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Assistant
Director Armando G. Estrella has been serving the department
for 33 years starting as a Civil Engineering Aide of the then
DPH Design Team in 1974. He rose from the ranks to become a
Project Manager in 2002 of the DPWH Region IV-A, promoted as
Officer-In-Charge Assistant Regional Director
(OIC-ARD) in August 2003 and currently as full-pledge
ARD of the same region.
He
attended various trainings and seminars like Problem Analysis
and Decision Making Workshop conducted by the Career Executive
Service Board in July 2007; Disaster Preparedness Training
Program conducted by the Department of Interior and Local
Government/European Commission in November 1996; Budgeting
Procedures and Techniques under the Budget Reform Decree
conducted by the Ministry of Budget in 1978; and seminars
given by the department like IT for Executives; Reorientation
Course for ARDs; Total Quality Management for Executives; and
Contract Preparation System, Bidding and Proposal. He also
attended the Road Maintenance-Pavement Management conducted by
Denmark’s Ministry of Transport.
His
rich experience and exemplary service was recognized as he was
awarded as a Model Employee of the DPWH Region IV-A. Also, he
has been a resource speaker of Reorientation on Road/Bridge
Maintenance. He is affiliated with the Philippine Association
of Technical Assistance Participants Incorporated. In July
2001, he served the Philippine National Volunteers Service
Coordination Agency-NEDA screening applicants to the United
Nation Volunteers Posts.
ARD
Estrella passed the Management Aptitude Test Battery in 2000
with an 81.30% rating. He earned his Masteral degree in
Management from the Philippine Christian University (PCU) in
1997. He obtained his Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering at
the Far Eastern University (FEU) in 1976, passed the Civil
Service Exam for Career Service the same year and Civil
Engineering Board Exam by 1977.
He
was born on March 01, 1954 in Bustos, Bulacan. He is married
to Welby Caperina. Estrella, and they have three (3) children
Arvin, Aivee and Andrei.
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