RESUME OF RAMON IKE V. SENERES
GOVERNMENT QUALIFICATIONS
Career Service Executive (CSE)
Career Executive Service Officer (CESO)
Foreign Service Officer (FSO)
Civil Service Eligible (Professional)
Civil Service Eligible (Sub-Professional)
PRESENT POSITIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Chairman, Inter-Charity Network, Inc. (ICN)
President, University Consortium for Resource Networking (UNICORN)
Board Member, Foundation for the Prevention of Crime and Injustice (FPCI)
Organizer, United National Health Association (UNAHEALTH)
Chairman, Makati City ICT Council (MCICTC)
Member, Makati City Business Development Council (MBDC)
Television Host and News Anchor, Global News Network (Ka Iking Live)
Syndicated Columnist, “No Holds Barred” (30 newspapers nationwide)
Channel Director, Social Education Network (SEN)
Producer, “Universal Access”, DZRJ 810 AM radio program
Producer, “Coffee Break” DZRJ 810 AM radio program
President, Society of Digital Artists (SODA)
Chairman, Corinthian Coffee Clutch
PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT POSITIONS
Director General, National Computer Center (Rank of Undersecretary)
Director General, National Computer Institute (NCI)
Chief Executive Officer, National Crime Information System (NCIS)
Commissioner, Philippine Commission for Year 2000 (Y2K)
Director, APEC Communications and Database System (ACDS)
Director, DFA Communications and Management Information Systems
Director, DFA Science and Technology Office (Technology Transfer)
Director, Science and Technology Advisory Council (STAC)
Director, Transfer of Knowledge through Expatriate Nationals (TOKTEN)
Coordinator, Technology Promotion Information System (UNDP-TIPS)
Member, Science and Technology Coordinating Council (STCC)
Press Attaché, Philippine Embassy in Washington , (Rank of Consul General)
Bureau Chief, Philippine News Agency in Washington (PNA)
Fellow and Marketing Consultant, University of Life (UL)
Program Officer, Ministry of Human Settlements (MHS)
Group Product Manager, Bliss Marketing Corporation (Blissmark)
PREVIOUS PRIVATE POSITIONS
Editor-in-Chief, Opinyon Newspaper
Columnist, Daily Chronicle (Biz Buzz)
Columnist, Daily Tribune (Sense and Sensibility)
Broadcaster/Anchor, DZXL (Gulong ng Kabuhayan)
Broadcaster/Anchor, DZAR (Mr. Kabuhayan)
Broadcaster/Anchor, DZEC (Mata ng Agila)
Broadcaster/Anchor, NET25 (Agila Reports)
Broadcaster/Anchor, DZRV (Radio Veritas)
Broadcaster/Anchor, DWIZ (Kapit-Bayan)
Advertising and Promotions Supervisor, San Miguel Corporation (SMC)
Brand Coordinator, San Miguel Corporation (SMC)
Market Research Assistant, 3M Philippines
SCHOLARSHIPS
National State Scholar (Department of Education)
American Field Service (Exchange Student)
Ateneo de Manila University Entrance Scholar (Waived)
DISTINCTIONS
National Honor Society ( United States )
Quill and Scroll International ( United States )
Order of the Arrow ( United States )
EDUCATION
Asian Institute of Management (Language of Business)
University of the Philippines (AB Political Science)
Ateneo de Manila University (MA Units in Literature)
Foreign Service Institute (Diplomatic and Consular Practice)
Kankakee Westview High School ( Kankakee , Illinois )
Father Urios High School ( Butuan City )
Central Elementary School ( Butuan City )
PERSONAL
Born July 31, 1952 in Compostela, Davao
Baptized in the Roman Catholic Church
Married to Lorina Carmen Gallardo Aquino
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
MANILA BAY INTEGRATED AREA DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (MABIADO)
PROPOSED PROTOCOL OF MEETINGS
MANILA BAY INTEGRATED AREA DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (MABIADO)
1. One vote per municipality
2. All the municipalities along the Manila Bay and its environs shall be invited to become members
3. For purposes of this protocol, the term “municipality” shall refer to both towns and cities
4. For purposes of this protocol, chartered cities shall still be recognized as being independent from the provinces, but they shall be considered as part of the river system
5. For purposes of this protocol, the legal and juridical personalities of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), Municipal Development Councils (MDCs), City Development Councils (CDCs), Provincial Development Councils (PDCs) and the Regional Development Councils (RDCs) shall be recognized, but deemed separate from the specific purposes of the Manila Bay Integrated Area Development Organization (MABIADO)
