Ricky Carandang

Ricky Carandang

Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office
In office July 30, 2010 – December 31, 2013
President	Benigno Aquino III
Personal details
Born	(1967-09-02) September 2, 1967
Nationality	Filipino
Residence	Manansala Tower Makati City, Philippines
Alma mater	Ateneo de Manila University
Occupation	Cabinet Secretary
Profession	Journalist News Anchor
Website	rickycarandang.com

Ricky Carandang (born September 2, 1967) was a Filipino News Anchor of ABS-CBN and ANC correspondent. On July 9, 2010, he resigned in ABS-CBN to become a part of the communications team of President Benigno Aquino III.^[1] He served as PCDSPO Secretary under the Presidential Communications Group (Philippines)

Early Life and Career

Ramon “Ricky” Arellano Carandang was born on September 2, 1967 in Manila, Philippines. He is the son of St. Luke’s College of Medicine President Dr. Brigido Carandang, Jr. and clininical psychologist and MLAC Institute for Children and Families Founder and President Dra. Maria Lourdes A. Carandang.

He spent his early years in Sacramento, California entering elementary in Isadore Cohen Elementary School. He returned to the Philippines and finished high school and college at the Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Arts in Management Economics in 1989.

He spent the whole of the 1990s in the business sector, as a stock broker for Pryce Securities, HG Asia Securities, and Kim Eng Securities.

Media career

Before venturing into public service, Ricky Carandang was a top news anchor for the ABS- CBN News Channel (ANC). He co-hosted the evening news show The Rundown, hosted the national affairs talk show The Big Picture, and was a field reporter for ABS-CBN’s Filipino-language free-television news programs TV Patrol and Bandila.

Public Service

Secretary Ricky Carandang is the first head of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO), created in 2010 at the beginning of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s term. PCDSPO serves as the President’s chief message-crafting body. He resigned on December 12, 2013 effective by the end of the year.^[2]

Awards/ Distinctions

He was proclaimed “Broadcaster of the Year” by the Rotary Club of Manila in 2010, the culmination of a career in broadcast journalism that spans the years 1976 to 2010. He was also President and Business Editor of Newsbreak Magazine from 2000 to 2004.

References

↑ Ching, Willard (15 November 2010). "Ricky Carandang resigns from ABS-CBN". abs-cbnnews.com. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
↑ Carandang resigns; Customs chief named. Rappler. December 12, 2013.

Cabinet of President Benigno Aquino III (2010–2016)

Cabinet

Executive Secretary	Paquito Ochoa, Jr. (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary for Agrarian Reform	Virgilio de los Reyes (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Agriculture	Proceso Alcala (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary for Budget and Management	Florencio Abad (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Education	Armin Luistro (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Energy	Jose Rene Almendras (June 30, 2010–November 4, 2012) Jericho Petilla (November 4, 2012–April 30, 2015) Zenaida Monsada (July 2, 2015–present)

Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources	Ramon Paje (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Finance	Cesar Purisima (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Alberto Romulo (August 23, 2004–February 23, 2011) Albert del Rosario (February 23, 2011–present)

Secretary of Health	Enrique Ona (June 30, 2010–December 19, 2014) Janette Garin (December 19, 2014-present)

Secretary of Interior and Local Government	Benigno Aquino III (June 30, 2010–July 9, 2010) Jesse Robredo (July 9, 2010–August 18, 2012) Paquito Ochoa, Jr. (August 21, 2012–August 31, 2012) Manuel Roxas II (August 31, 2012–September 11, 2015) Mel Senen Sarmiento (September 14, 2015-present)

Secretary of Justice	Leila de Lima (June 30, 2010–October 12, 2015) Alfredo Caguioa (October 12, 2015–January 21, 2016) Emmanuel Caparas (January 22, 2015–present)

Secretary of Labor and Employment	Rosalinda Baldoz (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of National Defense	Voltaire Gazmin (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Public Works and Highways	Rogelio Singson (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Science and Technology	Mario Montejo (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Social Welfare and Development	Dinky Soliman (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Tourism	Alberto Lim (June 30, 2010–September 1, 2011) Ramon Jimenez, Jr. (September 1, 2011-present)

Secretary of Trade and Industry	Gregory Domingo (June 30, 2010–December 30, 2015) Adrian Cristobal, Jr. (December 31, 2015-present)

Secretary of Transportation and Communications	Jose de Jesus (June 30, 2010–July 4, 2011) Manuel Roxas II (July 4, 2011–October 18, 2012) Joseph Emilio Abaya (October 18, 2012)

Cabinet-level

Vice President	Jejomar Binay (June 30, 2010–June 22, 2015)

Presidential Management Staff Director-General	Julia Abad (June 30, 2010–present)

Presidential Adviser on National Security	Cesar Garcia (July 9, 2010–present)

Chief of staff of the Armed Forces	Ricardo David (June 30, 2010–March 8, 2011) Eduardo Oban Jr. (March 8, 2011–December 12, 2011) Jessie Dellosa (December 12,2011-January 17, 2013) Emmanuel T. Bautista' (January 17, 2013-July 18, 2014) Gregorio Pio Catapang (July 18, 2014-July 10, 2015) Hernando Iriberri (July 10, 2015-present)

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process	Teresita Deles (June 30, 2010–present)

Presidential Spokesperson	Edwin Lacierda (June 30, 2010–present)

Secretary of Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning	Ricky Carandang (July 30, 2010–December 31, 2013) Manuel L. Quezon III (January 1, 2014-present)

Secretary of Presidential Communications Operations	Herminio Coloma (July 30, 2010–present)

National Economic and Development Authority	Cayetano Paderanga, Jr. (June 30, 2010–May 10, 2012) Arsenio Balisacan (May 10, 2012–January 24, 2016) Emmanuel Esguerra (January 27, 2016–present)

Secretary to the Cabinet	Jose Rene Almendras (November 4, 2012–present)

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