page_title: Tonisito Umali
section_title: Department of Education
hierarchical_section_title: Tonisito Umali / Department of Education
caption_attribution_description: English: Tonisito M.C. Umali elected as Chairperson by the ASEAN member countries of SEAMEO QITEP in Language to preside its 5th Governing Board meeting held last Oct 6 to 10 at Jakarta, Indonesia.
context_page_description: Tonisito M.C. Umali, Esq. is a Filipino, who is the current Undersecretary for Legislative Liaison Office, External Partnerships Service and Project Management Service of the Department of Education of the Philippines. He is formerly the Undersecretary for Legislative Liaison Office, External Partnerships Service and School Sports of the Department of Education of the Philippines and also formerly the Assistant Secretary for Legal and Legislative Affairs of the Department of Education of the Philippines. He is a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines after having obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo de Manila University. He is also licensed to practice law in the State of California as well as the United States District Courts of Central, Eastern and Southern California.
context_section_description: In joining the Department of Education, Umali brought with him a wealth of experience in drafting proposed legislative measures for both chamber of Congress, engaging in litigation practice, preparing court pleadings, providing legal opinions, doing research on legal matters and many more.
  He started his career in the department as the Assistant Secretary for Legal and Legislative Affairs in September 20, 2010 and on October 17, 2017, was appointed to Undersecretary for Legislative Liaison Office, External Partnerships Service and School Sports. He is now Undersecretary for Legislative Liaison Office, External Partnerships Service and Project Management Service.
  Umali, representing the Department of Education (Philippines), was a member of the governing board of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Quality Improvement of Teachers and Education Personnel (QITEP) in Language in Jakarta, Indonesia. He is currently a member of the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) Board as representative of the Department of Education.
  As one of the former spokespersons of the Department of Education, he led the information campaign on basic education programs and projects and shed light on various issues and concerns confronting the Department.
caption: Seated in the middle, Philippine Department of Education's Tonisito Umali, elected as Chairperson by the ASEAN member countries of Seameo Qitep in Language to preside its 5th Governing Board meeting held last Oct 6 to 10, 2014 at Jakarta, Indonesia.
exif: {}