CURRICULUM VITAE
1.
Family name
ASPERA
2.
First names
Ben-Errol D.
3.
Nationality (passport holder)
4.
Place of residence Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
5.
Education Background:
Filipino
Institution / Date from – to
6.
Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City, Philippines, 03/1983-10/1985
Master of Arts in Applied Social Research
Notre Dame University, Cotabato City, Philippines (1979-1981)
Bachelor of Laws (Units earned)
Notre Dame University, Cotabato City, Philippines (1976-1979)
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Notre Dame Insitutue of Sacred Doctrine (1974-1976)
Certifcate in Teaching Religious Education (cand)
Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language
7.
8.
Degrees and Diplomas obtained
Reading
Speaking
Writing
English
1
1
1
Flipino
1
1
1
Spanish
3
5
5
Local dialect: Cebuano, Ilonggo,
chavacano
1
2
2
conversational Maguindanao and
Tausog.. Waray-waray
3
5
5
Membership of professional bodies
1. Philippine Sociological Society
-
member
2. Mindanao Congress of Development NGOs (MinCon)
-
member
3. Landcare Philippines and Landcare International
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member/advisor/member
4. Ad Astra Research & Development Management Ventures
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Associate
5. Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
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Fellow
Other skills (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.)
Computer operations: Proficient in word processing, PowerPoint, and working knowledge in photopshop,
spreadsheet and database operations;
Sports : Basic to intermediate skills in playing Lawn Tennis, Volleyball, Badminton, Soccer and Basketball
Music and Sports : basic knowledge in playing guitar, piano, ukulele and harmonica
9.
Present position
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Executive Director, Landcare Foundation of the Philippines and
concurrently involved in the following projects of the Australian Center for International
Agricultural Research (ACIAR) as;

Collaborating Social Scientist for the project, Integrated Crop Management (ICM)
to Enhance Vegetable Profitability and Food Security in the Southern Philippines and
Australia. The overall aim of the project is to help improve the livelihoods and food
security of smallholder vegetable farmers in the Southern Philippines by increasing
vegetable farmer profitability through integrated crop management (ICM) in Leyte,
Bohol, Samar and Mindanao. Specifically the project will develop integrated crop
management systems for open field and protected cropping over 4 regions in the
Southern Philippines to help farmers profitably produce tomatoes, sweet pepper,
eggplant, ampalaya and leafy vegetables. This is a joint project of University of
Queensland, Visayas State University, Bohiol Island State University, MOSCAT and
UPLB. 2013 - 1017
10.
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Collaborating Scientist for the project, Developing Vegetable and Fruit Value Chains
and Integrating them with Community Development in the Southern Philippines. The
project’s objective is to improve smallholder net income, livelihoods and community
wellbeing by developing fruit and vegetable value chains integrated with community
development in the southern Philippines in collaboration with Queensland University,
UP-Mindanao, Visayas State University and UPLB. 2014 - 2017

Country Project Leader for the project, Improving Social Capital and Agricultural
Livelihoods of Rural Communities in Conflict Areas of Mindanao, Philippines. This is an
action research project aimed to develop an integrated model of social capital and
agricultural livelihood improvement for conflict areas of Mindanao in collaboration with
the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, UPLB and UP-Mindanao. 2013-2017

Extension and Community Engagement Specialist for the project, Soil and Nutrient
Management Strategies for Sustainable Vegetable Production in Southern Philippines
and Australia. 2014 - 2018
Key qualifications
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A social development professional familiar and conversant of the peace and develpment issues to
include human rights issues, emergency response, problems affecting marginalized groups, Civil
Society Organizations and donor agencies in underdeveloped, developing countries and countries in
transition; Most recent experience include involvments in emergency response in Cagayan de Oro
and Iligan Cities (TS Haiyan), Zamboanga City post conflict, Bohol earthquake and TS Yolanda in Leyte
Philippines.
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Having been involved in a number of project evaluation and proposal/concept note assessment and
conduct of trainings of EU funded projects (EIHDR, IfS, NSA), the undersigned has gained proven
knowledge and familiarity of the Project Cycle Managment and Gender Mainstreaming as a set of
analytical and decision making framework in project design & development, implementation &
management and monitoring & evaluation tools and mainstreaming gender equality through the
project approach.
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More than ten (10) years of experience as consultant, resource person and/or external evaluator in
the conduct of project/program monitoring, review and evaluation for projects funded by donor
agencies and international humanitarian organizations like EU, IFAD, GIZ (former GTZ), WFP,
AGRITERRA, WB, European, AusAID, AECID, Lutheran World Relief, Christian Aid, Trocaire and FPE.
