PROSPERO DE VERA
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Location | Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Introduction | Dr. Prospero “Popoy” de Vera has spent three decades of his life in the disciplines of history, political science, and public administration. He is currently a Professor of Public Administration at the University of the Philippines specializing in policy studies, legislative studies, and political analysis. He has been involved with the legislative branch of government in the Philippines and the United States since the 1980's, serving as Technical Assistant, Chief-of-Staff, Senior Consultant and Senior Adviser to Senate President Aquilino Pimentel, Senate Presidents Protempore Sotero Laurel, Leticia Ramos-Shahani, and Juan Flavier, and Senators Gregorio Honasan and Ramon Magsaysay. While in the US, he worked as Jesse Marvin Unruh Fellow/Policy Analyst with the Committee on Revenue and Taxation of the California State Legislature. Dr. de Vera was a Fulbright-Hays Visiting Scholar at the University of Southern California and the California State University-Sacramento (1990-1992), and Senior Fulbright Visiting Professor/Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University (2000-2001). He traces his roots from Tayug and Bayambang, Pangasinan but grew up and lives in Metro Manila. |