Florangel Rosario-Braid is a Filipina writer, educator, and constitutionalist, who was a member of the Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986. She served as president and executive dean, currently president emeritus of the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC).

Education

She completed her bachelor's degree from the

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and her

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and Ph.D. degrees from

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, New York, in

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Career

Rosario-Braid is a trustee, senior adviser, and former president of the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication. She also became an executive dean from 1980 to 2001. She authored works on communication, education, cooperatives, science and technology, NGOs, and human rights. She became a chair of Philippine Social Science Council. She is also a regular

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at the

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and also a former president and member of founding directors at the

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Framer of 1987 Constitution

She was one of the selected framers of the Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986 by former President

Corazon Aquino María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines and the first woman president in the country, from Presidency of Corazon ...

. Together with Christian Monsod, Adolfo Azcuna, Hilario Davide Jr., Ed Garcia, Jose Luis Gascon, Ricardo Romulo, Jaime S.L. Tadeo, and Bernardo Villegas, Rosario-Braid was one of the remaining-surviving framers who denounced the burial of Ferdinand Marcos burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. She supported the Bangsamoro Law and also condemned the Anti-Terror Bill signed by

Rodrigo Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the first Philippine president from Mindanao, and is the oldest person to assum ...

Personal life

She was married to Dr. Andrew F. Braid, an international development executive. They have four children, 10 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She also has an exhibit of her paintings.

Works

Books * ''Communication Strategies for Productivity Improvement'' Edited works * ''Crimes and Unpunishment: The Killing of Filipino Journalists''

References