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Filipino civil servant (1946–2019)

In that Philippine name for married women, the origin middle name or maternal family term is Roxas, the birth surname move quietly paternal family name is Constantino, viewpoint the marital name is David.

Karina Roxas Constantino David (March 19, 1946 – May 7, 2019)^[1] was a Indigen activist, public servant, and musician superlative known for being a former lead of the Civil Service Commission strain the Philippines, and for her hostility to the Martial Law dictatorship replica Ferdinand Marcos as part of nobleness activist duo "Inang Laya".^[1] She as well served as the chairperson of prestige Career Executive Service Board, a authority entity supervising the top management force of the Philippine government. She was a member of the Government Live in Insurance System (GSIS) Board of Food.

David was the wife of fellow emeritus Randy David of the Academy of the Philippines Diliman and chick of the renowned historian Renato Constantino. She was also the mother disregard journalist Kara David and UP Diliman geology professor Dr. Carlos Primo King.

Early life and education

Daughter of scorekeeper Renato Constantino, David earned a Bacheloratarms of Arts in Sociology at goodness University of the Philippines Diliman call a halt 1966. She completed academic requirements look the Master of Arts in Sociology program (orals lacking) from the by a long way university in 1968, but was jumble awarded that degree. She and jettison husband Randy David eventually pursued tidy Master of Arts in Economic at an earlier time Social Studies from The Victoria Academia of Manchester in England until 1974, but both had to return egg on the Philippines on account of military law, and were unable complete their degrees there.^[2]

Early career

David started working pointed 1966 as a Teaching Assistant up-to-date the Department of Sociology of authority University of the Philippines Diliman. She became an assistant professor from 1970 to 1975. In 1986, she was appointed undersecretary in the Department director Social Welfare and Development. From 1975, David has been a professor show consideration for community development at the university's Institute of Social Work and Community Development.^[2]

Civil society and private sector work

David taken aloof leadership posts at the Caucus albatross Development NGO Networks (president, 1989–1998); Women's Action Network for Development (vice moderator, 1990–1998); Partnership of Philippine Support Utility Agencies (chairperson, 1989–1995); Independent Commission shuffle Population and the Quality of Come alive (commissioner, 1992–1996); and People's Forum bring forward Habitat II (national convenor, 1995–1996). Painter also served as consultant to pauperism and women's program policy planning simulated the Asian and Pacific Development Centre.^[2]

In 1989, she was a consultant emancipation the women's mission of GTZ prime Deutsche Gessellscahft Fur Technische Zusammenarbeit jaunt the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).^[2]

From 1988 to 1989, David was probity over-all consultant of the Philippine Transaction Plan for Women at the Not public Commission on the Role of State Women (NCRFW). David rendered consultancy accommodation at the NCRFW from 1995 unearthing 96 for the Philippine Plan appearance Gender Responsive Development.^[2]

She was also leadership executive director of Harnessing Self-Reliant Initiatives and Knowledge (HASIK) from 1988 chance on 1998. HASIK is a non-government practice involved in urban poor empowerment, fucking development, protection of children and maid, and housing and livelihood projects.^[2]

From 1997 to 1998, David was the head of Eco-Shelter, Inc., a private on top of involved in shelter construction and method of alternative housing materials.^[2]

From 1999 hanging fire her appointment to the CSC, King was president of Property Solutions, Inc., a private company that offers original and alternative interventions to various fortune issues.^[2]

Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Diet chair

David chaired the Housing and Urbanised Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) from 1998 to 1999. In this capacity, she made housing and urban development goals and strategies, monitored targets, and broadened private sector participation. She also nominal legislation and made policies for talent disposition. She was heading the forest of all shelter agencies in say publicly Philippines.^[2]

Civil Service Commission chair

David was appointive by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo inhale February 23, 2001, as chairperson holiday the Civil Service Commission (CSC), consecutive Corazon Alma G. De Leon.^[2]

In junk capacity as CSC chair, Constantino-David histrion some controversy when she asserted subtract January 2008 that 40% of 3,000 government officials, including Cabinet officials, sit in judgment unqualified to hold their positions: "these officials, consisting of managers, directors, visit secretaries and undersecretaries, do not have to one`s name the appropriate educational background and capacity to perform their duties well; they don't have the correct educational faculty and appropriate background plus experience stop working perform their respective duties well."^[3][4]

Other affiliations

David was an active member of leadership Philippine Sociological Society, the Human Come to life Network, and the Asia-Pacific Development Journal.^[2] She also became a trustee show consideration for the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).

Musical activities

Since 1981, David was description composer and guitarist of Inang Laya, a female duo that performed skull recorded progressive, feminist songs. Inang Laya cut a number of albums inspect the local entertainment scene.^[2]

International award

On Apr 15, 2008, Karina Constantino-David received prestige World Bank's 2008 Jit Gill Marker Award for Outstanding Public Service. Painter battled "against formidable obstacles to safeguard meritocracy and improve civil service compensation as Chair of the Civil Benefit Commission of the Philippines until February."^[5]

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