Nieves Confesor
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Maria Nieves R. Confesor, popularly known as Nieves Confesor, is the current Dean of the Institute of the Asian Institute of Management
(AIM), a leading graduate business school in the Asia Pacific region.
She is the first woman to assume the position since AIM was founded in 1968.
in Literary Studies, magna cum laude and class valedictorian
from Maryknoll College (now Miriam College
) in 1971. She obtained a Master of Business Administration
from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business
in 1978.
She earned a Master of Public Policy
and Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government
of Harvard University
, as an Edward S. Mason Fellow, in 1990. She also took special courses in Labor and Employment and in Asian Studies at the University of the Philippines
; and in International Economics, Negotiations, Women in Politics at Harvard University
.
(formerly Maryknoll), and professor of Public Policy and Administration at the Development Academy of the Philippines.
She was granted fellowships by the ILO for Research Policy and Program Planning; Working Conditions and Enforcement of Labor Standards; Work Organization, Job Satisfaction and Industrial Democracy.
She served as chairperson of a panel of seven experts to the Joint Congressional Commission to amend the 1974 Labor Code
as well as one of six ILO Declaration experts-advisers to the ILO Governing Body.
In late 2001, she served as vice-chairperson of the ILO Assessment Team sent to Myanmar in relation to the country’s violations of the Convention on the Abolition of Forced Labour. She continues to participate in the UN network of Conflict: Early Warning and Preventive Measures (EWPM) project activities; and ASEAN labor and employment activities.
She is also a member of the Operating Council of the Global Alliance for Workers based in Washington D.C., USA, and provides advice on the programs being put in place in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and China for workers especially in factories supplying global companies.
She served as presidential adviser on Human Resource Development and International Labor Affairs to former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, with the personal rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
She was, until her retirement in 1995, the Philippine Secretary for Labor and Employment. In this capacity, she concurrently served as: Chairperson of tripartite bodies/agencies such as the National Wages and Productivity Commission, the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority; Board director/member of the Philippine Agrarian Reform Commission, the Social Security System and the Land Bank of the Philippines
.
, the Philippine National Oil Company and the Philippine National Coal Corporation.
She was consultant for labor and employment to the newly-formed Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
and on the rehabilitation program for the once war-ravaged areas.
She has served as officer and member of various national and international organizations involved in women and development work, training and education.
(WSGSB) and in the Executive Education and Lifelong Learning Center (EXCELL).
Confesor was a former Director of the Human Resource Productivity Desk of the AIM Policy Center. Her academic and professional competencies include: public policy development and analysis, public administration, women in development
, employment planning and service administration, labor-management relations, skills development planning and administration, working conditions and productivity, workers' welfare programs, human resources development, general management, and conflict resolution and negotiations.
.
died without clarity and legal justice--Flor Contemplacion was convicted by death sentence for allegedly killing Delia Magat, another Filipino.
Confesor failed to address the situation. She resigned and was immediately replaced in her cabinet post.
Asian Institute of Management
The Asian Institute of Management, or simply AIM, is a graduate school of business and a center of business and management research. It is one of the few business schools in Asia to be internationally accredited with the AACSB. It was established in partnership with Harvard Business School and uses...
(AIM), a leading graduate business school in the Asia Pacific region.
She is the first woman to assume the position since AIM was founded in 1968.
Education
Confesor earned a Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Literary Studies, magna cum laude and class valedictorian
Valedictorian
Valedictorian is an academic title conferred upon the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony. Usually, the valedictorian is the highest ranked student among those graduating from an educational institution...
from Maryknoll College (now Miriam College
Miriam College
Miriam College is a non-stock, non-profit Filipino Catholic educational institution for girls and young women in Quezon City, Philippines. It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult education levels that develop the learning and caring competencies of students and...
) in 1971. She obtained a Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business
Ateneo Graduate School of Business
The Ateneo Graduate School of Business or the AGSB is the graduate school of business of Ateneo de Manila University, a private, Roman Catholic university established by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. The school is located in the Ateneo Professional Schools Building in Rockwell Center,...
in 1978.
