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José V. Abueva

José Veloso Abueva was a Filipino political scientist and public administration scholar who served as the 16th president of the University of the Philippines. A Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) awardee for political science in 1962, he has devoted much of his career in academic circles. He has been faculty member of the National College of Public Administration and Governance of the University of the Philippines Diliman and visiting professor at Brooklyn College, City University of New York and Yale University. He has also worked with the United Nations University in Tokyo. Abueva's service to the nation includes stints as secretary of the 1971 Constitutional Convention, executive director of the Legislative-Executive Local Government Reform Commission and Chairman of the Legislative-Executive Council that drew up the conversion program for former military bases. Abueva wrote a number of books, including Focus in the Barrio: The Foundation of the Philippine Community Development Program and Ang Filipino sa Siglo 21. Among the publications he has edited is the 20-volume PAMANA: The UP Anthology of Filipino Socio-Political Thought since 1872.

Si. Dr. José Veloso Abueva ay isa sa mga naging pangulo ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas. Tumanggap ng parangal para sa agham pampolitika mula sa Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) noong 1962, inilaan nya ang kanyang buhay sa mundo ng edukasyon. Isa siya sa mga guro sa Kolehiyo ng Pampublikong Pamamahala at bisitang propesor sa Brooklyn College, Unibersidad panglungsod ng New York at sa Yale University. Nagtrabaho din siya sa Pamantasan ng Mga Nagkakaisang Bansa sa Tokyo. Kalihim siya ng Kombensyong ng Saligang Batas noong 1971 Constitutional Convention, direktor ng Lehislatura-Ehekutibong Komisyon sa Reporma ng Lokal na Pamahalaan at Tagapangulo ng Lehislaturang-Ehekutibong Konseho na namuno sa paggamit sa mga dating kampo ng militar. Isa rin siyang manunulat, ilan sa mga sinulat niya ay ang "Focus in the Barrio: The Foundation of the Philippine Community Development Program" at "Ang Filipino sa Siglo 21." Ang ilan naman sa mga isinaayos niyang lathalain aya ng "PAMANA: The UP Anthology of Filipino Socio-Political Thought since 1872."

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