Original:  At present, Mercado is a member of the Philippine Statistical Association, Philippine Association for Teacher Education (PAFTE), the Rotary Club of New Manila Heights and a Fellow of Royal Institution based in Singapore  . Early life and education Mercado finished a Bachelor of Applied Statistics degree in 1993, a Master of Applied Science degree in 2000 and a Doctor of Educational Management degree in 2003  at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
Revised:  At present, Mercado is a member of the Philippine Statistical Association, the National Research Council of the Philippines, and the Royal Institution based in Singapore . Early life and education Mercado finished a Bachelor of Applied Statistics degree in 1993, a Master of Applied Science degree in 2000 and a Doctor of Educational Management degree in 2003 at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
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