JOHN C. CALLANTA
497 Apollo St. Phase 4, Vista Verde, Cainta, Rizal
646-3436
0922-8806696
JCCallanta@neda.gov.ph
EXPERIENCE
Training Courses on Results Monitoring and Evaluation
Resource Person
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Region 6, technical staff from regional offices of NEDA and Line Agencies, and 6
Provincial Planning and Development Offices, 40 participants, July 2000
Commission on Audit, Central Office and Regional personnel, 35 participants, 2000
Region 10, technical staff from regional offices of NEDA and Line Agencies, and 5
Provincial Planning and Development Offices, 50 participants, October 2001
Region 7, technical staff from the NEDA regional office, and 4 Provincial Planning and
Development Offices, 35 participants, May 2003
Supreme Court, Program Management Office, 24 participants, May 2003
Department of Agrarian Reform, select technical staff of foreign-assisted projects, 30
participants, March 2004
Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency, technical personnel, 26
participants, May 2004
Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission, technical personnel, 15 participants, July 2004
Official Development Assistance Office of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao,
technical personnel, 15 participants, September 2004
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Laguna Lake Development Authority, project personnel, 35 participants, October 2004
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Department of Trade and Industry-ARMM, 40 technical personnel, January 2005
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Department of the Interior and Local Government-Clark Area Municipal Development
Project, project personnel, 50 participants, June 2005
Regional Development Council of Region II, select technical staff from regional offices
of line agencies and NEDA, 40 participants, January 2006
Regional Development Council of Region VII, select technical staff from regional offices
of line agencies and NEDA, and Negros Oriental and Siquijor planning offices, 40
participants, July 2006
Regional Development Council of Region VII, select technical staff from regional offices
of line agencies and NEDA, and Cebu and Bohol planning offices, 40 participants,
September 2006
Department of Finance-Local Government Finance and Development Project, select
technical staff from project LGUs, 45 participants, September 2006
Training Associate
 Timor Leste – part of 3-person team sent as trainors, Capability Building on RME for
the Government of Timor Leste (Japan-Philippines Partnership Program), AugustSeptember 2003
Logical Framework Formulation
Resource Person
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UNICEF, Sixth Country Program for Children, Logframe formulation for Luzon project
areas, technical staff from NEDA regional offices and LGU and city offices, 60
participants, 4-6 October 2004
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
Project Monitoring Staff (PMS), Human and Institutions Development Division
May 2003 - Present
Senior Economic Development Specialist
Undertakes the monitoring and evaluation of development policies, programs and
projects under the Governance and Social Reform sectors, and recommends
appropriate measures towards smooth implementation.
 Coordinates programming and project monitoring activities within the Staff pertaining
to ODA projects funded by Canada and the Asian Development Bank, and prepares
periodic reports on the performance of said portfolios.
 One of five (5) members of the RME training team
 Coordinates activities within the Staff pertaining to ODA projects and Results
Monitoring and Evaluation (RME) in Region XI, and consolidates in periodic reports the
performance of projects in the region.
 Coordinates activities within the Staff pertaining to Gender and Development (GAD)
and Poverty Alleviation
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or participates in the evaluation of specific policy/program/project
proposals and in the formulation of preliminary recommendations.
July 2000 – April 2003
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Economic Development Specialist II
Undertakes the monitoring and evaluation of development policies, programs and
projects under the Governance and Manpower Development sectors, and recommends
appropriate measures towards smooth implementation.
 Coordinates programming and project monitoring activities within the Staff pertaining
to Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects funded by Canada and the United
States, and prepares periodic reports on the performance of said portfolios.
 One of four (4) members of the RME training team
 Previously assisted in the conduct of capability building activities on Results Monitoring
and Evaluation for Region VI offices of NEDA and relevant line agencies.
 Coordinates activities within the Staff pertaining to ODA projects and Results
Monitoring and Evaluation (RME) in Region XI, and consolidates in periodic reports the
performance of projects in the region.
 Undertakes
or participates in the evaluation of specific policy/program/project
proposals and in the formulation of preliminary recommendations.
July 1997– July 2000
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Economic Development Specialist I
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Monitors and evaluates development policies and projects pertaining to the
Governance Sector.
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Coordinates programming and project monitoring activities within the Staff pertaining
to Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects funded by Canada, and prepares
periodic reports on the performance of said portfolio.
Coordinates activities within the Staff pertaining to ODA projects and RME in Region
VI, and consolidates in periodic reports the performance of projects in the region.
April - June 1996
Intern, Social Development Staff
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Assisted in the conduct of activities of the inter-agency Social Development Committee.
Assisted in the evaluation of project proposals in the Health sector.
Organized the filing system of relevant documents/literature in the Health sector
EDUCATION
College, 1993-1997
University of the Philippines, Diliman
B.A., Public Administration, Cum Laude
SEMINARS/TRAININGS ATTENDED
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Training of Facilitators, Results-Focused Project Design and Management, ADB,
August 2006
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Seminar on Results-Focused Project Design and Management, ADB-DOF, March 2006
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Investment Appraisal Course, NEDA-GTZ, November 2005
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Trainors’ Training, Comprehensive Results Monitoring and Evaluation, ADB-NEDA,
2001
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Training on the Project Performance Management System (PPMS), ADB-NEDA. 1998
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Project Development Seminar, World Bank, 1998
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Course on Practical Project Management Tools and Techniques, Ateneo, 1999
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John Maxwell’s Conference on Leadership, 2000 and 2002
SKILLS
Capable group facilitator
Computer literate, familiar with Windows applications (MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint)