Ronald Cardema

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Please discuss further on the talk page. (October 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) ‹ The template below (Promotional) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › This article contains promotional content. Please help improve it by removing promotional language and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic text written from a neutral point of view. (October 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Ronald Cardema
Cardema in 2023
Chairman of the National Youth Commission of the Philippines
In office January 17, 2022 – August 29, 2024
President	Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos
Preceded by	Ryan Enriquez
Succeeded by	Joseph Francisco Ortega
In office August 23, 2018 – May 2020
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Ice Seguerra
Succeeded by	Ryan Enriquez
Personal details
Born	Ronald Gian Carlo Lapitan Cardema[1] (1985-04-12) April 12, 1985 (age 39) Calamba, Laguna, Philippines
Spouse	Ducielle Marie Suarez
Residence	Quezon City
Alma mater	Maquiling School University of the Philippines Los Baños
Occupation	Government official

Ronald Gian Carlo Lapitan Cardema (born April 12, 1985) is a Filipino government official who serves as the chairman of the National Youth Commission (NYC) of the Philippines.

As a military youth leader, Assistant Secretary Ronald Cardema served as the high school corps commander of Maquiling School in Los Baños, Laguna, as ROTC class president in the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) ROTC unit, and as the UP Centennial ROTC corps commander in the University of the Philippines Diliman during the 100th year of the state university.

He also served as high school class president, was a member of the University Student Council (USC) Volunteer Corps, and was the champion in the YMCA National Quiz Bee Competition in Baguio City, where he won out of 76 contestants from all over the Philippines, and served as supreme commander (president) of the UP Vanguard Fraternity, the more than 100-year old military cadet fraternity of the University of the Philippines.

He served as a political affairs officer in the Philippine House of Representatives and also as a political consultant to 17 Members of the Philippine Congress. He was also appointed consultant in the National Security Council and in the Office of the President (OP). He is the national chairman of the Duterte Youth Movement and is also the secretary-general for Luzon of the Tapang & Malasakit Alliance (Alliance of all Duterte Groups & Supporters under Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte).

He is a military reservist under the National Capital Region-Regional Community Defense Group (NCR-RCDG), Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM), Philippine Army. He was awarded a plaque of recognition by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in 2016 for helping the military organization lobby for the return of the Mandatory ROTC Program and for recruiting many Members of the Philippine Congress to the AFP Reserve Force.

He strongly supports the call of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for the return of the mandatory ROTC program or military conscription for the millions of Filipino youth to boost the strength of the AFP Reserve Force and in preparation for the many typhoons, earthquakes, and other national emergencies in this disaster-prone country.