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Fifteen (15) years of experience as institutional and organizational development expert for NGOs,
internatiuonal humanitarian organizations, donor agencies to include projects funded by EU, IOM,
WB, ACIAR, ACDI-VOCA, LGSP-CIDA, The Asia Foundation- USAID, Konrad Adenauer FoundationGermany, Philippine Development Assistance Programme and Local Government Units in the areas
of peace builidng, emergency response participatory development planning, project development
and evaluation, resource mobilization (fund raising), Transparent and Accountable Governance, CSO
participation in governance and capacity develpment for local and homegrown NGOs and POs,
promotion of the Landcare approach to sustainable agriculture, enviromental norturance and
formation of social capital/landcaring groups in the uplands;
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About three (15) years of working experience with NGOs and POs promoting and demonstrating
sustainable agriculture, climate change mitigation and adaptation, sustainable integrated area
develpment, gender and development, human rights and right to self deternmination for the IPs and
the Moro peoples in various parts of the country to include the conflict affected areas.
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Six years of government experience in monitoring, policy research, gap-analysis and capacity
assessment of government programs, national lines agencies and instrumentalities to include the
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao; The same work has provided the undersigned the rare
opportunity to be actively involved in peace processes working closely with various Moro Fronts in
Mindanao under the auspices of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). This includes
involvment in the setting up of post conflict transitional mechansims
Recent Trainings / Seminar:
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November 27-28, 2014, Zamboanga Livelihood Summit, Palmeras Hotel, Zamboanga City
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June 22 to July 1, 2012 PHILIPPINES-AUSTRALIA LANDCARE TRAINING AND MENTORING PROGRAM;,
Crawford Fund Awards, Queensland, Australia.
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July 1-2, 2013, Queensland Landcare Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

April 2-3, 2012Mapping and Gap Analysis : Strategic Early Recovery Planning, United Nations
Development Program (UNDP, Iligan City, Philippines).
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Basic Security In the Field (BSITF) of the United Nations Department of Security and Safety (UNDSS),
2012
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Advanced Security in the Field of the United Nations Department of Security and Safety (UNDSS), 2012

March 28-29 2011, Mainstreaming Climate Change in Biodersity Planning and Conseration in the
Philippines, convened by the World Agroforestry Center, Sulu Reviera Hotel, Quezon City

March 31, 2011, Mindanao Technical Workshop: National Action Plan to Combat Desertification, Land
Degradation and Drought, a joint project of UNCCD, DENR-BSWM and UNDP, The Orange Grove Hotel,
Davao City
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May 4 -7, 2011 – Watershed Evaluation for Sustainable use of Sloping Agricultural Land in the Southern
Philippines jointly conducted by ACIAR-CSIRO, ICRAF and PCARRD, Xavier Estates Club House, Cagayan
de Oro City
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Mainstreaming Native Speciies-Based Forest Restoration Conference, July 15-16, 2010, Enviromenal
Leadershp Training Institute in collaboration with Yale School of Forestry and Enviromental Studies and
Smithsonian Tropoical Research Institute of USA.
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March 16 - 20, 2009. Forest Carbon Project Development Training Program conducted by The
Environmental Leadership and Trading Institute of Singapore, a joint program of the Yale School of
Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and World
Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF Philippines)
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Nov. 11, 2004 to Dec. 5, 2004 : Trainers’ Training on Public Service Ethics, Excellence and Accountability
Program conducted by The Asia Foundation with funding support from the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), Marcian Hotel, Zamboanga City

June 24, 2003 to June 27, 2003 : Training on Peace-Conflict Impact Assessment (PCIA) : Practicing the
Culture of Peace and Impact Assessment Conducted by the Canadian International Development
Agency-Local Government Support Programme
Participation in Research and Publication:
1. 2012: Enhancing Development Outcomes for Smallholder Farmers Through Closer Collaboration
Cetween ACIAR’s, Landcare and other projects
2. 2013: Integrated Crop Management (ICM) to enhance vegetable profitability and food security in the
Southern Philippines and Australia (on-going)
3. 2013: Advancing strategies for sustainable soil and nutrient management in Philippine and
Australian vegetable production (Inception Stage)
4. 2013: Improving market integration and competitiveness of vegetable and fruit value chains in the
southern Philippines. (on-going)
5. 2005: Research Study for the Formulation of Trade and Industry Development and Investment
Promotion Plan and Tourism Promotion plan for the Dipolog-Dapitan-Polanco-Katipunan-RoxasManukan Investment Corridor in Zamboanga del Norte
6. 2002: Kab-ot Gahum : A Manual on PRA-BDP (Participatory Rural Appraisal – Barangay Development
Planning)
Resource Center for Empowerment and Development, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
7. 1999: A Private Investment Plan for SZOPAD- Mindanao, FRIEND Foundation and Canadian
International Development Agency
8. 1994: An Assessment of the National Reconciliation and Development Program of the Philippine
Government, Presidential Management Staff and the National Security Council (NSC)
Country of Experience and/or Exposure
COUNTRY
Germany - Study tour on the workings and functioning of
Federalism (political devolution, decentralization and election
processes) in the Federal Republic of Germany sponsored by
the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (to include trips to France, Italy,
Austria)
Japan – Firming up partnership between a Philippine based
NGO and Japanese farmers to provide small Filipino farmers
training and exposure opportunity on Japanese farming
technology and practcies
Brunei – Exploring prospects to provide human resource and
organizational development services to Brunei based private
corporation
Australia – Attendance to Queensland Landcare Conference,
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and PHILIPPINESAUSTRALIA LANDCARE TRAINING AND MENTORING
PROGRAM;, Crawford Fund Awards, Queensland, Australia.
