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Onofre Corpuz is a Filipino professor and historian who is best known for his work on Philippine history and culture. He was born on December 1, 1926 in Camiling, Tarlac, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, U.S. He is currently 87 years old. Onofre Corpuz is a professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines Diliman. He has written several books on Philippine history and culture, including The Roots of the Filipino Nation, The Philippines: A Past Revisited, and The Philippines: A Continuing Past. He has also served as a consultant to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Onofre Corpuz has received numerous awards and honors for his work, including the National Scientist Award in 1998, the Order of Lakandula in 2004, and the Order of National Artist in 2006. He is also a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding in 2008. Onofre Corpuz has an estimated net worth of $1 million. He has earned his wealth through his career as a professor and historian.

Popular As Onofre Dizon Corpuz
Occupation Professor, Public servant
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 1 December 1926
Birthday 1 December
Birthplace Camiling, Tarlac, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, U.S.
Date of death (2013-03-23)
Died Place Quezon City, Philippines
Nationality Philippines

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2004

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.

1994

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.

1987

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.

1976

In 1976, the Royal Chulalongkorn University in Thailand awarded him a Ph.D., honoris causa in 1976.

1973

Being the first one to come up with the idea of establishing the Career Executive Service (CES) in the Philippines based on existent bureaucratic structures in other countries, Corpuz served as the first chairman of the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) from 1973 to 1978.

1972

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 Sr. dictatorship. As a member of the legislature, he served as Minister of Education. He took a break from government service in 1983.

1966

Dr. Corpuz was appointed Undersecretary of the Department of Education by former President then dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. 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.

1965

His specializations included economic history, public administration and policy. His previous research formed the basis for his best-known published works, which include: The Philippines (1965; Prentice-Hall); Roots of the Filipino Nation 2 vols. (1989; Aklahi Foundation); An economic history of the Philippines (1997; University of the Philippines Press); and Saga and triumph: the Philippine revolution against Spain (2002; University of the Philippines Press).

1953

Corpuz obtained his master's degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the United States in 1953. He later finished a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree in 1955 and a Ph.D. in Political Economy & Government in 1956 from Harvard University.

1938

He finished his primary and secondary education in his hometown province of Tarlac, Philippines. He was salutatorian of Camiling Elementary School in 1938 and of Tarlac High School in 1944 before he took up his B.A. degree at the University of the Philippines at Diliman from 1946 to 1950 wherein he graduated magna cum laude. He joined the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity in 1947. It was also here that he joined and later served as the resident Governor of the Pan Xenia Fraternity.

1926

Onofre Dizon Corpuz ONS (December 1, 1926 – March 23, 2013) 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 (National Assembly) from 1979 to 1983.

Dr. Onofre Dizon Corpuz was born on December 1, 1926 at Taft Street, Poblacion, Camiling, Tarlac to Remigio Corpuz, a school teacher and Isabel Dizon.