PNoy appoints ex-UP dean to DepEd

MANILA, Philippines - President Benigno Aquino III has appointed a former dean of the University of the Philippines (UP) as undersecretary at the Department of Education (DepEd).

Aquino appointed Dina JOana Ocampo Cristobal, former dean of UP's College of Education, as DepEd Undersecretary for Programs and Projects.

Cristobal has a Doctorate Degree in Psychology which she earned from the University of Surrey, United Kingdom.

She majored in Special Education for her undergraduate degree, cum laude, and has a Master’s Degree in Reading Education from UP in Diliman.

Her professional trainings include studies in Reading and Dyslexia, Psychometric Theory, Psychological Assessment and Quantitative Research Methods, all from the University of Surrey in UK.

Cristobal also has attended workshops on the improvement of English language teaching, multi-sensory approach to teaching children with specific language difficulties as well as non formal education: theory and good practices for South and South East Asian countries.

Her fields of research include modeling the establishment of a culturally-appropriate education system for Filipino indigenous peoples and the formulation of the national language and learning strategies for the Filipino, among others.

She took over the post of Undersecretary Yolanda Quijano who has retired after long years of service to the DepEd.