May – June 2002
2002
2009
2012
Professional experience:
Date
Agency and Contact Person
June 2014
International Labour Organization
to Sept
(ILO)
2014
hills@ilo.org
georgette@ilo.org
2009 to
Present
Landcare Foundation of the
Philippines
Country Location
Philippines
Position
Livelihood
Coordinator
Philippines
Execuive Diretor
Philippines
Project
Coordinator
Philippines
Project Cycle
Management –
Gender
Mainstreaming
Specialist
The task of the mission was to provide package of supporting measures to the implementation of the CountryBased Support Scheme under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) projects by
the EU Delegations. The action is intended to enhance quality support to the Delegations in the areas of
Governence, Human Rights, Democracy and Gender as well as to further speed up and improve the
implementation of EIDHR projects. Project focus of the training include cases on child labor, PWD and human
rights defenders
Conflict Areas of
Mindanao, Phils.
Consutant
Mid term review of EU support to the peace process in Southern Philippines under the Instrument for Stability,
European Union. The task was to undertake an independent evaluation of the current IfS programme in
support to the peace Process in general and concerning current activities, to provide recommendations on
possible improvements and concerning future commitments, to suggest appropriate actions to support the
parties in the implementation of the Peace Agreement during the transition phase. The mission required key
informant interviews with key persons in the OPAPP, MILF, International Monitoring Team, EU-Del, BDA, BLMI,
TransCom, ARMM, Regional Human Rights Commission, WFP, UN-OCHA and INGOs like Non-Violent Peace
Force, Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, MinHRAC, The Asia Foundation and Consultant of the International
Contact Group.
Mindanao,
Philippines
Consultant
Comparative Review of Community-Based operations of donor and international humanitarian organizations –
Part II. This a follow through research study on “Local Elite Cohesion and Community Participation Study” that
will look at how elite dominance, cohesion or rivalry and community participation affect the outcomes of
Marcelino Patindol
Patindol_lfpi@yahoo.com
President of BOT
www.landcare.org.ph
10-092013
09-282013 to
10-052013
08-282013 to
09-102013
O6-012012 to
06-30-
International Labour Organization
Ms.Ruth H. Georget
georgette@ilo.org
or Simon Hills
hills@ilo.org
EU-Delegation, Manila
Margarito Raynera
Margarito.RAYNERA@eeas.europa.eu
and
Konrad Materek of EPRD – Poland
Konrad.materek@eprd.pl
And Jose Maria Taberne
josemariateberne@gmail.com
European Union Delegation
Edoardo.MANFREDINI@eeas.europa.eu
and
Konrad Materek of EPRD – Poland
Konrad.materek@eprd.pl
The Asia Foundation (TAF) with
Funding support from the World Bank
and DFID
Description
Serves as co-lead of the Livelihnood Cluster under the Zamboanga post conflict humanitarian and early
recovery program working in collaboration with other UN agencies and international and local homegrown
NGOs and local government. Specifically the task was to activate the Livelihood Cluster and through the local
government intitiate the conduct of a livelihood summit for the IDPs through participatory processes involving
the IDPs, host communities, local homegrown NGOs, national government agencies, humanitarian agencies
and international NGOs. The conduct of the livelihood summit provides due consideration to gender and
cultural/ethnic and religious diversity as important cross cutting themes.
Provides all management and supervision of various project teams implementing livelihood projects for small
farmers and indigineous peoples through AgroForestry, Soil and Water Conservation, Disaster Risk Reduxction
in the Uplands, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, Sustainable Agriculture and Agro-enterprise and
Sustainable Livelihood for Upland Farmers, Integrated Crop Management. Landcare is supported and an
implementing partner of the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and was a
national partner of ACDI/VOCA with funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the
implementation of the CoCoPAL (Coconut, Cocoa, Palay farming system) Project in Southern Philippines. With
funding support from USAID it was also implementing Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation project in
Protected Areas. Part of the services that landcare provide is the development of capacity of farmer
organizations for greater participation in local governance, ensuring that farmers’ development agenda are
mainstreamed and integrated into the plans of local government units at the municipal and provincial level.
