilitation  teams in Sydney, Australia; London, England, Israel, Palestine and in various locations within the United States. Read more...

Dr. Raymundo D Rovillos is currently the Dean, College of Social Sciences and a Professor of History and Philosophy at the University of the Philippines-Baguio. He is an expert in Philippine History, Cordillera History; Society and Culture; Ethnicity/Indigenous Peoples’ Studies; Gender Studies; and Social Development. 

As a Dean of the College of Social Sciences, Dr. Rovillos lead the formative review of the Master of Arts in Social and Development Studies Program; steered and contributed to the institution of the Bachelor Science in Management Economics and proposed to revise the Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences respectively; and initiated the establishment of the UP Baguio Cordillera and Northern Luzon. Historical archives in 2008 and continues to mobilize resources for its development.

 BGEN FERMIN R DE LEON JR AFP (RET) finished his primary education from St Theresa's College in Baguio City and  his elementary and secondary, from San Beda College in Manila.  He studied here and abroad, where he earned  his Bachelor of Science  from the Philippine Military Academy  in 1977; Master of Arts in Philosophy from St Louis Univeristy, Baguio City; and Master in National Security Admnistration from the National Defense College of the Philippines, including defense-related courses in Germany,  the United States and the United Kingdom.

Mr  Aries Rufo , a Newsbreak Fellow, is a high-profile and a professional  investigative journalist  on various topics, particularly  politics, judiciary, environment,  military and  religious.    He is a 1992  Bachelor of Science  graduate,  Major in Journalism of  the Centro Escolar University .

He was  a Senior Staff Writer  of Newsbreak Online and Magazine  from 2011-2010. He was previously a reporter of the Manila Standard and the  Manila Times and a contributing Writer of the Filipinas Magazine. He received numerous citations and awards, among them  are the  Asia Pacific  Region Lorenzo Natali Journalism for Development-first prize;