6. Only one official delegate per municipality may sit at the conference table per meeting, in all levels of meetings
7. Only member municipalities may vote in all levels of meetings
8. Non-member municipalities may attend as observers but may not vote
9. Regional Directors and Provincial Managers of national government agencies shall be invited as observers but may not vote
10. Congressmen from the local districts shall be invited to attend as guests, but may not vote
11. Representatives of the MMDA, LLDA and the local development councils may be invited as guests but may not vote
12. Each municipality must send permanent representatives to the weekly Technical Working Group (TWG) meetings
13. Each municipality must require the Planning Department Head to attend the monthly Planning Department Head’s (PDH) meetings
14. Each municipality must require the Vice Mayor to attend the Quarterly Vice Mayor’s (QVM) meetings
15. Each municipality must require the Mayor to attend the Annual Municipal Mayor’s (AMM) meetings
16. The minimum rank of a TWG representative shall be an Assistant Department Head
17. The TWG shall elect its own Coordinator from among the representatives
18. All agenda items that are taken up at the PDH meetings must originate from the TWGs
19. All agenda items that are taken up at the QVM meetings must originate from the PDH meetings
20. All agenda items that are taken up at the AMM meetings must originate from the QVM meetings
21. The TWG meetings may be held in any municipality that is convenient to the group members, subject to rotation on a weekly basis
22. The PDH meetings may be held in any municipality that is convenient to the group members, subject to rotation on a monthly basis
23. The QVM meetings may be held in any municipality that is convenient to the group members, subject to rotation on a quarterly basis
24. The AMM meetings may be held in any municipality that is convenient to the group members, subject to rotation on a yearly basis
25. The sequence of rotation in the hosting of the meetings shall begin with the municipality or city with the oldest foundation date. Thereafter, the rotation will based on the sequence of foundation dates
26. Under extreme circumstances, a Senior Planning Officer may be allowed to attend the TWG meetings on behalf of the Assistant Department Head
27. Under extreme circumstances, an Assistant Department Head may be allowed to attend the PDH meetings on behalf of the Planning Department Head
28. Under extreme circumstances, a Senior Councillor may be allowed to attend the QVM meetings on behalf of the Vice Mayor
29. Under extreme circumstances, an Administrator may be allowed to attend the AMM meetings on behalf of the Mayor
30. All meetings shall be open to the public in general, and to the local media in particular
MANILA BAY INTEGRATED AREA DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (MABIADO)
1. One vote per municipality
2. All the municipalities along the Manila Bay and its environs shall be invited to become members
3. For purposes of this protocol, the term “municipality” shall refer to both towns and cities
4. For purposes of this protocol, chartered cities shall still be recognized as being independent from the provinces, but they shall be considered as part of the river system
5. For purposes of this protocol, the legal and juridical personalities of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), Municipal Development Councils (MDCs), City Development Councils (CDCs), Provincial Development Councils (PDCs) and the Regional Development Councils (RDCs) shall be recognized, but deemed separate from the specific purposes of the Manila Bay Integrated Area Development Organization (MABIADO)
6. Only one official delegate per municipality may sit at the conference table per meeting, in all levels of meetings
7. Only member municipalities may vote in all levels of meetings
8. Non-member municipalities may attend as observers but may not vote
9. Regional Directors and Provincial Managers of national government agencies shall be invited as observers but may not vote
10. Congressmen from the local districts shall be invited to attend as guests, but may not vote
11. Representatives of the MMDA, LLDA and the local development councils may be invited as guests but may not vote
12. Each municipality must send permanent representatives to the weekly Technical Working Group (TWG) meetings
13. Each municipality must require the Planning Department Head to attend the monthly Planning Department Head’s (PDH) meetings
