Former Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones has been inducted as a Regular Member of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP).

Briones is currently the Center Director of INNOTECH, a regional center on educational innovation and technology of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO).

When asked about her thoughts on joining MAP, Briones said that she “is excited to be a part of this dynamic organization and hopes to actively participate in matters concerning education, the economy, and national issues.”

MAP is an established leading organization in promoting management excellence for nation-building in the Philippines.

(Photos courtesy of SEAMEO INNOTECH) 

The induction took place in Taguig City last March 8 in line with the celebration of Women’s Day (IWD) and the MAP General Membership Meeting, carrying the theme “Role of Women in Bridging and Building a Progressive Future”

Present to administer the oathtaking of the new MAP Regular Members and the Life Members included MAP President Benedicta “Dick” Du-Baladad, MAP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Governor-in-charge Karen Batungbacal.

MAP Members Ira Paulo Pozon and Imelda “Ida” Tiongson sponsored the membership of Briones into the MAP.

Tiongson is a staunch advocate of women's empowerment, innovation, and fintech, while Pozon is a lawyer and a public policy and government relations practitioner.

Speakers during the Fireside Chat were three high-caliber women in leadership and foreign relations, namely H.E. Laure Beaufils, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Philippines, H.E. Marykay Carlson, Ambassador of the United States to the Philippines, and H.E. Anke Reiffenstuel, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Philippines.