This is a post conflict emergency response in the aftermath of the stand-off and shooting war in Zamboanga
City. The task is to assist the government in providing emergency employment and livelihoods to the 24,000
families displaced by the war to compliment the intiatives of other humanitarian agencies catering to relief ,
shelter, health, education, camp management and early recovery needs and requirements
2012
Ms. Hyro Domado
hyro@asiafound.org
01-032012 to 05
– 31- 2012
International Organization for
Migration with funding support from
USAID and ECHO
Rex Alamban
Head of Sub-Office
ralamaban@iom.int
Mindanao,
Philippines
Head- Satelite
Office, Iligan
10- 2011
to 11- 302011
Agriterra (Netherlands) with funding
support from EU
Mr. Ben Luther Lucas
National Proj. Coordinator
benlutherplucas@yahoo.com
Asia Foundation - funded
by World Bank
Ms. Hyro Domado
hyro@asiafound.org
Fundacion InteRed –
AECID
Ms. Aitziber Barrueta
aitziber.barrueta@intered.org
Fundacion InteRed –
AECID
Ms. Aitziber Barrueta
aitziber.barrueta@intered.org
Countrywide
Philippines
External
Evaluator
Consultant
09-2011 to
11-152011
04-2011 to
05-2012
0408/2011
10/2010to 11/2011
IBF Consulting-Brussels
Funded by the European Commission
Ms. Emily Mercado
emily.mercado@ec.europa.eu
Mindanao,
Philippines
Research
Consultant
Luzon and
Mindanao,
Philippines
Lead Research
Consultant
Luzon and
Mindanao,
Philippines
Luzon, Visayas
and Mindanao
Mindanao,
Philippines
0709/2009
0309/2009
0107/2009
MTF-RDP , World Bank Office Manila
Ms. Mary Judd
Hydea Consult - Hungary
Funded by European Commission
Ms. Emily Mercado
emily.mercado@ec.europa.eu
Philippine Agrarian Reform
Foundation for National Development,
Inc. (PARFUND)
Mr. Jose Noel D. Olano
Countrywide,
Philippines
Countrywide,
Philippines
Lead Research
Consultant
Consultant,
Monitoring and
Evaluation
Expert
community-based projects in conflict-affected areas. Among other to ascertain what specific designs and
approaches are likely to work for what type of conflict-affected communities and under what conditions. This is
a 3-man research team directly under the guidance of TAF office in the USA and Bangkok covering selected
areas in Visayas and Mindanao.
Supervision of IOM’s operations for the TS Washi (Sendong) affected areas in Iligan City and Lanao areas,
Philippines, specifically in assisting government in the management of Evacuation Centers and provision and
tracking of the distribution of non-food items, shelter kits and setting up of half-way (transitional) shelters to
internally displaced persons to include assessment of gaps of services and problems in the delivery of services
for IDPs and referral to appropriate service agencies working closely with local and international NGOs, local
government and varioous UN agencies especially WFP, UNHCR, WFP, ILO, UNICEF, UN-Habitat and
UNFPA,
External Evaluation Expert, Agriterra Netherlands - Final evaluation of the Philippines’ Farmers for Food project
in the Philippines, funded by the European Union under its Food Facility Program in support of small farmers
livelihoods through the formation of small cluster as agro-enterprise business groups engaged in sustaianble
agricultural farming systems in Luzon, Visayas and in conflict affected areas of Mindanao.
Comparative Review of Community-Based operations of donor and international humanitarian organizations like
the WFP, AECID, AusAID and other EU supported projects in conflict affected areas in the Philippines.
Specifically the study looks into the contribution of programs and projects to peacebuilding, conflict resolution
and in the promotion of the culture of peace.
A Country Assessment of the InteRed’s Rural Development Projects in the Philippines : Keeping stock of
InteRed’s 15 year development intervention in rural areas of Mindanao and Bicol.
Gender study on the state of affairs of women in the Convenio project communities of InteRed in Caraga and
Bicol Regions looking at changing roles of women in the family, community and local government.
Commissioned as M and E Expert to monitor EU funded Food Facility projects implemented by World Food
Program in the conflict affected areas in Mindanao, Agriterra (Netherlands) in various parts of the country, GIZ
(GTZ before) in Leyte and Southern Leyte and FAO and IFAD in various parts of the country. These involed
various projects involving enviromental conservation and protection, livelihoo support to small farmers, small
infratsturctures and construction of community facilities.
Consultant Research
Associate
The task of the mission was to generate and analyze relevant on-site data and information towards better
understanding and appreciation of the economic benefits derived by the communities from the Mindanao Trust
Fund for Reconstruction and to Development (MTF-RDP) subprojects implemented during 2007-2009. The
MTF-RDP is special program administered by World Bank in support to the peace process between the
government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The research project also inquired
into the role of women and the impact of the project on women and children in the target areas.
