Angelo Azura Jimenez is a Filipino lawyer who is currently serving as the 22nd president of the University of the Philippines.[2][3]
Angelo Jimenez | |
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| 22nd President of the University of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office February 10, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Danilo Concepcion |
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| Children | Aaron Atticus V. Jimenez [1] |
| Education | University of the Philippines Diliman (BA, LLB) Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (MPM) |
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Education
editJimenez earned his sociology and law degrees from the University of the Philippines Diliman.[4][5] He passed the Bar examination in 1994.[4]
He later became a Lee Kuan Yew Fellow of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.[4] He received his master's degree in public management from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.[4][5]
Career
editLaw
editJimenez is an Of counsel with the Jaromay Laurente and Associates and a consultant of a House member.[4]
Academe
editJimenez served on the University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents twice: as a student regent (1992) and as a regent (2016–2021).[4][5][6] He was a lecturer at the UP Law Center Institute of the Administration of Justice (2016–2021).[4]
Government service
editJimenez is an expert on Philippine overseas labor issues and global migration. He served in the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration as an acting deputy administrator,[5][6] as well as in the Department of Labor and Employment.[4][6] He also served as labor attaché in Japan.[6]
He received two presidential citations for his efforts to protect Overseas Filipino Workers in Middle East.[6]
Media
editJimenez is an opinion writer on ABS-CBN News website.[6]
UP president
editIn December 2022, Jimenez was elected by the UP Board of Regents as the 22nd university president over five other nominees.[7] His term began on February 10, 2023.[8][9]
On May 14, 2024, Jimenez proclaimed University of the Philippines's new logo and “Honor, Excellence, Service” motto.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Three-point program for OWWA". gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Who is Angelo Jimenez, the new UP president?". rappler.com. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ "Former UP Regent Angelo Jimenez to succeed Concepcion as the next UP President – University of the Philippines". up.edu.ph. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Who is UP's new president, former regent Atty. Angelo Jimenez?". The Philippine Star. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Ex-regent Angelo Jimenez named new UP president". GMA News. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Angelo Jimenez is 22nd UP president". ABS-CBN News. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ "Angelo Jimenez appointed new UP president". Philippine News Agency. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Angelo Jimenez begins 6-year term as UP president". ABS-CBN News. February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "Jimenez officially takes the helm as 22nd UP president". Manila Bulletin. February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ Acebuche, Yoniel (May 14, 2024). "UP president Angelo Jimenez unveils university's new motto: 'Honor. Excellence. Service'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
External links
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Media related to Angelo A. Jimenez at Wikimedia Commons
