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Personal Information

Married to :   Engr. Bayani "BF" Fernando, Chairman, MMDA
Contact No:(632) 646 -1634 / (632) 646-5277
Email Address: mcf@marikina.gov.ph

Educational Attainment

MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (MPS)
In Hotel Administration 1980
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

B.S IN HOTEL & RESTAURANT ADMINISTRATION
University of the Philippines 1978 (Deans Lister)
UP Diliman, Quezon City

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Institucion Terisiana (Poveda Learning Center)

Professional History

CITY MAYOR
City of Marikina
July 2001- Present

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD BF Group
1992 - June 2001

TREASURER
VP Admin and Finance
BF Corporation, 1985 - 1992

CONSULTANT
to several food service facilities,
1982 - 1985

LECTURER
College of Home Economics
University of the Philippines
Graduate Program
for Hotel and Restaurant Admin., 1983

PERSONNEL ASSISTANT
Sheraton Townhouse Hotel
Los Angeles, California,
June - August 1979

TRAINEE
Manila Hotel, 1978

CONCIERGE
Philippine Village Hotel, 1978

AWARDS RECEIVED FOR THE CITY OF MARIKINA

2007 OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL AWARD IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Awarded by: University of the Philippines Alumni Association

2007 OUTSTANDING WOMAN IN GOVERNMENT
Awarded by: Filipino-Chinese Federation of Business & Professional Women of the Phils.

PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2006
Awarded by: Asian Inst. Of Management Policy Center, February 2006

GALING POOK AWARD FOR INNOVATION & EXCELLENCE
One of the Top 10 Programs in the Phils: A Bicycle-Friendly City
Awarded by: Galing Pook Foundation, December 2005

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER EXCEL Award (Effective Business Communication Program)
Awarded by: Int'l Assoc. of Business Communicators, December 2005

HEALTHY CITIES GOOD PRACTICES AWARD FOR FINANCIAL PROTECTION OF THE POOR
Awarded by: World Health Organization, October 2005

HEALTH CITIES BEST PROPOSAL AWARD FOR BUILDING A DRUG - FREE COMMUNITY
Awarded by: World Health Organization, October 2005

ULIRANG INA AWARDEE FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Awarded by: Nat'l Mother's and Father's Day Foundation, May 2005

ONE OF THE HEALTHIEST CITIES IN ASIA
Awarded by: World Health Organization 2004

SPECIAL CITATION AS THE MOST BUSINESS-FRIENDLY CITY FOR 2004 & 2005 Awarded by the Phil. Chamber of Commerce & Industry., October 2004/2005

OUTSTANDING WOMAN IN GOOD GOVERNANCE Awarded by the Nat’l Council of Women of the Phils., March 2004

MOST COMPETITIVE METRO CITY IN THE PHILIPPINES Awarded by Asian Institute of Management, January 2004

BEST POLICE STATION IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION Awarded by Philippine National Police, January 2004

GALING POOK AWARD FOR CONTINUING EXCELLENCE (Special Citation for Good Governance) Awarded by Galing Pook Foundation, LGA and Ford Foundation, December 2003

KABALIKAT SA PABAHAY AWARDS 2003 OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY MORTGAGE PROGRAM ORIGINATOR (LGU CATEGORY) Awarded by Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) December 2003

RECOGNITION AWARD – INNOVATIVE PRACTICES EMBODIED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PROGRAM Awarded by DILG, HLURB & NEDA, October 2003

TOP FIVE BEST PRACTICES AWARD FOR MARIKINA CITY FIRST PRIVILEGE CARD Awarded by the League of Cities of the Phils, October 2003

ONE OF THE THREE MOST LIVABLE CITIES IN METRO MANILA Awarded by the Metrobank Foundation, September 2003

OUTSTANDING HEALTHY MARKET IN THE NCR (Marikina Public Market) Awarded by the Dept. of Health and World Health Organization, January 2003

OUTSTANDING HEALTHY PRISON IN THE NCR (Marikina City Jail) Awarded by the Dept. of Health and World Health Organization, 2003

OUTSTANDING HEALTHY WORKPLACE IN THE NCR (Blue Dairy Corp.) Awarded by the Dept. of Health and World Health Organization, 2003

THIRD MOST COMPETITIVE CITY IN THE PHILIPPINES and MOST COMPETITIVE CITY IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION Awarded by the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center and the Department of Trade and Industry, 2002

GAWAD PANGULO SA KAPALIGIRAN Awarded by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, February 2002 and 2004

BEST CITY DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL Awarded by DILG, DOH, DSWD, DECS, PNRC and OCD, 2001


Membership in Organization

Vice President for NCR, League of Cities of the Phils, July 2007 - present

Deputy Secretary General for Luzon, League of Cities of the Phils, July 2004 - July 2007

Founding Chairman, Alliance for Healthy Cities

Secretary, Metro Manila Mayors League, 2001 - June 2007

Honorary Chairwoman, Metro Manila Mayor's Spouses Foundation, 2002-present

Member, Phil. Cabinet Spouses Foundation (YPO)

Charter President, Zonta Club of Marikina

Member and Former Director, League of Cities of the Phils, (PCA), Junw 1981 - present

Member and Former Director, Phil Constructors' Association (PCA), June 1981 - present

Member, Women in Construction (WIC), June 1981 - present

Treasurer, Philippine Association of Women in Business

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