Team leader and
professional
assessor
The task of the mission mainly was to assess and evaluate all concept notes and full proposal submitted to the
European Commission Delegation for funding support under the Strategic Project Facility 2.
Researcher and
project
development
consultant
Take lead role in the formulation and development of the full project proposal: A Program to support the
Aspirations of the Higaonon People to Become a First Nation Through the Promotion of Democracy and Human
Rights. The project also seeks to ensure integration and mainstreaming of IP development agenda into the local
development plans of local government units.
0709/2008
0406/2008
Jndo38@yahoo.com
Coalition for the Development of
Sibuguey (CODE-S) and the Provincial
Government of Zamboanga del Norte
Eugenio D. Sinoy
code.sibuguey@yahoo.com
AusAid – Philippine-Australian
Human Resource Development
Facility
Ms. Milalin Javellana
Mindanao,
Philippines
Consultant
Countrywide,
Philippines
Consultant
hrodf@hrodf.org.ph
mjavellana@hrodf.org.ph
10/200702/2008
Fundacion InteRed of Madrid, Spain
Funded by AECID
Ms. Aitziber Barrueta
aitziber.barrueta@intered.org
07/200708/2009
LANDCARE Foundation of the
Philippines, Inc. (LFPI)
Noel Vock
nvock@bigfond.net.au
ACIAR
0305/2007
Red de Intercambio y Solidaridad
InteRed, Madrid, Spain, a Spanish
NGO funded by AECI
Luzon and
Mindanao,
Philippines
Mindanao and
Visayas,
Philippines
Project
Coordinator,
Project
Formulation
Team for the
CONVENIO
Institution
Development
Consultant
Mindanao,
Philippines
Evaluation Team
Leader
Ms. Aitziber Barrueta
aitziber.barrueta@intered.org
Countrywide,
Philippines
0103/2007
SHINFIELD Consultancy Phils. Inc.JICA
Mr. Eric Benedicto
epbboss@yahoo.co.jp
11/200602/2007
FOUNDATION for the PHILIPPINE
ENVIRONMENT
Mr. Armand Pacudan
apacudan@fpe.ph
Team Leader and
Community
Development
Specialist
Conflict affectd
Lead Consultant
areas of Mindanao,
for the
Philippines
Evaluation
Conduct of Management Course on Sustainable Integrated Area Development (SIAD) and with funding from
USAID in assisting seven (7) local government units in the formulation of Avian Influenza (AI) Preparedness
and Response Plan and in the installation of Avian Influenza Community-based Early Warning System
(CBEWS).
The task was to carry out a research study to map Philippines-Australia Human Resource Development Facility
(PAHRDF) interventions vis-à-vis other existing AusAID projects in current partner institutions. The objective
was to generate insights on capacity development approaches and how collaboration and complementation are
taking place between and among the various AusAid projects in selected target institutions. The study was also
intended to generate information on the factors that enhance or hinder collaboration and complementation and
identifying systems and mechanisms that were put in place to ensure collaboration and complementation
between and among AusAID supported programs and projects.
Project identification and formulation study was a preparatory work that generated and analyzed data and
information through particpatory processes, that served as inputs in the formulation of the 4-year project
proposal targetting mainly marginalized and IP communities in Caraga and Bicol with special focus on women.
The project was supported by the SPANISH GOVERNMENT thru the AECID.The undersigned as Project
Coordinator took the lead role in the preparation of Field Research Instruments and design of a system in
accrediting and screening partner NGOs and in the over-all supervision of the research work.
Assisted in the formulation and enhancement of the training design and in the conduct of the program planning
workshop for the Board of Trustee and Staff towards the formulation of the Institutional Development and
Organizational Strengthening (ID/OS) Plan and communication's Plan of LFPI. From then on up to the present
(2009) on on-call basis the undersigned provides consultancy services to include mentoring and coaching of
staff and members of the Board of Trustees on ID/OS concerns, resource mobilization and transition
management. At present, the undersigned is assisting the foundation in the promotion of LANDCARE as natural
resource management development framework/approach.
The project locally known as “Support Training Interventions for Mindanao Uplands and Lumad Settlements” or
STIMULUS), was a 32 month project aimed to improve the quality of life of the tribal communities/ IPs in the
island of Mindanao, particularly in the Provinces of Agusan del Norte and Bukidnon. The project was jointly
managed by the Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA)
and Josefa Segovia Foundation. Major duties include development of the research instruments, constitution,
organization and mobilization of the research team, conduct of the key informant interview and focus-group
discussions and preparation of the Terminal Report. The undersigned while serving as the over-all Team
Leader also acts as the Institutional Development and Organizational Development Specialist.
