1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Gregorio B. Abreau Glicerio B. Andaya Arsenio P. Agutaya Jose S. Armonio Manuel G. Alino Isaiah B. Asuncion Desiderato M. Aquino Domingo Baquiran Benedicto Arcinas Jesus J. Bito Melecio R. Arranz Mario Bolanos Jaime R. Blanco Asterio Bulatao Antonio A. Cabral Carmelo C. Carrancho Tomas R. Cosio German B. Castillo Julio Cuerva Florencio Choco Manuel Escaler Elpidio A. Cruz Nathaniel Ferrer Ernesto P. Cruz Jesus Gonzaga Horacio R. Cruz Francisco Gonzales IV Napoleon C. Cuenco Nicanor P. Jacinto Tomas V. Dela Cruz Jesus R. Jayme Rene Dawis Romeo Kahayon Alberto G. Delfino Sr. Roberto K. Macasaet Bienvenido De Tan Teodoro D. Padilla Isidro E. Dungo Guillermo A. Pecache Romeo E. Estrellado Porfirio R. Perez Arturo Jose Y. Fernandez Telesforo Ramos Luis Flores Ruben L. Roxas Jose Gonzales Carlos Rustia Renato R.Guzman Jaime C. Saguisag Lakandula C. Masanga Leocadio Sanchez Buenaventura J. Medina Rodolfo M. Sanchez Eugenio C. Nierras Jr. Ruben Santos Cuyugan Jose C. Pineda Pastor Sison Charter Members Leonardo M. Rivera Simplicio U. Tapia Jose C. Sahagun Pio Tiangco Jose L. Samaniego Founding Members Founding Angel Ver Sofronio P. San Juan Rafael Villarama Benjamin S. Sevilla Rodolfo Villarica Ernesto R. Soriano Carlos Ylanan Benjamin M. Tan Jose M. Yusuico Professor David Wico Adviser 10 11 Pride of the Betans Awardees for Professional Excellence For a start, he won a seat in the Sangguniang laude graduate. He organized the Philippine In 2003, he was selected as Global Manager Brod Obet is a “diehard” Betan, having served Bayan, and in 1995, became the town’s vice Federation for Environmental Concerns (PFEC), of the UNDP-GEF Small Grants Programme in various leadership roles in the Fraternity mayor. He won the mayoralty race in 1998, and a broad network of NGOs and individuals, which (SGP) tasked with building the capacity of local since his student days and up to the present. served as the town’s chief executive for three promoted rights and defended the environment communities and CSOs to manage and protect consecutive three-year terms.In 2007, he was despite the Martial Law period at that time. For their environment while also gaining support His professional career is sterling. He elected vice governor of Agusan Del Norte until work in community organizing of upland farmers from governments through joint platforms and first worked as a Planning Officer in the 2007. After a two-year term, he opted to become he received a Ten Outstanding Young Men award. improved policies at national and global levels. Philippines’ Department of Environment and again the Nasipit mayor in 2013, a post he As SGP Global Manager, he has overseen Natural Resources (DENR). Thereafter, and in currently holds. In 1989, Brod Delfin was recruited into its expansion to a truly global programme of the next 30 years from 1990 – 2010, he had government to serve as Director of the 128 participating countries with more than been involved in natural resources projects EDGARDO B. ABON ‘69A UPD During his incumbency as Nasipit mayor, his Environmental Management Bureau and then 20,000 community-based projects. In the 2016 working in international and non-governmental town was honored by the National Competitive Assistant Secretary (1989-1992). In this position, SEARCA Golden Anniversary, he was conferred organizations. ROLANDO G. REYES UPD ‘66 BROD Ed Abon completed his BS Chemical Council of the Philippines as 1st place in he developed the implementing rules and the “Outstanding SEARCA Scholarship Alumni Engineering at the University of the Philippines “Economic Dynamism” among 3rd to 6th Class regulations for the strengthening of Protected Award” for outstanding work in Policy and He assisted the drafting of various natural At 72, Brod Rolando “Rolly” Reyes continues Diliman in 1973 and his Bachelor of Liberal Laws Municipalities in July 2015, 3rd place in July 16 Area Management Boards particularly in aspects Governance. resources laws and subsidiary legislation in to excel in his chosen career – media and at the Far Eastern University in 1988. He passed and 2nd place in “Resilience” among 3rd to 6th of local community and civil society participation. the Philippines and other countries. In 2004, communication work, with over 30 years the Bar in 1989. He also studied at the the Class Municipalities in August 2017. Not wanting to pursue the UN’s mandatory he assisted the government of Kenya with its of experience in broadcast and creative Ashridge Business School in Berkhamsted, UK. He also worked with WWF-US for the country’s retirement in 2016 but to continue on subsidiary legislation in forestry. communications. Various provincial and regional awards were first debt-for-nature swap initiative, becoming the with activist work, he