page_title: Onofre Corpuz
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Onofre Corpuz / Career
caption_attribution_description: English: Onofre Corpuz[1][2] UP necrological service (Eulogy[3])of April 1, 2013 at the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice[4], UP Diliman. [5]UP to pay tribute [6] [7] to National Scientist, former UP President and former Education Secretary O.D. Corpuz March 31, 2013 led by UP President Alfredo E. Pascual UP President Alfredo E. Pascual will lead the tribute. Other speakers include former UP presidents Jose V. Abueva and Francisco Nemenzo, former Budget Secretary Manuel S. Alba, UP Diliman Chancellor Caesar A. Saloma, National Scientist Raul V. Fabella, and National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose. Eminent scholars will also share their reminiscences about Corpuz, including UPLB Foundation Executive Director Cecilio R. Arboleda (agriculture), former UP Social Sciences and Philosophy Dean Leslie E. Banzon (history), CHED Commissioner Maria Cynthia Rose B. Bautista (sociology and education), former UP Economics Dean Emmanuel S. de Dios (economics), National Historical Commission Chairperson Maria Serena I. Diokno (history), and Emeritus Professor / Pulse Asia founding President Felipe B. Miranda (political science). The UP Singing Ambassadors (UPSA), under the baton of founder and conductor Ed Lumbera Manguiat, will render musical numbers. UP Psychology Professor and former Chairperson Aurora Odette Corpuz Mendoza, Corpuz's daughter, will deliver a response on behalf of her family. [8]Dr. Onofre Corpuz, National Scientist and 13th UP president, passes away Onofre Corpuz[9][10] Dr. Onofre D. Corpuz (December 1, 1926 – March 23, 2013[1]) was a Filipino academic, economist, and historian. He served as the Secretary of Education of the Philippines from 1968 to 1971 and was the 13th president of the University of the Philippines [11] System from 1975 to 1979. Dr. Corpuz was later named Minister of Education under the parliamentary system wherein he was also member of the now defunct Batasang Pambansa (National Assembly) from 1979 to 1983. In 2004, he was named National Scientist of the Philippines[12] for his contributions to Filipino scholarship particularly in areas of economics, history, political science, and public administration.[2] At the time of his death, he was a Professor Emeritus at the School of Economics of the University of the Philippines Diliman[13].Corpuz was married to retired professor and former Dean Dr. Aurora G. Corpuz of the College of Home Economics (CHE), University of the Philippines.
context_page_description: Onofre Dizon Corpuz ONS was a Filipino academic, economist, and historian. He served as the Secretary of Education of the Philippines from 1968 to 1971 and was the 13th president of the University of the Philippines System from 1975 to 1979. Dr. Corpuz was later named Minister of Education under the parliamentary system wherein he was also member of the now defunct Batasang Pambansa from 1979 to 1983.
  Being the first one to come up with the idea of establishing the Career Executive Service in the Philippines based on existent bureaucratic structures in other countries, Corpuz served as the first chairman of the Career Executive Service Board from 1973 to 1978.
  In 2004, he was named National Scientist of the Philippines for his contributions to Filipino scholarship particularly in areas of economics, history, political science, and public administration. At the time of his death, he was a Professor Emeritus at the School of Economics of the University of the Philippines Diliman.
context_section_description: Dr. Corpuz was appointed Undersecretary of the Department of Education by former President Ferdinand E. Marcos in 1966 and was promoted to Secretary in 1968. As head of the country's education department, he joined the Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Council. He was also concurrently chairperson of the Population Commission.
  In 1972, he became the Founding President of the government-owned Development Academy of the Philippines. Corpuz later ran for a position and won in the Batasang Pambansa, the legislative body of the parliamentary Philippines during the Marcos era. As a member of the legislature, he served as Minister of Education. He took a break from government service in 1983.
  The economist reentered government as member of the board of the National Historical Institute in 1987 during the time of former President Corazon C. Aquino.
  Professor Corpuz served as president of the now defunct The Manila Chronicle from 1994 to 1996. Earlier, he was part of the Board of Governors of the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii from 1974 to 1976. East-West Center is closely linked to several academic institutions in Hawaii, particularly the University of Hawaii.
caption: Necrological service of Dr. Onofre Corpuz at Parish of the Holy Sacrifice.
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