Supervised the over-all research activities under the guidance of a Japanese expert in identifying and looking
into the operations of programs, projects and activities of donor organizations like the WB, UNDP, UNICEF,
ILO, ADB, EU, USAID, AusAid, NZAid, AECI concerning community (rural) development and basic social
services in conflict-affected areas in Mindanao. Major task was to examine their modalities and mechanism to
implement development intervention in Mindanao and the same time looked into practices in contracting NGO
services to include monitoring, reporting and audit system among others; The undersigned took the lead role in
the conduct of the key informant interview and focus-group discussion and preparation of the over-all
Evaluation Report.
This project has four major components, namely: (1) community organizing and institution building; (2) resource
management; (3) advocacy, networking and linkage building; and (4) livelihood development and assistance.
This process evaluation was undertaken to support the internal assessments already facilitated by the FPE and
the local implementing NGO and to guide future directions for a more focused strategic program for the
conservation and protection of Ligawasan Marsh in Central Mindanao. Major tasks include development of the
monitoring framework, development of research tools and instruments, mobilization of the research and
Countrywide,
Philippines
11/200601/2007
PAHRDF – AusAid
Ms. Milalin Javellana
hrodf@hrodf.org.ph
mjavellana@hrodf.org.ph
12/2006
League of Cities of the Philippines
with funding support from The Asia
Foundation / USAID
08/200407/2006
Muslim League of Cities,
Municipalities and Communities in the
Philippines / Konrad Adenauer
Foundation and The Asia Foundation
(TAF)
0412/2005
The Asia Foundation under its
Transparent Accountable Governance
Program with funding support from
the ÙSAID
0406/2005
Dipolog Chamber of Commerce and
Industry with funding support from
the PEARL 2 – Canadian International
Development Agency
05/2004
National Democratic Institute (NDI)
for International Affairs - Washington
Ms. Nelia Bonita Agbon
09/200304/2004
The Resource Center for
Empowerment and Development in
partnership with the Canadian
International Development Agency –
LGPS
Mr. Charlito Z. Manlupig
11/200303/2004
03/200204/2003
The Resource Center for
Empowerment and Development in
partnership with UNDP
Mr. Charlito Z. Manlupig
The Resource Center for
Empowerment and Development in
partnership with the Canadian
International Development Agency
Consultant
Mindanao,
Philippines
Countrywide,
Philippines
Consultant for
Iligan City,
Procedural
Reform Projec
Institutional
Development and
Organizational
Development
Consultant
Mindanao,
Philippines
Mindanao,
Philippines
Mindanao,
Philippines
The Muslim League is a coming together of Muslim Mayors all over the Philippines working closely with the
Philippine government in its peace and development program and initiatives. Assisted in the organization of the
league as a formal group and took lead role in the setting up of the secretariat and the installation of personnel,
operations and administrative system
Training
Consultant
Lead Consultant
and Team Leader
Development of the research instruments to guide the key informant interviews, supervised the whole data
gathering processes, analysis, preparation of the Trade and Industry Development and Investment Promotion
Plan and Tourism Promotion plan for the DDPKRM Investment Corridor.
Regional
Elections
Observer
Project Manager
Mindanao,
Philippines
To serve as procedural reform specialist for the local economic enterprise of the City Government of Iligan. This
is a procedural reform intervention under the Transparent Accountable Governance Project of the USAID.
Public Servic Excellence, Ethics and Accountability Program (PSEEAP). As training consultant the undersigned
in close coordination with the city government of the Islamic City of Marawi as the participating local
government unit, oversees and supervises the conduct of the training to include preparation of training
materials, venue preparation, coordination with resource persons and actual supervision of the seminar
workshops to include on-site coaching and mentoring under the framework of Public Service Excellence, Ethics
and Accountability Program
Mindanao,
Philippines
Mindanao,
Philippines
monitoring team and preparation of the Evaluation Report. The project was implemented by the MDFI targeting
mainly Maguindanaoan communities.
The Philippines Australia Human Resource Development Facility (PAHRDF) is an AusAID funded development
initiative which aims to support the Government of the Philippines (GOP) efforts to promote sustainable and
equitable development through planned institutional capacity building programs for key government and private
sector institutions. The undersigned was commissioned on a short term basis to provide specific assistance to
an assigned PAHRDF HRD Adviser in the preparation of Institutional Profiles and, in some cases HRD Analysis
for the National Commission for Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) national office, for funding support within the
PAHRDF Annual Planning process. Major tasks include coaching and mentoring through key informant
interviews.
Involved field observation, interviewing and report writing on important and critical issues and concerns related
to the administration of the pre-election, election and post-election exercises in the Philippines. The area of
assignment covers the Northern Mindanao, Western Mindanao and part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao.
