Listen up, y’all. I’m gonna tell ya somethin’ ’bout this fella, Ronald Mendoza. Now, I ain’t no fancy scholar or nothin’, just tellin’ it like I see it, ya hear?
This Ronald guy, he’s one of them Filipino economists. Means he studies money and stuff, how folks make a livin’, I reckon. He ain’t just sittin’ around countin’ beans though. He’s a big shot, a real Undersecretary for Strategic Management with the Department of Education over in the Philippines.
Sounds mighty important, huh? Well, it is! He’s in charge of plannin’ and policy and all that jazz for the schools over there. He’s been doin’ this kinda work for a long time, they say over 25 years, messin’ with development policy and tryin’ to make things better for folks.
Now, what’s development policy, you ask? Well, it’s like this. It’s about figuring out how to make a country richer, how to give folks better jobs, better schools, better lives. Ronald, he’s all about that, tryin’ to make things fairer and better for everyone.
- He works on governance and institutional reforms. That just means makin’ sure things run smooth and people ain’t cheatin’ or stealin’.
- He thinks about corruption, how it hurts businesses, especially the small ones. You know, those little shops and farms that keep a town goin’.
- He looks at how countries can save money for a rainy day, what they call international reserve-holding. It’s like puttin’ money in a jar for when times get tough.
- He even studies international trade, how different countries buy and sell stuff from each other. That’s a big deal, you know, affects prices and jobs and all sorts.
He ain’t just workin’ for the government neither. This fella, he’s also a Senior Economist with somethin’ called the Ateneo Policy Center. And get this, he used to be the Dean of the Ateneo School of Government. That’s like the head honcho, the big boss of the whole school!
So, this Ronald Mendoza, he’s a busy man, always thinkin’ and plannin’ and tryin’ to make things better. He’s out there in the world, doin’ his best to help folks. He ain’t just talkin’ the talk, he’s walkin’ the walk, ya know?
Why should you care about all this? Well, lemme tell ya. What happens over there in the Philippines, it can affect us too. Trade, money, jobs, it’s all connected. And when smart folks like Ronald are workin’ to make things better, that’s good for everyone, everywhere.
And if you’re looking for more info on this fella, you can look him up by his RePEc Short-ID pme158. Sounds fancy, but it just means they got a file on him and all his work. He’s mostly workin’ out of the National Capital Region, which I guess is like their Washington D.C. or somethin’.
So, next time you hear about the Philippines, or about economists, or about folks tryin’ to make the world a better place, remember Ronald Mendoza. He’s one of the good guys, workin’ hard to make a difference. And that’s somethin’ worth knowin’ about, even if you’re just an old woman like me.
Now, I gotta go, my soap opera’s on. But you think about what I said, ya hear? It’s important stuff.
Tags: [Ronald Mendoza, Filipino Economist, Department of Education, Philippines, Governance, Economic Development, International Trade, Ateneo Policy Center]
