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"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
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Director,
Department of Public Works and Highways -
National Capital Region
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Present
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Secretary,
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
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June 5, 2002 up to
present
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Mayor of Marikina
City
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June 30, 1992
- June 30, 2001
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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
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