Profile :: The Honorable AUGUSTO "Boboy" SYJUCO
Director-General
Tel#: 63 (2) 893-2454 / 63 (2) 818-8829
Fax#: 63 (2) 816-2480
Email: boboysyjuco@tesda.gov.ph
Website: http://www.tesda.gov.ph

PERSONAL DETAILS

Formal Name :           AUGUSTO L. SYJUCO, JR.
Date of Birth :           11 December 1942
Place of Birth :           Manila, Philippines
Citizenship  :           Natural Born Filipino Citizen
Occupation :           Business Executive/Government Official
Metro Manila Address :           No. 4 Flame Tree Road, Forbes Park, Makati City
Provincial Address :           No. 4 Rodriguez St., Sta. Barbara, Iloilo
Name of Spouse :           Congresswoman Judy Roces Jalbuena
Father  :           Augusto G. Syjuco of  Malabon City, Rizal (+)
Mother  :           Aurora Limcaco Syjuco of Navotas, Rizal

EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP

• Doctor of  Industrial Technology (Honoris Causa)

EULOGIO “AMANG” RODRIGUEZ INSTITUTE
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 2006

• Doctor of Humanities in Public Service (Honoris Causa)

LYCEUM NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, 2006

• Command and General Staff Course (CGSC)

COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE,
Training and Doctrine Command, Philippine Army
Philippines, 2001

• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

WHARTON SCHOOL, University of Pennsylvania, 1964

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BSBA), Cum Laude

UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST, Philippines, 1963

• High School

Gold Star Cadet, PEEKSKILL MILITARY ACADEMY, New York

• Grade School

ATENEO DE MANILA, Philippines

 

GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE

• As Cabinet Member and Director General of TESDA, caused the institutionalization of  critical Paradigm Shifts which center on pro-active job-skills matching; initiated the implementation of the youth career profiling program (YP4SC); led the nationwide institutionalization and implementation of the Ladderized Education Program;  directed the formulation of the National Tech-Voc Agenda as the New Way of PGMA; and mainstreamed technical-vocational education and training (TVET) priorities in national policy making.     

• Granted the Rank of Colonel, AFPSN No. 0-132990 (E) PA (Reserve) upon successful completion of the Command and General Staff Course at Fort Andres Bonifacio, Makati City in December 2001

• Twice Elected Congressman/Representative of the Second District of Iloilo, in May 1998 and May 2001

Major Legislation:

            RA 9189, Overseas Voting Act (OVA)
            RA 9225, Philippine Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003

Positions in the 12th Congress:

Appropriations Chairman for the Sub-Committee on the Agricultural Sector
Chairman, Suffrage and Electoral Reforms
Senior Vice Chairman, Good Government or the Blue Ribbon

Committee Memberships:

Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
Basic Education
Civil Service and Professional Regulation
Good Government
Government Reorganization
Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws
Energy
Games, Amusement and Sports
Higher and Technical Education
Legislative Franchises
Public Order and Safety
Public Works and Highways
Social Services
Tourism
Trade and Industry
Ways and Means
Women
Youth and Sports Development

• Appointed by President Fidel V. Ramos as Member, Board of Directors, Development Bank of the Philippines, effective July 3, 1996;  concurrently

Chairman, Development Bank of the Philippines Management Corporation

• Elected VICE PRESIDENT, 1971 Constitutional Convention

This position was the 3rd highest ranked.
At 28 years old,  he was the 10th youngest of 320 Delegates

Responsibilities and authority were exercised over the following functions:

• Installed the initial systems and procedures relative to the financial affairs of the Convention, budgeting and internal control systems;
• Presided over Plenary Sessions of the Convention;
• Coordinated and supervised the work of the 14 Committees of the Convention
• Represented the Convention in speaking engagement, official functions and social affairs;

• PRINCIPAL AUTHOR AND SPONSOR of the 1971 Constitution’s ARTICLE 13 Accountability of Public Officers, SANDIGANBAYAN (Anti-Graft Court), and Tanodbayan (OMBUDSMAN) which were also adopted by the 1986 Constitutional Commission.
• Member of President Macapagal’s personal five-person “Think Tank” on crucial matters in the affairs of the Constitutional Convention.
• Elected DELEGATE representing the First District of Rizal, then the country’s premier and largest district (13 Municipalities and Cities in Metro Manila).
• MODERATOR, “Dialogue”, 13 one-hour Documentaries televised nationwide by Channel 5 on primetime that delved on major issues in the Constitutional Convention.