Local Government Support Programme (CIDA-LGSP). The project dubbed Institutionalizing Effective
Barangay/village Governance in the 3 Provinces of Western Mindanao was a 7-month capacity building
intervention in the areas of proposal development & resource mobilization, strengthening of the barangay
(village) justice system and barangay administration for the 11 selected CIDA-LGSP partner municipalities in
Western Mindanao. The undersigned aside from providing over-all supervision and management on the on-site
coaches and consultants also designed and conducted trainors training-seminars and workshops as one of the
main methodologies of the capacity building program.
Research
Associate
Supervision of three provincial research teams, development of the research instruments for the key informant
interview, ensure proper conduct and administration of the research methodologies and processes, data
validation, analysis and report writing.
Project Manager
and On-SiteCoach
Local Government Support Programme (CIDA-LGSP). On-site-coaching work focused on assisting the Local
Chief Executives, Vice mayors and the different Municipal Technical Working Groups formulate an integrated
and harmonized executive-legislative agenda and the corresponding capacity development plan with strong and
active civil society organization and private sector participation. The program includes design of capacity
Mr. Charlito Z. Manlupig
08/200112/2003
Islamic City of Marawi (ICOM)
Omar “solitario” Ali
0809/2002
United Nations Office for Project
Services (UNOPS), Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia through the United Nations
Development Programme, Makati,
Metro Manila
0210/2002
Consortium of NGOs (Kaisahan,
Empowering Citizenship for
Participatory Governance and Balay
Mindanaw Foundation), Inc
0612/2001
Local chief executives development
management programme, LGSP-CIDA
03/200003/2002
Philippine Development Assistance
Programme – Programme For Peace
and Development in Mindanao (PDAPPro-Peace)
07/199809/1999
International Organization for
Migration (IOM)
Mr. Mark Getchel
09/199703/1998
Philippine Development Assistance
Programme- (PDAP)
0711/1997
FRIEND, INC. in partnership with the
Canadian International Development
Agency, Los Banos, Laguna
0709/1997
Cotabato Investment, Trade and
Economic Council (CITEC) – City
Government of Cotabato
0406/1997
Southern Philippines Council for
Peace and Development (SPCPD)
Mindanao,
Philippines
Institution
Development
Consultant
Mindanao,
Philippines
Institution
development
specialist
Countrywide,
Philippines
Mindanao,
Philippines
Countrywide,
Philippines
Mindanao and
Palawan,
Philippines
Training director
Project director
Project
development
consultant
National Project
Coordinator
Conflict affected
Programme
areas of Mindanaocoordinator
Palawan, Philippines
Conflict affected
areas of Mindanao, Western
Philippines
Mindanao and
Social
Development
Specialist
Mindanao,
Philippines
Investment
Specialist
Conflict affected
areas of Mindanao,
Consultant for
Philippines
Operations
development for NGOs, Community-based peoples organizations, Cooperatives to better engage and
collaborate with local government units through participation in community/village level planning.
This was a retainer type of consultancy providing technical assistance to the City Mayor in the areas of project
development, civil society participation in local governance, networking and alliance building with donor
agencies and national government agencies.
The undersigned formed part of an 3-Person Supervision (Evaluation) Mission Team for the IFAD (Rome)
funded Western Mindanao Community Initiatives Project (WMCIP). WMCIP is a 600 PhP million project
targeting increased subsistence, higher incomes and sustainable livelihoods for 16,000 households, improved
local governance and natural resource management for upland farmers, fisherfolks and Indigenous Peoples in
80 Villages or Barangay, 21 municipalities in Basilan Province and whole of the Zamboanga Peninsula. The
task includes key informant interview for the assessment of the extent and level of implementation and how the
project relates with the other development actors in the area, identifying problem areas and providing analysis
and options to improve embedding and institutional coordination.
Serve as Training Director for a two-week course dubbed: Management Course for Sustainable Integrated Area
Development (MC-SIAD) Implementers. This is a “Filipinized” version of a course developed and introduced
here in the Philippines by the Management Development Foundation (MDF) from the Netherlands in mid 90s
internationally known as Institutional Development-Organizational Strenthening (Id/Os) Course.
The LDMP was aimed at assisting 60 Municipalities and seven (7) Provincial Governments in the formulation of
local Executive Agenda and the preparation of the corresponding capacity development plan for each of the
participating Local Government Units (LGU).
A project-based basis, developing project concept papers and proposals in support of current/ on-going peace
and development related programs and projects in Mindanao. Project proposals developed range from
enterprise development-livelihood project, peace building and advocacy on the culture of peace, support to
basic services like the Madarish education, local development planning and rural development.
The MIRCAS Project was a 1.2 Million US$, 18-month project implemented by the IOM. It was one of the six (6)
components of the United Nations- SPCPD - NEDA Multi-donor Programme. Over and above the day to day
management and supervisory concerns of the five sub-centers in the major cities of Mindanao and Palawan, the
undersigned oversees the preparation and production of information materials, development of the SZOPAD
database, networking with funding agencies and service providers as part of its resource mobilization and
resource matching work for the MNLF combatants and communities.
