Armin Luistro

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Altamirano and the surname or paternal family name is Luistro.
The Honorable Br.
Armin A. Luistro
FSC
Luistro in 2016
28th Superior General of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 18, 2022
Preceded byRobert Schieler
36th Secretary of Education
In office
June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016
PresidentBenigno Aquino III
Preceded byMona Valisno
Succeeded byLeonor Briones
20th President of De La Salle University
In office
May 2006 – June 30, 2010
Preceded byCarmelita Quebengco
Succeeded byNarciso Erguiza
2nd Chancellor of De La Salle University
In office
May 2006 – June 30, 2010
Preceded byCarmelita Quebengco
Succeeded byRicardo Laguda
1st President and CEO of
De La Salle Philippines
In office
November 29, 2005 – May 2009
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRicardo Laguda
2nd President of
De La Salle University System
In office
April 2004 – May 2006
Preceded byAndrew Gonzalez
Succeeded byNone
(deprecated by De La Salle Philippines)
7th Provincial of De La Salle Brothers Philippine District
In office
April 1997 – 2003
Preceded byRaymundo Suplido
Succeeded byEdmundo Fernandez
Personal details
Born
Armin Altamirano Luistro

(1961-12-24) December 24, 1961 (age 62)
Lipa, Batangas, Philippines
Alma materDe La Salle University (BA, MA)
University of St. La Salle (PhD)
ProfessionAcademic

Brother Armin Altamirano Luistro, FSC (born December 24, 1961) is a Filipino Lasallian Brother who served as secretary of the Department of Education of the Philippines under President Benigno Aquino III. Luistro entered De La Salle Scholasticate (the center for academic training of De La Salle Brothers)[1] in Manila in April 1979 while he was studying in De La Salle University (DLSU).[2] He received the religious habit of the congregation in October 1981 at the La Salle Novitiate in Lipa. He professed his first religious vows in October 1982, and his final vows in May 1988.[3]

He started teaching as a religion teacher at De La Salle Lipa in 1983. He was made provincial of the De La Salle Brothers Philippine District in April 1997, a post he held until 2003.[3][4][5][6] On August 26, 2000, Luistro co-founded the De La Salle Catholic University Manado, in Indonesia with Josef Suwatan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Manado.[4][7]

In April 2004,[3] he succeeded Andrew Gonzalez as the president of De La Salle University System, consequently making him the president of eight De La Salle institutions.[8] He worked into establishing De La Salle Philippines (DLSP) which replaced the system.[9] The DLSP National Mission Council appointed him DLSP President and Chief Executive Officer on November 29, 2005.[10]

He was appointed as the Secretary of Education of the Philippines on June 30, 2010,[11][12] becoming the second De La Salle brother to hold the post—the other was Gonzalez who was in office from 1998 to 2001.[6][13] Luistro has the least net worth among Aquino's cabinet. He had ₱89,000 (US$2,060).[14] In contrast, the richest—Cesar Purisima who is Secretary of Finance—had ₱252 million (US$5.84 million).[14][15]

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) have expressed skepticism over Luistro's stand on sex education citing his religious background.[16] Nevertheless, the Department of Education has included sex education in its curriculum for grade 5 to fourth year high school. Roman Catholic groups have criticized it for allegedly not covering the emotional, psychological and spiritual dimensions of sexuality.[17]

Luistro is a major proponent of the K+12 Basic Education Program in the Philippines. The program sought to add two years to the previous 10-year basic education curriculum.[18][19] Numerous parties had opposed the plan including Ateneo de Manila University President Bienvenido Nebres and progressive groups of students, teachers and parents.[20]

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