Birth date: February 16, 1980

Age: 45 years old

Appointment Date: July 4, 2022

MARK T. LAPID

Has more than 20 years of public service capped with strong leadership, sound integrity, untarnished transparency and accountability, and commitment to growth and prosperity. Inspired national and local governments, including the private sector, to transform, innovate, expand, collaborate, and achieve global excellence.

Throughout his career as a civil servant, he has worked to ensure that tourism as a public policy responds to changing times and challenges, that tourism planning is a pre-requisite to better destination management and infrastructure development, and that allocation of meager government resources is essential for local people to gain access to more jobs and livelihoods.

Crafted and implemented tourism programs that provided local authorities the opportunity to increase their revenues, promote local attractions, diversify product offerings, and stimulate individual and community entrepreneurship. More importantly, immensely contributed to improving national and local tourism awareness, inducing foreign and local tourism investments, and forging partnerships and alliances with international organizations and development partners.

In building tourism enterprise zones (TEZs) across the country and promoting public and private tourism investments, is guided by sustainable development principles to safeguard the environment, preserve cultural heritage, and give economic benefits to local residents. Has remained steadfast in helping tourist destinations manage current and future disasters and risks, including political crises and health pandemics, as well as guarantee their resiliency through institutional capacity building and networking.

Embodies a brand of leadership centered on tourism, trade, and investment that has steered the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation of Pampanga to significant achievements, enabled the Province of Pampanga to attain economic progress after the devastating eruption of Mt. Pinatubo and transitioned the Philippine Tourism Authority (now the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority) as among the best public corporations in the country (Gawad Pampublikong Korporasyon).

Holds a Master’s Degree in Development Management from the University of the Philippines and completed Special Studies in Leadership from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He had also recently earned his Doctorate in Business Administration from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.

Birth date: March 7, 1971

Age: 54 Years old

Appointment Date: May 21, 2024

Secretary LEO TERESO A. MAGNO, a dedicated public servant, is the new Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary and Philippine Signing Minister for Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines – East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMPEAGA). Born to Teresito Magno and Dr. Evelyn Abellera Magno, daughter of the late Justice Leopoldo M. Abellera, he has a strong educational background and a history of distinguished public service.

Magno completed his primary, secondary, and college education at Ateneo de Manila University, earning a degree in
AB Humanities. He further pursued postgraduate studies at Irvine Valley College in California, USA and a Master in Educational Management at Rizal Memorial Colleges (RMC) in Davao City.

His career in public service began early. In 1998, at just 26, he became the youngest Regional Executive Director of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and Chairman of the Regional Management Council of the Department of Transportation and Communications. In this role, he led the digital transformation of LTO-Davao, a significant achievement that became a national project.

In 2010, Magno was appointed Administrator and Vice Chairman of PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority, a special economic zone in Cagayan de Oro-Tagoloan. Under his leadership, PHIVIDEC’s revenue increased by 300%, showcasing his effective governance and commitment to public service.

After his tenure at PHIVIDEC, Magno transitioned to the private sector as Chairman and COO of Rizal Memorial Colleges (RMC). There, he successfully increased the student population from 3,000 to 15,000.

In 2021, Magno was honored as one of the three recipients of the Annual Leaders and Achievers of Davao (LEAD) award by the Davao Jaycee Senate, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the community.

Before assuming his post as the new MinDA Chair, Magno served as the Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao from November 2022. Secretary Magno has played a pivotal role in advancing the Philippines’ priorities in the East ASEAN sub-region.