# Randy Escolango

Randy Escolango (born September 26, 1976) is a Filipino public official who currently serves as an Undersecretary at Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development. Escolango previously served as Undersecretary at Department of Labor and Employment, Deputy Insurance Commissioner at Insurance Commission, and OIC Administrator and chief executive officer at Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.

## Early life and education

Escolango was born on September 26, 1976 to Adelmo Escolango and Francisca Bacolor in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija. In 1997, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the New Era University (NEU). He then finished his Bachelor of Laws at the Far Eastern University (FEU) in 2001. The year after, in 2002, Escolango passed the Philippine Bar Examinations.
Prior to his appointment as a government official, Escolango first entered government service as a clerk at the Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 4 of Manila, where he was elected in 2000 as the President of the Judicial Court Clerks Association of the Philippines (JCCAP) Manila Chapter. Thereafter, he was a private law practitioner and university professor.

## Career

On May 4, 2010, Escolango began his service as deputy administrator for legal affairs at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). Later, on October 19, 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte through Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea designated him as the SBMA's OIC Administrator and chief executive officer. During his tenure, SBMA was recognized by the 2016 Asia CEO Awards as the "Executive Leadership Team of the Year," and the 2017 International Finance Awards as "Asia’s Fastest Growing Free Trade Zone."
In 2017, Escolango was appointed as Deputy Insurance Commissioner at Insurance Commission (IC). He was among the IC officials credited for facilitating the rapid growth of the insurance industry during the Administration of President Duterte. While serving as Deputy Insurance Commissioner, the Philippine Coast Guard promoted Escolango as a rear admiral of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA). He first joined the PCGA in 2014, where he spearheaded a number of notable projects, including the building of artificial coral reefs in Subic Bay. It was also during his service in the IC that Escolango wrote extensively on insurance-related topics, particularly through The Manila Times and FrontpagePH.
On March 1, 2022, Escolango was appointed as Undersecretary at Department of Labor and Employment.
On July 12, 2023, Escolango was appointed by President Bongbong Marcos as Undersecretary at Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). As a DHSUD executive, he currently serves as Undersecretary for Administrative Service, Finance Service, and Disaster Response. Among his tasks as Undersecretary for Disaster Response was the implementation of the DHSUD's Integrated Disaster Shelter Assistance Program (IDSAP), the national government's major shelter assistance program for calamity victims. Escolango was also designated as chairperson of the Technical Working Group for the celebration of the National Shelter Month, the Philippine expanded version of the country's observance of World Habitat Day.
Escolango also served senior positions in various organizations, including being Vice President of the Philippine Association of Government Corporate Lawyers, and President of the New Era University Alumni Association.