Yuchengco Center

As a research institution, the Yuchengco Center was given an award by the Japanese Government for its contribution in the promotion of mutual understanding and friendship between the Philippines and Japan through its researches, conferences and publications.

The Center, since its establishment in 1994, has conducted innovative studies and produced excellent research outputs highlighting the friendly bilateral relations between the two countries and other groups in the neighboring countries.

The Yuchengco Center Board of Trustees

Honorary Chairman
President Fidel V. Ramos
Former President
Republic of the Philippines

Chairman
Secretary Alfonso T. Yuchengco
Chairman, Yuchengco Group of Companies
Presidential Adviser on Foreign Affairs with Cabinet Rank
Former Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations and
Former Ambassador to the People's Republic of China and to Japan

President
Dr. Trinidad S. Osteria
Visiting Professor
De La Salle University, Philippines

Treasurer
Dr. Carmelita I. Quebengco
Chancellor Emeritus- Consultant
De La Salle University, Philippines

Trustees

Dr. Toyo Omi Nagata
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
The Ritsumeikan Trust, Japan

Dr. Chungwon Choue
Professor, Kyung Hee University
Republic of Korea

Ambassador Dato Ismail Mohamed
Former Malaysian Ambassador to the
People's Republic of China

Ms. Helen Yuchengco Dee
Chairman
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, Philippines

Dr. Reynaldo Vea
President
Mapúa Institute of Technology, Philippines

Dr. Bong Suh Lee
Former Minister of Trade and Industry
Chairman, Danam Corp.
Republic of Korea

Mr. Chatri Sophonpanich
Chairman, Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited
Thailand

Atty. Ma. Celia Fernandez-Estavillo
Corporate Secretary
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, Philippines

Dr. Cesar E. A. Virata
Former Prime Minister, Republic of the Philippines;
Corporate Vice-Chairman
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation

Corporate Secretary
Atty. Marcelo Dy
Former Corporate Secretary
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, Philippines

President - Dr. Trinidad S. Osteria

Administrative Officer - Ms. Aleli R. Guinto

E-mail Address: yuchengcocenter@dlsu.edu.ph or ycpresident@dlsu.edu.ph

The Center's structure is geared toward multidisciplinary research and education activities by virtue of the variability of expertise of its fellows (economics, political science, health, demography). The core research staff at Yuchengco Center comprises the Research Fellows and Research Assistants.

Distinguished Honorary Fellow
Dr. Wilfrido Villacorta
Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department, DLSU

Senior Fellows

Mr. Rommel Banlaoi
Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research

Dr. Eric Vincent Batalla
Political Science Department, DLSU

Dr. David Jonathan Bayot
Literature Department, DLSU

Ms. Paulynne Castillo
Economics Department, DLSU

Dr. Antonio Contreras
Political Science Department, DLSU

Dr. Renato de Castro
International Studies Department, DLSU

Mr. Ronald Holmes
Political Science Department, DLSU

Dr. Ponciano Intal, Jr.
Economics Department, DLSU

Dr. Exaltacion Lamberte
Behavioral Sciences Department, DLSU

Dr. Francisco Magno
Political Science Department, DLSU

Dr. Segundo Romero
Political Science Department, DLSU

Mr. Edwin Santiago
Political Science Department, DLSU

Mr. Allen Surla
Political Science Department, DLSU

Dr. Julio Teehankee
International Studies Department, DLSU

Dr. Dennis Trinidad
International Studies Department, DLSU

Dr. Tereso Tullao, Jr.
Economics Department, DLSU

Dr. Winfred Villamil
Economics Department, DLSU

The Yuchengco Center Organizational Structure