Ernesto Pernia

Ernesto Pernia
14th Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority
Concurrently Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning
In office
June 30, 2016 – April 16, 2020
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byEmmanuel Esguerra (acting)
Succeeded byKarl Kendrick Chua
Personal details
Born
Ernesto del Mar Pernia

(1943-12-30) December 30, 1943 (age 80)[1]
Tubigon, Bohol, Philippines
SpouseElena E. Pernia
Alma materUniversity of San Carlos (AB)
University of Bridgeport (MA)
University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D)
OccupationProfessor, Writer
ProfessionEconomist

Ernesto del Mar Pernia (born December 30, 1943) is a Filipino economist, writer and professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines School of Economics. He formerly served as Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority and Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning under the Duterte administration from 2016 to 2020.[2]

  1. ^ Palapos, L.M. (August 23, 2009). "Ernesto del Mar Pernia". Bohol's Choice Cuts. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Saludo, R. (May 23, 2016). "A talk with Duterte's chief economist". The Manila Times. Retrieved July 8, 2016.