SELECTED CORPORATE (PAST OR CURRENT) POSITIONS

CHAIRMAN

• Flame Property Holdings, Inc.
• Fairway Property Holdings, Inc.
• Bayan Financial Brokerage, Inc.
• Bayan Financiers, Inc.
• Bayan Insurance Brokerage, Inc.
• Pacific Equity and Management Co., Inc.
• Cebu Food and Beverage Resources, Inc.
• Negros Food and Beverage Resources, Inc.
• Iloilo Food and Beverage Resources, Inc.
• Asia Plastiko Inc.
• A&J Reality Corporation

DIRECTOR

• Solar Reality Corporation

FORMER DIRECTOR

• Beautifont, Inc. (now, Beautifont by Avon)

POLITICAL STUDENT ACTIVITIES

• National President, Conference Delegates’ Association of the Philippines (CONDA), 1962-1963 (One of the three national student organizations at that time)
• President, University of the East Student Government, 1962-63
• Chairman, UE Delegation to the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUCP) Annual Conference in Cebu City, October 1962
• President, UE Senior Executive Council (senior class organization), 1962-63; Service Award Recipient
• President, UE Philippine International Friendship Organization (PIFO), 1962-63
• Chancellor, UE Alpha Phi Omega, International Collegiate Service Fraternity, 1962-63
• Recipient, Outstanding Scholarship and Leadership Award, UE Junior Assembly, 1962
• Alumni, Epsilon Chapter, Alpha Phi Omega, University of the East – Manila, 1961

SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS RECEIVED

• Outstanding Congressman of the 11th Congress, awarded by Graphic Magazine
• Paul Harris Fellow, The Rosary Foundation of Rotary International, 1997
• 1971 Public Service Awardee
• 1963 Most Outstanding Graduate Award, Board of Trustees of the University of the East
• Top 63 Graduates Award, University of the East Alumni Association, 1963
• UE Nominee for Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP), 1963

OTHER SELECTED ACTIVITIES

• Congressman, representing the 2nd District of Iloilo, 11th and 12th Congress, House of Representatives, Republic of the Philippines
• Member, Laban ng Masang Pilipino (LAMP), Mid 1998
• Chairman, LAKAS-NUCD-UMDP-KAMPI, 2nd District of Iloilo, early 1998
• Founder, UNLAD MAKATI, non-profit Foundation for Livelihood Projects
• Director, HERITAGE OF CEBU FOUNDATION, headed by Cardinal Vidal
• Member, ISAAC WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA (IWLA), Environmentalists
• Member, Manila Polo Club
• Member, Cebu Country Club
• Master Pistol Shooter, National Rifle Association (NRA), USA
• Competitor, Philippine Shooting Team with competed in the International World Shooting Championships at Thun, Switzerland, 1974
• Member, Art Association of the Philippines
• Artist (Painter) participated in several Group Exhibits and held One person Exhibits in Manila, in Barcelona, in Vancouver, and in West Broadway, New York City
• Founder, Tagipusuon Foundation, a non-profit organization for women’s livelihood and children’s assistance through the Education For All program
• Founder, Tawu Kag Duta, a non-profit foundation for agro-industrial livelihood projects
• Commodore, 6th Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary, Iloilo

PUBLICATIONS

• Salabat for the Filipino Soul Book I:  Book on Filipino Virtues, 2006
• Salabat for the Filipino Soul Book II:  Career Guidance in Ladderized Education for Filipino Empowerment, 2006
• “The Warrior’s Creed,”  2004
• “The 10 Commandments of Honorable Politics”, 2003 s
• So Wat? (Newsletter circulated in the House of Representatives, 2002-2004)
• SANDIGAMBAYAN: An Ombudsman for the Philippines, 1971

 

 

 

 

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