14. Each municipality must require the Vice Mayor to attend the Quarterly Vice Mayor’s (QVM) meetings
15. Each municipality must require the Mayor to attend the Annual Municipal Mayor’s (AMM) meetings
16. The minimum rank of a TWG representative shall be an Assistant Department Head
17. The TWG shall elect its own Coordinator from among the representatives
18. All agenda items that are taken up at the PDH meetings must originate from the TWGs
19. All agenda items that are taken up at the QVM meetings must originate from the PDH meetings
20. All agenda items that are taken up at the AMM meetings must originate from the QVM meetings
21. The TWG meetings may be held in any municipality that is convenient to the group members, subject to rotation on a weekly basis
22. The PDH meetings may be held in any municipality that is convenient to the group members, subject to rotation on a monthly basis
23. The QVM meetings may be held in any municipality that is convenient to the group members, subject to rotation on a quarterly basis
24. The AMM meetings may be held in any municipality that is convenient to the group members, subject to rotation on a yearly basis
25. The sequence of rotation in the hosting of the meetings shall begin with the municipality or city with the oldest foundation date. Thereafter, the rotation will based on the sequence of foundation dates
26. Under extreme circumstances, a Senior Planning Officer may be allowed to attend the TWG meetings on behalf of the Assistant Department Head
27. Under extreme circumstances, an Assistant Department Head may be allowed to attend the PDH meetings on behalf of the Planning Department Head
28. Under extreme circumstances, a Senior Councillor may be allowed to attend the QVM meetings on behalf of the Vice Mayor
29. Under extreme circumstances, an Administrator may be allowed to attend the AMM meetings on behalf of the Mayor
30. All meetings shall be open to the public in general, and to the local media in particular
Friday, March 11, 2011
letter endorsement
March 12, 2011
His Excellency
President Benigno Simeon Aquino III
Malacañang Palace
Manila
Thru: Atty. Paquito Ochoa
Executive Secretary
Dear President Aquino:
Greetings from the Mindanao!
It has come to our knowledge that our fellow Mindanaoan from the Caraga Region in the person of Mr. RAMON IKE VILLAREAL SENERES is being considered for appointment as a Commissioner in the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).
Mr. SENERES was born in Compostela Valley but his family moved to Agusan del Norte when he was still a child. Thereafter, he grew up in Butuan City and went to school there until he went to Kankakee, Illinois as an American Field Service (AFS) Exchange Scholar, after which he entered the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City as a State Scholar of the Department of Education. In UP, he became a University Councilor under the progressive banner of the Sandigang Makabansa. He also became a columnist for the Philippine Collegian, his first stint in national journalism. He graduated from UP with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, major in Political Science.
It could be said that Mr. SENERES is the son of a farmer, because his father FEDERICO SENERES was among a platoon of former World War II guerrillas from Capiz Province who were given the rights to carve homestead farms in the virgin forests of the old Davao Province, as a reward for their loyal service to the motherland during that war. It is significant to note that FEDERICO was one of four brothers who all became war heroes, as chronicled in the book “Marking’s Guerrillas”.
A product of the Butuan Central Elementary School, Mr. SENERES was invited by the Dutch missionaries in the Diocese of Butuan to enroll in Father Urios High School as a Choir Scholar, apparently as a reward for his faithful service as an Altar Boy, a role that won for him the award of “Most Outstanding Acolyte”. In Father Urios, he became the Editor-in-Chief of the Gleaner, and thereafter topped the entrance examinations for the University of the Philippines and the Ateneo de Manila University.
Although he was originally born as a Davaeño, Mr. SENERES embraced the language and culture of the native Butuanons, who eventually accepted him as one of their own, in words and in deeds. As faith would have it, he married Lorina Aquino, a Butuanon whose father Joaquin was formerly a Mayor of Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, and whose mother Lucena Gallardo hails from Tandag, Surigao del Sur.
