"Mr. Governance / The Reformer... Performer... and Problem Solver..."

Full Name: Bayani "BF" Fernanado[1]
Date of Birth: July 25, 1946[1]
Place of Birth: San Juan, Metro Manila[1]
Spouse: Ma. Lourdes Fernando[1]
Educational Attainment:[1]

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
    Mapua Institute of Technology

Career as Public Servant:[2]


POSITIONS HELD 

DATES

Director, Department of Public Works and Highways - National Capital Region

Present

Secretary, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)

June 5, 2002 up to present

Mayor of Marikina City

June 30, 1992 - June 30, 2001

Accomplishments:

  • As Marikina City Mayor, he was credited with several cleanliness and beautification projects, and his term saw the transformation of Marikina from a 4th class municipality to a model Philippine city[2].
  • The brains behind MMDA's “Metro Gwapo, Pook Na Bulok, Negosyo Hindi Papasok,” a two-pronged project to clean up and draw investors to key areas of the metropolis[3].
  • On November 8, 2008, was named the GMA-7’s 2008 “Celebrity Duets” 2nd season grand champion[2]

Quotes:
 
“Bilang  isang namumuno hindi ako maaring makiiyak sa mahihirap sapagkat  kung bulag din ang aking mata. Paano ko sila maakay upang makaahon sa kahirapan.”[1]

“As a leader, I cannot cry with the poor for if my eyes are blinded with tears, how will I lead them out of poverty?”[1]

Images:
[Home]http://tagpuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/bayani.jpg
[Profile]http://www.otopphilippines.gov.ph/otop/uploads/Image/mmda chair bayani fernando.jpg

Sources:
[1]http://bayanifernando.ph/profile.html
[2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayani_Fernando
[3]http://www.gov.ph/news/default.asp?i=18517