Neric Acosta
| Neric Acosta | |
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| Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection | |
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In office September, 2011 – June 30, 2016 |
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| President | Benigno S. Aquino III |
| General Manager Laguna Lake Development Authority | |
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In office September, 2011 – June 30, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Rodrigo Cabrera |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from the First District of Bukidnon | |
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In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007 |
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| Member of the Provincial Board of Bukidnon | |
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In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 1998 |
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| Personal details | |
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May 14, 1966 Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon |
| Political party | Liberal Party (Philippines) |
| Alma mater |
University of the Philippines, Diliman (B.A.) Indiana University of Pennsylvania (M.A.) University of Hawaii at Manoa (PhD) |
| Website |
@neric_acosta - Twitter Neric Acosta - Facebook |
Juan Romeo Nereus Olaivar Acosta, popularly known as Neric Acosta, is a politician, academician, and political scientist in the Philippines. He is a former member of the Philippine House of Representatives, representing the first district of the province of Bukidnon from 1998 to 2007. He was the Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection and General Manager of the Laguna Lake Development Authority during the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.
Acosta was born on May 14, 1966 in Phillips, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.
Acosta studied at Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School in Phillips, Bukidnon, graduating valedictorian in 1979. He studied in Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan during high school, graduating first honors in 1981.
Acosta earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1986, and attended the UP College of Law but did not graduate.
Acosta obtained a Master of Arts in Public Affairs With Distinction (International Relations and Political Studies concentration) from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1987. He was conferred a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, as a scholar of the East West Center, in 1994. He similarly attended the special programs on Leaders in Development Program (1999) and Environmental Economics (2002) at the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University.
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