In recognition of his close bonds with his adopted people, Mr. SENERES was granted the title of DATU MANBAHANDI MAKADIYAW by the Manobo-Lapaknon tribe of the Caraga Region, which in the Lumad dialect means “Good Provider of Wealth”. To this day, he remains active in working for the welfare of the Indigenous Peoples (IP) of Mindanao.
Prior to his entry into the Career Foreign Service, Mr. SENERES served as a Press Attaché of the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC, during the term of the late Ambassador and former Vice President Emmanuel N. Pelaez. In that capacity, Mr. SENERES faithfully defended the administration of the late President Corazon C. Aquino in the American press and the international press, as she battled with numerous coup attempts against her government. In a concurrent capacity at that time, he served as the Bureau Chief of the Philippine News Agency, and had the equivalent rank of a Consul General.
Among his other achievements, Mr. SENERES passed the Foreign Service Officer (FSO) Examinations, the Career Service Executive Examinations (CSEE) and the Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) Examinations. As a requirement for his entry into the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), he also passed the cadetship training of the Foreign Service Institute (FSI).
During his stint at the DFA, Mr. SENERES became the Director of Management Information Systems (MIS) Division and was also concurrently the Director of the Communications, Radio and Telephony (CORATEL) Division. During the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in 1996, he managed the design and development of the APEC Communications and Database System (ACDS), a project that was highly acclaimed by APEC the Heads of Economies at that time to be a highly secure and reliable system.
As the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the DFA, Mr. SENERES represented the Department in the National Information Technology Council (NITC) and the Science and Technology Coordinating Council (STCC), the highest policy making bodies of the government at that time, for Information and Communications (ICT) policies and Science and Technology (S&T) related policies. He also represented the Department in the Transfer of Knowledge thru Expatriate Nationals (TOKTEN) Program and the Technological Information Promotion System (TIPS).
Due to his experience in ICT policy making and project management, Mr. SENERES was appointed as the Director General of the National Computer Center (NCC) during the term of former President Joseph Estrada. In that capacity, he also served as the Managing Director of the National Computer Institute (NCI), as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Crime Information System (NCIS) and as a Commissioner of the Philippine Commission for the Year 2000 (Y2K).
As NCC Director General, Mr. SENERES played a key role in the preparation and approval of the original Information Systems Strategic Plan (ISSP) of the COMELEC, and was appointed twice to serve as the Chairman of the COMELEC Modernization (Computerization) Committee, first by the Commission en banc, and subsequently by the Senate of the Philippines. Needless to say, these three prior roles have prepared him to now serve as a COMELEC Commissioner.
In all the years that he has served in the government as a Career Foreign Service Officer and as a Career Civil Servant, not a single case has been filed against him. We are therefore proud to endorse him as a COMELEC Commissioner who would not only restore public trust in the Commission, but would also put in place a reliable and trustworthy computerized election system as the law requires, and as our country deserves, a system that is truly worthy for you to leave behind as one of your lasting legacies for our nation.
Very truly yours,
His Excellency
President Benigno Simeon Aquino III
Malacañang Palace
Manila
Thru: Atty. Paquito Ochoa
Executive Secretary
Dear President Aquino:
Greetings from the Mindanao!
It has come to our knowledge that our fellow Mindanaoan from the Caraga Region in the person of Mr. RAMON IKE VILLAREAL SENERES is being considered for appointment as a Commissioner in the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).
Mr. SENERES was born in Compostela Valley but his family moved to Agusan del Norte when he was still a child. Thereafter, he grew up in Butuan City and went to school there until he went to Kankakee, Illinois as an American Field Service (AFS) Exchange Scholar, after which he entered the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City as a State Scholar of the Department of Education. In UP, he became a University Councilor under the progressive banner of the Sandigang Makabansa. He also became a columnist for the Philippine Collegian, his first stint in national journalism. He graduated from UP with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, major in Political Science.
