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NEW PROGRAM SPECIALIST JOINS THE ASIA TEAM AT IIRR

NEW PROGRAM SPECIALIST JOINS THE ASIA TEAM AT IIRR


We are pleased to announce the appointment of a new program specialist (senior staff) at the Regional Center for Asia.

 

BEN-HUR R. VILORIA comes on board the RCA Team as Program Specialist, Agriculture, Natural Resource Management effective May 15, 2010.

Prior to IIRR, Ben-Hur was a consultant with People Collaborating for Environmental and Economic Management Inc. (PCEEM), and the Sustainable Ecosystems Intl. Corp. (SUSTEC). From 2000 to 2007, Ben-Hur  worked as Sustainable Agriculture Development Component Coordinator with Upland Development Programme in Southern Mindanao (UDP), DA-European Union Special Project, where he facilitated the operation of the Sustainable Agriculture Development Component in: Upland Agriculture Extension; Farming Systems Development, Land Capability Classification, Sloping Land Mgt., Soil and Water Conservation and Farm Enterprise Development. He also spent some time as Fisheries and Livestock Advisor/Senior Agriculturist with Southern Mindanao Agricultural Programme (SMAP) DA-European Union Special Project. 

 

Ben-Hur completed his bachelor's degree in Inland Fisheries/Aquaculture from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.  He also has Master's degree on Professional Studies in Rural Extension Development from the University of Southern Mindanao in Kabacan, Cotabato. Ben-Hur is Filipino by nationality.

Let us welcome Ben-Hur to the IIRR family!

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50TH YEAR CELEBRATION OF IIRR LAUNCHED IN PHILIPPINES

(SILANG, Cavite, Philippines - April 30, 2010) - The IIRR family, staff and IIRR friends, gathered last April 30, 2010 to launch the institute’s 50th year celebration. The launching, or kick-off event, is a tribute to the founder of IIRR, Dr. Y.C. James Yen and to those who have devoted their lives to advance the vision and mission of the rural reconstruction movement for the past 50 years.

Dr. Julian Gonsalves, Senior Program Advisor of IIRR gave the welcome address wherein he recalled the work of Dr. Yen and how he touched the lives of the rural communities. Marissa Espineli, Manager of Education and Training of the institute gave the “Pagbabalik Tanaw” (Looking Back) on the 50 years of IIRR’s work.  She shared accomplishments and emphasized that each decade has its own distinct character.

Read the full article here.

Read more on IIRR's 50th Anniversary.