Romulo Neri (born 1 February 1950) is a Filipino educator and public servant. He held several high-ranking government positions such as Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning and concurrently Director-General of the

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(NEDA), acting Secretary of

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(DBM), Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education and President of Social Security System under former

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Gloria Arroyo. He is also involved in the controversial NBN–ZTE scandal involving corruption in the Philippine National Broadband Network project.

Background

Neri was born on February 1, 1950, currently residing at #28 Palali, Sta. Mesa Heights in

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. He finished his B.S. in business administration (magna cum laude and class valedictorian), major in marketing, from the

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in 1970. Neri pursued his

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(MBA) degree from the

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(UCLA), majoring in finance and international management from 1977 to 1979. He attended secondary school at Ateneo de Manila High School from 1962 to 1966.

Academic career

Neri is an associate professor, teaching corporate financial management, at the Asian Institute of Management and previously had held an instructor position from 1970 to 1971 at the

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College of Business Administration, teaching basic management and marketing.

Government service

The former NEDA chief joined the government as a planning coordinator at the

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. He then rose through the ranks and eventually became Director of the Congressional Budget and Planning Office under the

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where he provided advice to the leadership of the House on socio-economic issues, particularly on fiscal and monetary policies, development financing, and the budget of the national government. On 12 November 2021, the

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convicted him guilty of grave misconduct for his handling of the ZTE scandal by perpetual disqualification from holding public office.

References

Resume of Romulo Neri at NEDA Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Neri, Romulo 1950 births Living people Filipino educators People from Quezon City Chairpersons of the Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines Directors-general of the National Economic and Development Authority of the Philippines Secretaries of budget and management of the Philippines Place of birth missing (living people) Arroyo administration cabinet members University of the Philippines alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni Academic staff of the Asian Institute of Management Academic staff of the University of the Philippines