She earned a Master of Public Policy
Master of Public Policy
The Master of Public Policy , one of several public policy degrees, is a master's level professional degree that provides training in policy analysis and program evaluation at public policy schools. The MPP program places a focus on the systematic analysis of issues related to public policy and the...
and Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, as an Edward S. Mason Fellow, in 1990. She also took special courses in Labor and Employment and in Asian Studies at the University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
; and in International Economics, Negotiations, Women in Politics at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
Academe
Confesor was a professor of Business Administration and International Studies at Miriam CollegeMiriam College
Miriam College is a non-stock, non-profit Filipino Catholic educational institution for girls and young women in Quezon City, Philippines. It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult education levels that develop the learning and caring competencies of students and...
(formerly Maryknoll), and professor of Public Policy and Administration at the Development Academy of the Philippines.
She was granted fellowships by the ILO for Research Policy and Program Planning; Working Conditions and Enforcement of Labor Standards; Work Organization, Job Satisfaction and Industrial Democracy.
Government service
Confesor was the first Filipino and Asian woman to serve as Chairperson of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Governing Body from 1994 to 1995.She served as chairperson of a panel of seven experts to the Joint Congressional Commission to amend the 1974 Labor Code
Labor Code of the Philippines
The Labor Code of the Philippines stands as the law governing employment practices and labor relations in the Philippines. It was enacted on Labor day of 1974 by President Ferdinand Marcos, in the exercise of his then extant legislative powers.-Features:...
as well as one of six ILO Declaration experts-advisers to the ILO Governing Body.
In late 2001, she served as vice-chairperson of the ILO Assessment Team sent to Myanmar in relation to the country’s violations of the Convention on the Abolition of Forced Labour. She continues to participate in the UN network of Conflict: Early Warning and Preventive Measures (EWPM) project activities; and ASEAN labor and employment activities.
She is also a member of the Operating Council of the Global Alliance for Workers based in Washington D.C., USA, and provides advice on the programs being put in place in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and China for workers especially in factories supplying global companies.
She served as presidential adviser on Human Resource Development and International Labor Affairs to former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, with the personal rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
She was, until her retirement in 1995, the Philippine Secretary for Labor and Employment. In this capacity, she concurrently served as: Chairperson of tripartite bodies/agencies such as the National Wages and Productivity Commission, the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority; Board director/member of the Philippine Agrarian Reform Commission, the Social Security System and the Land Bank of the Philippines
Land Bank of the Philippines
Land Bank of the Philippines , also known as LANDBANK or by its initials, LBP, is a bank in the Philippines owned by the Philippine government with a special focus on serving the needs of farmers and fishermen...
.
Consultancy
Confesor has served on the boards of the Philippine National BankPhilippine National Bank
The Philippine National Bank is one of the largest banks in the Philippines, ranking fourth in terms of assets...
, the Philippine National Oil Company and the Philippine National Coal Corporation.
She was consultant for labor and employment to the newly-formed Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
and on the rehabilitation program for the once war-ravaged areas.
She has served as officer and member of various national and international organizations involved in women and development work, training and education.
Work at AIM
Confesor is a core faculty member of the Center for Development Management (CDM) and teaches in the Master in Management (MM) Program of the Washington SyCip Graduate School of BusinessWashington SyCip Graduate School of Business
The Washington SyCip Graduate School of Business, or simply WSGSB, is the business school of the Asian Institute of Management in Manila, Philippines. It is one of the leading business schools in the Asia-Pacific region, especially in the fields of finance and marketing...
(WSGSB) and in the Executive Education and Lifelong Learning Center (EXCELL).
Confesor was a former Director of the Human Resource Productivity Desk of the AIM Policy Center. Her academic and professional competencies include: public policy development and analysis, public administration, women in development
Women in Development
Women in Development is an approach to development projects that emerged in the 1970s, calling for treatment of women's issues in development projects...
, employment planning and service administration, labor-management relations, skills development planning and administration, working conditions and productivity, workers' welfare programs, human resources development, general management, and conflict resolution and negotiations.
Professional awards
In 1992, Confesor was named one of the Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) and received the Outstanding Service Award by the Philippine Civil Service CommissionCivil Service Commission (Philippines)
The Civil Service Commission of the Philippines is a government agency which deals with civil service matters and conflict resolution. It is tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the integrity of government actions and processes. The commission was originally founded in 1900 through Act...
.
Criticism
Confesor was hugely criticized as a Philippine Labor Secretary in 1995 when two overseas Filipino workers in SingaporeSingapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
died without clarity and legal justice--Flor Contemplacion was convicted by death sentence for allegedly killing Delia Magat, another Filipino.
Confesor failed to address the situation. She resigned and was immediately replaced in her cabinet post.