Florangel Rosario Braid
Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid is a writer, educator, communication consultant, researcher, policy analyst, and advocate. She was one of the framers of the Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986, selected by former President Corazon Aquino, through which she championed provisions on communication, education, cooperatives, science and technology, non-government organizations, and human rights policies.[1]
She served as the former President of, and now President Emeritus, trustee, and Senior Adviser of the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC). She was also formerly the Chairperson of the Philippine Social Science Council (PSSC) in 1988 and the Communication Committee of the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines. Dr. Rosario-Braid was also a member of two UNESCO organizations based in Paris, namely, the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) and the Information for All Program (IFAP). She is one of the members of the International Advisory Council and the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research and lends her services as a consultant to NGOs for social credit, livelihood, peace, and distance education.[1]
Dr. Rosario-Braid was also a consultant to numerous development projects including the Project Strengthening the Communication System of the Judiciary of the Supreme Court of the Philippines–World Bank, and the Communication Support to Manage Change Project of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).[1]
Her career in the academe consists of her being a Senior Researcher at the East-West Communication Institute, a Professor at the University of Hawaii, and a Professorial Lecturer at the University of the Philippines, De La Salle University, Miriam College, and Silliman University. Alongside being an academician, she was the first President and a member of the Founding Directors of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, as well as a regular columnist for the Manila Bulletin since 1997.
Her significant contributions to the field of communication have been recognized by various award-giving bodies. She was a recipient of the 2007 Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Awards for Literature and Journalism, the 2008 Hildegard Awards for Women in Media and Communication, and the 2008 AMIC Asian Communication Outstanding Research Award.[1] In 2019, she was awarded a plaque of recognition by the College of Mass Communication (CMC) of Silliman University as one of its pioneering journalism professors where she was recognized for her excellent contribution and leadership in communication research, education, policy development, peace advocacy, and international cooperation.[2] An author of numerous works, her publications include books on communication, information technology, continuing education, cooperatives, and sustainable development, along with several journals on public broadcasting.[1]
Dr. Rosario-Braid obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of the Philippines and completed both her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at Syracuse University in New York.[1]
[1] SU honors educator, Constitutionalist, and columnist. (2019). Silliman University.
[2] Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid. (n.d.). Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication, Inc.
