Bernardo Villegas | |
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Born | March 12, 1939 |
Nationality | Filipino |
Occupation(s) | Economist, Professor |
Academic career | |
Alma mater | De La Salle University (AB) Harvard University (PhD) |
Bernardo Malvar Villegas (born March 12, 1939) is a Filipino economist and writer best known for being one of the framers of the 1987 Philippine Constitution,[1][2] for authoring a number of widely used Philippine economics textbooks,[3] and for his role in the founding of two influential Philippine business organizations, the Center for Research and Communication[4] and the Makati Business Club.[5]
He is also known for advising Philippine presidents since the Fifth Philippine Republic came into power in 1986,[6] and as a professor and vice president at the University of Asia and the Pacific,[7] as well as visiting professor at the IESE Business School in Barcelona.[3]