Provides over-all supervision towards timely and effective program interventions in the form of financial and
technical assistance for livelihood and enterprise development projects and capability building program for
Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) cooperatives and peoples’ organization.
This was a research study towards the formulation of the Private Investment Plan for the Mindanao Special
Zone of Peace and Development (SZOPAD) in support of the newly signed peace accord between the
Government of the Philippines and the Muslim secessionist Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
Specifically, It was aimed at assisting in the efforts toward the prioritization of identified projects/activities for
the development of strategic sectors. The undersigned served as the Social Development Specialist and the
main consultant for the Western Mindanao cluster comprising the provinces of Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Basilan and
the Zamboanga Peninsula Area.
Organizing business fora, preparation and development of investment profiles, project sheets and project
proposals, liaison work with local business communities and the local Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
Department of Trade and Industry and the national Board of Investment’s Office.
SPCPD was the transitional mechanism prescribed in the Final Peace Accord between the Government of the
Philippines and the MNLF to pave the way for the establishment of the autonomous government for the Muslim
Filipinos. The technical assistance extended to SPCPD involved evaluation and assessment of project
proposals, preparation of concept papers and project studies for the Executive Director and the Director for
Operations, design of capability building program for the MNLF, preparing briefing papers for the Director for
0306/1987
Philipppines, Laos,
Philippine Refugee Processing Center
Organization
Combodia and
(PRPC) – United Nations High
Development
Vietnam
Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
Specialist
Countrywide,
Philippines
06/198801/1995
Chief
Presidential Staff
Officer :
Designated
Mindanao
Directorate
Coordinator
Office of the President, Republic of
the Philippines (OP-PMS)
Dircector Susan Solo
Mindanao,
Philippines
06/198512/1986
06/198303/1985
10/197906/1983
Notre Dame Broadcasting
Corporation (NDBC)
Mr. Carlos Bautista
Notre Dame University
Station Manager
Mindanao,
Philippines
Mindanao,
Philippines
Notre Dame University
Assistant to the
Vice President
Student Services
College
Sociology
Instructor
Operations and the Executive Director.
Provided technical staff support to the Deputy Administrator in the conduct of the Organizational Climate
Survey/Study. The work assignment also included facilitation and the conduct of team building sessions and
other quality circle type of organizational development interventions for all departments providing support
services for the refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
While managing and supervising a regional unit, the undersigned also oversees the whole Mindanao operations
composed of six regional field offices, each unit with 8 to 12 technical and administrative staff. The day to day
work as Technical Staff of the office of the President at the ground level includes monitoring, environmental
scanning, and support to policy research and on a daily basis submission of issues and development reports on
all matters affecting and will have impact on the presidency. Accuracy, relevance and timeliness of reports were
therefore of utmost importance which require in a programmed and continuing basis, conscious efforts to build
and developed network of contacts and linkages. Other ad hoc assignments include preparing briefing papers
on political developments, draft presidential speeches, providing staff support to the Office of the Presidential
Assistant for Mindanao, Executive Secretary and the Presidential Assistants System. Work assignment also
includes supervision in the implementation of the President’s Social Fund (PSF). PSF is grant assistance in
support of projects initiated mainly by NGOs and the private sector for livelihood, school building and potable
water project. At one point the undersigned had been deeply involved in the setting up of the Autonomous
Regional in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
The day to day concern of a station manager was to oversee, provide direction and monitor the flow of all public
affairs program, preparation and airing of news materials. At the organization level the station manager
supervises the overall operation of the station through the departments heads composed of the Chief
Technician, Head of the Business Office, Production Manager and the News Bureau Chief. The undersigned
however acting as concurrent Personnel Officer also designs the staff development program and coaching on
the rudiments of investigative journalism on a day to day basis as part of the staff development program for
news writers and reporters. This also afforded the undersigned to cover conflict related events and issues
involving the struggle of Muslims in Mindanao for self-determination.
Task assignments include development and conduct of staff development program for teaching staff and
customized training program for freshmen students, heads of student organizations, members of the student
council, student peer counselors and student formators of Notre Dame University mainly and the 25 member’s
schools under the Notre Dame Educational Association.
Preparation of project studies and proposals for the University President’s Office and preparation of technical
plan and social preparation for the University Housing Project for the teaching and non-teaching personnel;
Work assignments as college instructor include development of learning modules and as Peer Counselor for
new teaching staff. In concurrent capacity, the undersigned was also tasked to organize and manage the
Student Credit Union – a university mechanism to provide financial support to poor but deserving students.
I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the foregoing data and information are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Ben-Errol D. Aspera (beda)
6 Daffodil St., Xavier Estates
Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
Mobile Phone - +63-9189009229 and +63-0917-726-5042
asperaben@yahoo.com
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