Cielito Habito

Cielito F. Habito
NEDA Director-General
In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998
President	Fidel V. Ramos
Preceded by	Cayetano Paderanga, Jr.
Succeeded by	Felipe Medalla
Personal details
Born	April 20, 1953 (1953-04-20) (age 58)[1] Cabuyao, Laguna
Nationality	Filipino
Residence	Los Baños, Laguna
Alma mater	Harvard University University of New England University of the Philippines Los Baños Philippine Science High School Maquiling School
Profession	Economist Professor Columnist
Religion	Roman Catholic

Cielito Flores Habito^[2] (born April 20, 1953)^[1] or "Ciel" Habito is a Filipino economist, professor, and columnist. He served concurrently as the Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority and Socio-Economic Planning Secretary during the Ramos administration.^[1][3][4]

He is one of the 1991 Ten Outstanding Young Men Awardees for Economics.^[5]

Early life and Education

Habito was born on April 20, 1953 in Cabuyao, Laguna. He studied at the Maquiling School in Los Baños for grade school, then at the Philippine Science High School for secondary education. He attended the University of the Philippines Los Baños for his tertiary education, earning a degree in Agriculture, major in Agricultural Economics and graduating Summa Cum Laude.^[1][4]

He then attended the University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, where he earned a Master of Economics degree.^[1] He also obtained a Master of Arts in Economics and a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics at the Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.^[4]

Career

Academic Career

Habito currently teaches Economics at the Ateneo de Manila University. He is also director of the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development, a research unit in economics and economic policy at the same university.^[4]

Columnist

He writes a weekly column entitled No Free Lunch^[1] in the Philippine Daily Inquirer's opinion section. From August 2003 to June 2010, he wrote for the same newspaper's business section. ^[4] He was also a columnist in The Manila Times from May 2002 to July 2003.^[6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} University of the Philippines. Beyond 2010: Leadership for the Next Generation: An Academic Congress. [1]. Accessed 18 October 2010.
2. ^ APFED Policy Dialogue on CSR for Env. Mgt and Sustainable Devt in Asia and the Pacific. [2]. Accessed 18 October 2010.
3. ^ National Economic and Development Authority. [3], Retrieved, 02 October 2010
4. ^ ^{a b c d e} The Philippine Daily Inquirer. [4], Manila, 22 June 2010. Retrieved, 02 October 2010
5. ^ orosa.org. [5], Retrieved, 02 October 2010
6. ^ The Manila Times. [6], 30 August 2009. Retrieved, 02 October 2010

External Links

• No Free Lunch, Philippine Daily Inquirer Latest Columns of Dr. Habito
• Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University (last updated in 2008)

Preceded by Cayetano Paderanga, Jr.

Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority 1992 – 1998

Succeeded by Felipe Medalla

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Name	Habito, Cielito
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Date of birth	1953-04-20
Place of birth	Cabuyao, Laguna
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