Cayetano Paderanga Jr. | |
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7th Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority Concurrently Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning | |
In office August 3, 2010 – May 10, 2012[1] | |
President | Benigno Aquino III |
Preceded by | Ralph Recto Augusto Santos (acting) |
Succeeded by | Arsenio Balisacan |
In office 1990–1992 | |
President | Corazon Aquino |
Preceded by | Jesus Estanislao |
Succeeded by | Cielito Habito |
Personal details | |
Born | Camiguin Province, Philippines | October 9, 1948
Died | January 29, 2016 Taguig, Philippines | (aged 67)
Spouse | Delia C. Paderanga |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Stanford University University of Asia and the Pacific De La Salle University |
Occupation | Economist, NEDA Director General, Economics Professor |
Cayetano "Dondon" Paderanga Jr. (October 9, 1948 – January 29, 2016) was a Filipino economist and former Director-General[2] of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), a cabinet-level agency of the Philippine government responsible for economic development and planning.
Paderanga previously served as NEDA Director-General from 1990 to 1992, under former President Corazon C. Aquino's presidency and was a member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of the Philippines from 1993 to 1999.[3] He was also Executive Director for the Philippines in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) from 2001 to 2003.[4]
A native of Camiguin province in Northern Mindanao, Paderanga was a graduate of the Center for Research and Communication (now the University of Asia & the Pacific) and De La Salle University and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University in California, USA. Paderanga was also a professor of economics at the University of the Philippines School of Economics.