It could be said that Mr. SENERES is the son of a farmer, because his father FEDERICO SENERES was among a platoon of former World War II guerrillas from Capiz Province who were given the rights to carve homestead farms in the virgin forests of the old Davao Province, as a reward for their loyal service to the motherland during that war. It is significant to note that FEDERICO was one of four brothers who all became war heroes, as chronicled in the book “Marking’s Guerrillas”.
A product of the Butuan Central Elementary School, Mr. SENERES was invited by the Dutch missionaries in the Diocese of Butuan to enroll in Father Urios High School as a Choir Scholar, apparently as a reward for his faithful service as an Altar Boy, a role that won for him the award of “Most Outstanding Acolyte”. In Father Urios, he became the Editor-in-Chief of the Gleaner, and thereafter topped the entrance examinations for the University of the Philippines and the Ateneo de Manila University.
Although he was originally born as a Davaeño, Mr. SENERES embraced the language and culture of the native Butuanons, who eventually accepted him as one of their own, in words and in deeds. As faith would have it, he married Lorina Aquino, a Butuanon whose father Joaquin was formerly a Mayor of Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, and whose mother Lucena Gallardo hails from Tandag, Surigao del Sur.
In recognition of his close bonds with his adopted people, Mr. SENERES was granted the title of DATU MANBAHANDI MAKADIYAW by the Manobo-Lapaknon tribe of the Caraga Region, which in the Lumad dialect means “Good Provider of Wealth”. To this day, he remains active in working for the welfare of the Indigenous Peoples (IP) of Mindanao.
Prior to his entry into the Career Foreign Service, Mr. SENERES served as a Press Attaché of the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC, during the term of the late Ambassador and former Vice President Emmanuel N. Pelaez. In that capacity, Mr. SENERES faithfully defended the administration of the late President Corazon C. Aquino in the American press and the international press, as she battled with numerous coup attempts against her government. In a concurrent capacity at that time, he served as the Bureau Chief of the Philippine News Agency, and had the equivalent rank of a Consul General.
Among his other achievements, Mr. SENERES passed the Foreign Service Officer (FSO) Examinations, the Career Service Executive Examinations (CSEE) and the Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) Examinations. As a requirement for his entry into the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), he also passed the cadetship training of the Foreign Service Institute (FSI).
During his stint at the DFA, Mr. SENERES became the Director of Management Information Systems (MIS) Division and was also concurrently the Director of the Communications, Radio and Telephony (CORATEL) Division. During the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in 1996, he managed the design and development of the APEC Communications and Database System (ACDS), a project that was highly acclaimed by APEC the Heads of Economies at that time to be a highly secure and reliable system.
As the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the DFA, Mr. SENERES represented the Department in the National Information Technology Council (NITC) and the Science and Technology Coordinating Council (STCC), the highest policy making bodies of the government at that time, for Information and Communications (ICT) policies and Science and Technology (S&T) related policies. He also represented the Department in the Transfer of Knowledge thru Expatriate Nationals (TOKTEN) Program and the Technological Information Promotion System (TIPS).
Due to his experience in ICT policy making and project management, Mr. SENERES was appointed as the Director General of the National Computer Center (NCC) during the term of former President Joseph Estrada. In that capacity, he also served as the Managing Director of the National Computer Institute (NCI), as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Crime Information System (NCIS) and as a Commissioner of the Philippine Commission for the Year 2000 (Y2K).
As NCC Director General, Mr. SENERES played a key role in the preparation and approval of the original Information Systems Strategic Plan (ISSP) of the COMELEC, and was appointed twice to serve as the Chairman of the COMELEC Modernization (Computerization) Committee, first by the Commission en banc, and subsequently by the Senate of the Philippines. Needless to say, these three prior roles have prepared him to now serve as a COMELEC Commissioner.
In all the years that he has served in the government as a Career Foreign Service Officer and as a Career Civil Servant, not a single case has been filed against him. We are therefore proud to endorse him as a COMELEC Commissioner who would not only restore public trust in the Commission, but would also put in place a reliable and trustworthy computerized election system as the law requires, and as our country deserves, a system that is truly worthy for you to leave behind as one of your lasting legacies for our nation.
Very truly yours,
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