# Jonathan Malaya

Jonathan E. Malaya is a Filipino writer, author, businessman, and public official who is currently the Assistant Director General of the National Security Council. Prior to joining the NSC, he was undersecretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government. He also served as Assistant Secretary in the Office of the President of the Philippines, and Assistant Secretary for Special Projects and Legislative Liaison in the Department of Education of the Philippines.

## Background

Malaya was born on July 13, 1973, in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines to Judge Angel S. Malaya of Iriga City and Dr. Corazon E. Malaya of Goa, Camarines Sur. He grew up in Iriga City where he attended elementary and high school at La Consolacion Academy (now La Consolacion College).
He pursued his undergraduate studies in the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City where he was a founding member and president of the UP Debate Society, Philippine Collegian writer, and member of the Alpha Phi Beta fraternity. He won the championship of the annual UP Pi Sigma Open Debate Tournament in 1992.

## Public service

Malaya immediately joined government service after college. In a career in public service spanning 20 years, he had stints in all three branches of the government first serving as a Legislative Staff Officer to then Samar Congressman (later Supreme Court Justice) Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura in the House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress. He later served as Chief Legislative Staff Officer to then Senator (later Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary) Mar Roxas in the Philippine Senate.
In 2005 he served in the Executive Branch as Chief of Staff to then Education Secretary (later Department of Budget and Management Secretary) Florencio B. Abad. A year later, at age 32, he was appointed Assistant Secretary in the Office of the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He was later seconded by Arroyo to the Office of the Solicitor General again as Chief of Staff.
In 2007, he served briefly as Judicial Staff Head to Associate Justice Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura in the Philippine Supreme Court before he returned to the Department of Education as Assistant Secretary during the term of then Education Secretary Jesli A. Lapus.
After his stint at the Department of Education, Malaya joined the Pasay city government in 2011 as Spokesperson and Public Information Officer under Mayor Antonino G.Calixto. During that time he also serve as Senior Technical Adviser on Education and Electoral Reform to the Foundation for Economic Freedom, and The Asia Foundation, and Legal Network for Truthful Elections.
In 2017, he was appointed as Assistant Secretary for Capacity Development, Public Affairs and Communication in the Department of Interior and Local Government by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. He was later appointed as administrator of Federalism, on that same year. DILG Officer in Charge Eduardo Año appointed him as the new DILG spokesperson.

## Teaching career

Malaya was a part-time lecturer at the College of Economics, Finance, and Politics of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and at the Assumption College San Lorenzo. He taught political theory and English literature. He also served as Regent of the City University of Pasay and was instrumental in the establishment of the Imus City Polytechnic Institute.
He is now on his second term as Board Member of the National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA), a resident company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

## Department of Education

In the Department of Education, Malaya chaired both the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Senior Officials in Education Meeting and the South East Asian Ministers of Education (SEAMEO) High Officials Meeting in 2009–2010. He also headed the Philippine Delegation to ASEAN + 3 (China, Japan, Korea) Senior Officials Meeting on Education in 2010. He was also a member of the Board of Trustees of the ASEAN Universities Network as well as the Governing Board member of the SEAMEO Regional Center QITEP-English based in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.

## Teacher's welfare

As DepEd Legislative Liaison Officer, he successfully secured Congressional support to upgrade the salary grade and salaries of all public school teachers through Congressional Joint Resolution No. 4, otherwise known as the Salary Standardization Law III.
With the support of Gawad Kalinga and local government units, he spearheaded the construction of socialized housing projects for teachers in Camarines Norte, Cebu and Davao City. As OIC-Superintendent of Baguio Teachers’ Camp, he implemented a Master Redevelopment Plan that transformed the once run-down facility into DepEd's premier training and recreation center. He also established the Sining Pambansa Festival and institutionalized the Pambansang Gawad sa Ulirang Kabataan.
He received a Presidential Citation from Arroyo and the DepEd Certificate of Recognition from Education Secretary Armin Luistro for outstanding performance in the public sector.

## Written works

Malaya has written four (4) books, which includes So Help Us God: The Presidents of the Philippines and Their Inaugural Addresses which he co-wrote with his brother Ambassador J. Eduardo Malaya, Liberal Views on Constitutional Reform and Hit the Podium!: Getting Started in Debate.

## Sources

* ↑ Jonathan E. Malaya and Florencio B. Abad, ed. (2006). Liberal Chronicles: 60 Years of the Liberal Party, 1946-2006. LP 60th Anniversary Organizing Committee. p. iii.
* 1 2 "Duterte appoints party's federalism research chief to DILG". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
* ↑ "How Liberal Are the Liberals? (Book review: Liberal Views on Constitutional Reform)".
* ↑ Department of Interior and Local Government (1 March 2019). "DILG welcomes appointment of its Spokesperson as new Undersecretary".
* ↑ Malaya, Jonathan E.; Abad, Florencio B. (2006). Liberal chronicles : 60 years of the Liberal Party 1946-2006 / Jonathan E. Malaya, Florencio B. Abad, editors. - Version details. LP 60th Anniversary Organizing Committee. ISBN 9789718844038. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
* ↑ "DO 47, s. 2007 - Designation of Assistant Secretary for Legislative Liaison".
* ↑ "DO 29, s. 2007 - Designation of Assistant Secretary for Special Project".
* ↑ Liberal chronicles : 60 years of the Liberal Party 1946-2006 / Jonathan E. Malaya, Florencio B. Abad, editors. Philippines : LP 60th Anniversary Organizing Committee. 2006. ISBN 9789718844038.
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* ↑ "DO 47, s. 2007 - Designation of Assistant Secretary for Legislative Liaison | Department of Education". www.deped.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
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* ↑ "Mitä kotiin korjaustoimenpiteitä Myocarditis?". 27 August 2021.
* ↑ "DepEd, IBP renew pact on legal aid for teachers". The Philippine STAR.
* ↑ "DepEd open to amending law on National Anthem". The Philippine STAR. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
* ↑ "Outstanding Students Circle of Iloilo (OSCI)". 5 October 2008.
* ↑ "DepEd shelves plan to upload sex education modules". 23 June 2010.
* ↑ "Unknown".
* ↑ "So Help Us, God – Bookpaper « Anvil Publishing, Inc". www.anvilpublishing.com. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
* ↑ Malaya, Jonathan E. (2004). So Help Us God (The Presidents of The Philippines and Their Inaugural Addresses). Anvil. ISBN 9712714861.
* ↑ "So Help Us God! Bookpaper".
* ↑ Malaya, Jonathan; Uychoco, Arnell (1999-01-01). Hit the podium!: getting started in debate. Published & distributed by Rex Book Store. ISBN 9789712327780.
* ↑ Malaya, Jonathan; Uychoco, Arnell (1999). Hit the podium!: getting started in debate. Published & distributed by Rex Book Store. ISBN 9789712327780.
* ↑ "Philippine eLib Portal". 16 June 2008.
* ↑ "How Liberal Are the Liberals? (Book review: Liberal Views on Constitutional Reform) | Newsbreak | Independent Journalism". Retrieved 2016-05-20.
* ↑ Nachura, Antonio B.; Malaya, Jonathan E. (2003). Liberal views on constitutional reform. National Institute for Policy Studies. ISBN 9789718844014.