Fred Pascual

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Fred Pascual Now, UP Regent, PCFR Chairman, and BDO Unibank and Megawide Independent Director. Alfredo E. Over the past four decades, Mr. Mr.

Former DTI Secretary, UP President, MAP President, Institute of Corporate Directors CEO, ADB Private Sector Operations Director & PPP Advisor, and AIM Finance Professor. Pascual is the former Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). At the time of his appointment to DTI in June 2022, he was the President of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP). Pascual has contributed to society serving at four esteemed national and international institutions, viz.: Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) as President and CEO in 2018 and 2019; University of the Philippines (UP) System as President and Co-Chair from 2011 to 2017 and as Alumni Regent in 2009 and 2010; Asian Development Bank (ADB) for 19 years (1989-2008) in several positions including as Director for Private Sector Operations, Director for Project Finance, and Advisor for Public-Private Partnership; and Asian Institute of Management (AIM) as a finance professor in the 1980s. He was an independent director on the board of publicly listed companies (e.g., SM Investments, Megawide Construction, and Concepcion Industrial). His past board memberships included non-profits and other organizations, such as the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), ICD, Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA), FINEX Academy, UP Foundation, UP CIFAL Philippines, Philippine Council for Foreign Relations (PCFR), and US-Philippines Society (USPHS). Pascual finished his MBA and BS in Chemistry (cum laude) at UP. His awards included Honorary Doctorates from UP and four other universities, Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award from Malacanang, and Rotary Golden Wheel Award for Higher Education.

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https://map.org.ph/industrialization-begins-in-the-university/ “Industrialization begins in the university”by Sec. ALFR...
14/07/2026

https://map.org.ph/industrialization-begins-in-the-university/

“Industrialization begins in the university”
by Sec. ALFREDO “Fred” PASCUAL
Independent Director of BDO Unibank;
Former President of MAP;
Former Secretary of Trade and Industry:
Former President of UP

“MAP Insights” Column
in BUSINESSWORLD, July 14, 2026

The Philippines has long aspired to industrialize. We seek manufacturing revival, technology upgrading, export competitiveness, innovation, food security, energy transition, and better jobs. We want to move beyond a consumption-driven, service-heavy economy toward one that produces more, processes m...

In this article (Inquirer, 9 March 2026, page B2), I argue that the future strength of the Philippines will depend in la...
09/03/2026

In this article (Inquirer, 9 March 2026, page B2), I argue that the future strength of the Philippines will depend in large measure on whether our universities rise to the demands of a more competitive, technology-driven, and inclusive age. Higher education must move beyond compliance and embrace a culture of performance excellence—one that produces not only graduates, but also innovation, opportunity, integrity, and measurable national impact. If our universities, government, and industry act with shared purpose, higher education can become one of the country’s most powerful instruments for nation-building.

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