formally joined WWF Brod Ed’s distinguished leadership in both also given to Nasipit in the field of nutrition, first Executive Director upon leaving government International as Practice Leader in Governance From 2011 to 2013, he served as the DENR Since 2017, he has been writing a regular government and the private sector started legislation social services and governance. of the Foundation for the Philippine Environment, on 9th January 2017. Brod Delfin now oversees Assistant Secretary for the Land Sector. During column “Mirrorless” for the Manila Times when he was senior manager of the Industrial the NGO body tasked with managing the the global work of WWF in promoting the his tenure, Brod Obet inspired the sector to and previously, the “Short Circuit” with the Marketing Group, Philippine Refining Co./ Unilever Brod Enrico finished his BS in Agricultural endowment fund from the debt-for-nature swap. rights to lands and territories of indigenous deliver better public service under the theme Daily Tribune. He is also engaged in providing from 1973 to 1994. Engineering at UPLB in 1976, and completed his peoples and local communities through – “Land Sector: Serving You with Excellence, communication plan, media management master’s degree in 1983. He also holds an MA He was recruited back by government to serve Inclusive Conservation, the anti-corruption Now Shining Through.” and strategies for government agencies and As a lawyer, he opted to join the Public Attorney’s in Public Administration from the Development as Undersecretary for Environment (1995-1998) work impacting on natural resources and the corporate clients as CEO of Mobileminds Inc. Office from 1994. A year later, he was appointed Academy of the Philippines (DAP). and led the advocacy from within government environment, and civil society networking From April 2013 up to April 2018, he served commissioner at the Tariff Commission which he for the passage of the Indigenous Peoples and advocacy to support the effective as the Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre As chairman and president of PTV 4 from later chaired from 2000 to 2016. He was a UPLB research associate from 1977 Rights Act as well as the strengthening of the implementation of the SDGs. for Biodiversity, the only ASEAN Centre based 2006 to 2010, he implemented the to 1982 and research associate at the National EIA system through the implementation of a in the Philippines. He helped transform the transformation of the government network He returned to corporate life in 2016, as Post-Harvest Institute for Research Extension “Social Acceptability” requirement, a precursor center into a full-fledged and recognized into a 24/7 news and information channel. He President/COO of iSteel Corp. and Macrolite Corp. (NAPHIRE) from 1981 to 1986. to the later “prior informed consent” policy in the international organization. country. secured budget approval from Congress and Brod ED, who is married with three children, is For his various advocacies, he has received started a full rehabilitation and modernization also active in sports (golf and swimming). He represented the Philippines in the Conference many awards and commendations, among program of the network’s transmission and of Parties of the Biodiversity as well as Climate them the Mangkono Award – the highest studio facilities. Change Conventions, chaired the ASEAN Officials award given by the UP College of Forestry to for Environment (ASOEN), was a member of the its outstanding graduates, the Outstanding During his four-year stint, he implemented a Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Council, and Citizen Award from Los Banos, Laguna and the strong real-time web presence through NBNI of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral UPLB Outstanding Alumnus Award. tv and increased the network’s distribution Fund of the Montreal Protocol. For work as a platforms by initiating strong partnerships with civil servant, he received a Most Outstanding ROBERTO V. OLIVA UPLB ‘74E At present, Brod Obet is the President of his key government channels in the Asia Pacific Alumnus award from the University of the own firms – the Center for Environmental region. He also improved the over-all financial Philippines at Los Baños. A FORESTER-LAWYER, Brod Roberto “Obet” Law and Policy Advocacy, Inc., and the standing of the network. DELFIN J. GANAPIN, JR. ‘72 UPLB Oliva is considered one of country’s pioneers DMS Apartelle. He also sits as a Board Upon leaving government in mid-1998, he of environmental law in the Philippines and Member of the UPLB Beta Sigma Fraternity In 2006, he was appointed undersecretary and BROD DelfinJ. Ganapin has a Ph.D. in again coordinated the Philippine Federation Southeast Asia. Alumni Association, Inc., spearheading the deputy head of