ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Public Safety Officers Senior Executive Course (PSOSEC), Philippine Public Safety College
Doctorate Degree: Magna cum Laude, Doctor of Philosophy, Major in History, University of Santo Tomas.
Completed Academic Units for Doctorate Degree in Anthropology, University of the Philippines.
Master’s Degree: Meritissimus, Master of Arts, Major in Philippine History, Minor in Theology, University of
    Santo Tomas.
Master in National Security Administration, National Defense College of the Philippines.
Bachelor of Arts in Oriental History

BOOKS AUTHORED
Kris of Valor, 1993
Konstable: The Story of the Philippine Constabulary, 1901-1991, in 1994
History of Tarlac: Pre-History to World War II, in 1996
A Handful of Pearls: Essays on my Mindanao-Sulu Sea Travels, in 2002
The Samals in History and Legend, in 2005
Northern Woman, Southern Seas, in 2007
Sisters Act, 2008
The Bugle Call: Old and New Perspectives of Public Safety, 2009

POSITIONS HELD

Government
President Philippine Public Safety College (Sep. 10, 2004 - Present)
Undersecretary for Special (Muslim) Concerns Department of the Interior & Local Government (Mar. 10, 2004 - Sep. 10, 2004)
Presidential Assistant to President Gloria M. Arroyo's National School Building Project (Built 1,640 school buildings) (2001 – 2004 )
Governor, Province of Tarlac (1992 - 1998)
Full Colonel, Reserve Forces of the Philippine Army (1989 - Present)
Chairman, National Defense College of the Philippines Alumni Foundation (2003 - Present)

Non-Governmental Organization
Director, Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Foundation (DARE) (2000 - Present)
Board of Trustees, Collegio San Agustin (2000 - Present)
Adopted Member Philippine Military Academy Class '83
Adopted Member Philippine National Police Academy Class '82
Columnist, The Philippine Star (1999 – Present)
Member, Board of Directors, Baguio Country Club (2000 - Present)