Karina Constantino David

Karina Constantino David
Constanino David at her daughter Kara's wedding in 2018
Chairman of the Civil Service Commission
In office
February 23, 2001 – February 2, 2008
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byCorazon Alma G. de Leon
Succeeded byRicardo Saludo
Personal details
Born
Karina Roxas Constantino

(1946-03-19)March 19, 1946
DiedMay 7, 2019(2019-05-07) (aged 73)
Spouse
(m. 1968)
Children4, including Kara
Parent(s)Renato Constantino
Letizia Roxas
RelativesPablo Virgilio David (brother-in-law)
Karmina Constantino (niece)
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman (BA)
OccupationCivil servant, activist

Karina Roxas Constantino David (March 19, 1946 – May 7, 2019)[1] was a Filipino activist, public servant, and musician best known for being a former chairperson of the Civil Service Commission of the Philippines, and for her opposition to the Martial Law dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos as part of the activist duo "Inang Laya".[1] She also served as the chairperson of the Career Executive Service Board, a government entity supervising the top management personnel of the Philippine government. She was a member of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Board of Trustees.

David was the wife of professor emeritus Randy David of the University of the Philippines Diliman and daughter of the renowned historian Renato Constantino. She was also the mother of journalist Kara David and UP Diliman geology professor Dr. Carlos Primo David.

  1. ^ a b "Ex-CSC chair Karina David dies". Rappler. May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.