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| Meet the People behind TAPATT Foundation Inc. The Foundation for Transparency and Public Accountability Today and Tomorrow, Inc. - also known as TAPATT Foundation Inc., or simply TAPATT - is a non-stock, non-profit, non-partisan NGO focused on demanding transparency and accountability in and from government. The people behind TAPATT are: ANTONIO C. ABAYA founder and chairman / acting secretary Born: March 11, 1936 Education: Bachelor of Arts-Journalism, Ateneo de Manila, 1956; Bachelor of Science-Chemistry, Northwestern University, 1959. Formerly: columnist at the Philippine Star, the Manila Chronicle and Business World; TV co-host, Options at ABS-CBN-2, and TimesFour at RPN 9. Presently: radio commentator, Station DWIZ. Author: Europe by Scooter, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Communism. GUILLERMO N. CARAGUE trustee Born: August 10, 1939 Education: Bachelor of Business Administration, University of the East, 1960; Bachelor of Laws, Ateneo de Manila University, 1968; Management Development Program, Asian Institute of Management, 1971; Stanford Executive Program, Stanford University, Member of the Bar Formerly: Secretary, Department of Budget and Management; member, Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; partner, Sycip, Gorres and Velayo and Co. (SGV). BALTAZAR N. ENDRIGA trustee and treasurer Born: December 21, 1939 Education: Bachelor of Business Administration, magna cum laude, University of the East, 1960; graduate studies, Ateneo de Manila Graduate School of Economics, 1964; Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, 1968, as a Johnson Foundation scholar and Peter Deuticke Fellow. Sixth in the board exams for CPA. Formerly: president and CEO, Philippine Central Depository; president, Andersen Consulting Inc.; partner, Sycip, Gorres, Velayo and Co. (SGV); president, Institute of Advanced Computer Technology (I/Act); president, Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX); president, MANINDIGAN; president, Philippine Computer Society. Presently: president, Cultural Center of the Philippines. JOSEFINA T. LICHAUCO trustee Education: Bachelor of Laws: University of the Philippines; Master of Laws, Yale University. Formerly: Secretary, Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC); Undersecretary, Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC); chairman, National Telecommunications Commission; vice-president, International Telecommunications Union, a United Nations agency governing telecommunications and information technology, Member of the Bar REYNALDO PACHECO trustee Born: November 17, 1932 Education: Bachelor of Laws, University of Santo Tomas, 1956. Formerly: Assistant Attorney, Pelaez and Jalandoni Law Offices, Press Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs; United Nations grantee in the field of public information; Information Officer, United Nations Information Center, Manila; Public Relations Consultant; Fullbright-Hays grantee in the field of international public reactions; Chief Information Officer, Asian Development Bank; Lay delegate to the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines; press officer, Department of Foreign Affairs. Presently: Founder and president, National Action for the Total Uplift and Restoration of the environment (NATURE); founder and president, Gunless Society. Member of the Bar. |