Wendel Avisado

Wendel Eliot Avisado (born May 29, 1953) is a Filipino politician who is the incumbent Secretary of Budget and Management of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte on August 5, 2019, succeeding Undersecretary Janet B. Abuel, who served as the DBM's Officer-in-Charge (OIC) following the appointment of former Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno as Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.[1] Besides having a long and distinguished career in government service, he is an active member of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. He previously served as National President of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines from 2017 to 2019 and an ex-officio member of the National Executive Board.[2]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Eliot and the surname or paternal family name is Avisado.
Wendel Avisado
Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management
Assumed office
August 5, 2019
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byBenjamin Diokno
Janet Abuel (OIC)
Presidential Assistant for Special Concerns
In office
November 8, 2016 – August 4, 2019
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Executive Director of the Davao Integrated Development Program
In office
1994 – August 2019
Succeeded byJosie Jean Rabanos
National President of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines
In office
June 17, 2016 – June 2019
Preceded byJejomar Binay
Succeeded byRoberto Pagdanganan
Deputy Secretary General of Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
In office
August 17, 2010 – October 2015
PresidentBenigno Aquino III
Succeeded byJose Alejandro P. Payumo III
City Councilor of Davao City 1st District
In office
July 2010 – August 2010
Davao City Administrator
In office
June 2004 – February 2010
Personal details
Born (1953-05-29) May 29, 1953
Surigao City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Alma materSouthern Island College
Ateneo de Davao University (LLB)
Asian Institute of Management

Personal life and Education

Avisado holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science at Southern Island College known as (General Baptist Bible College). He is also a cum laude at Ateneo de Davao University with a degree of Bachelor of Laws.[3]

He has attended special local and international training, seminars and workshops in various fields, such as Management Fellowship Program at the University of Brussels; Development Planning at the Asian Institute of Management; Career Executive Service Development Program at the Development Academy of the Philippines; Governance and Local Government Administration in the USA, the People's Republic of China and Indonesia; Urban and Regional Planning at the University of South Australia; Clean Cities Program in the USA and International Conference on Eco2 Cities in Japan.[4]

Career

He has served the National Government as Regional Director of the Department of the Interior and Local Government Regions XI and XII from March 1986 to March 1993, and at the same time as Co‐Chair of the Regional Development Council (RDC XI).[5] He advocates for the adoption of a Federal System of Government and champion's people empowerment and participatory development.

He previously taught at the College of Law of the Ateneo de Davao University and at the School of Management of the University of the Philippines, Mindanao Campus. He was a former Vice‐President for Legal and External Affairs of the JVA Management Corporation. He was elected No. 1 City Councilor of the 1st District of Davao City in 2010 until his appointment as Deputy Secretary-General of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) until 2015. He was also the Executive Director of the Davao Integrated Development Program (DIDP).[6] He was the Davao City administrator from 2004 to 2010 under Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.

He has represented the Boy Scouts of the Philippines in local and international conferences and Scouting events. He was the former Chairperson of the ASEAN Scouts Association for Regional Cooperation (ASARC) and the first Vice-Chairperson of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) from 2012 to 2018.

On November 8, 2016, Avisado was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as Presidential Assistant for Yolanda Rehabilitation tasked to oversee the implementation of housing projects for survivors of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda).[7]

References
  1. Romero, A. (5 August 2019). "Duterte names ex-Davao City Administrator Wendel Avisado as budget secretary". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. "Avisado, Villa assumes new leadership roles". scouts.org.ph/. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. https://www.dbm.gov.ph/index.php/secretary-s-corner/press-releases/list-of-press-releases/1484-dbm-welcomes-new-acting-secretary
  4. "WENDEL E. AVISADO SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT" (PDF). napocor.gov.ph. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  5. "DBM welcomes new Acting Secretary". dbm.gov.ph. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  6. "WENDEL E. AVISADO SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT" (PDF). napocor.gov.ph. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  7. Crisostomo, S. (17 December 2016). "Duterte taps Wendel Avisado for Yolanda rehabilitation". Rappler. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by
Janet Abuel		 Secretary of Budget and Management
2019–present		 Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Fortunato dela Peña
as Secretary of Science and Technology		 Order of Precedence of the Philippines
as Secretary of Budget and Management		 Succeeded by
Alfonso Cusi
as Secretary of Energy
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