Ricky Carandang

Filipino journalist

Ricky Carandang

Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office
In office July 30, 2010 – December 31, 2013
President	Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Manolo Quezon

Personal details
Born	(1967-09-02) September 2, 1967 (age 56)
Nationality	Filipino
Residence(s)	Makati, Rizal, Philippines
Alma mater	Ateneo de Manila University
Occupation	Cabinet Secretary
Profession	Journalist News Anchor
Website	rickycarandang.com

Ramon "Ricky" Arellano Carandang (born September 2, 1967) is a Filipino journalist. He was a news correspondent and anchor for ABS-CBN and ANC until July 9, 2010, when he resigned to serve as Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Secretary under the Presidential Communications Group during the Presidency of Benigno Aquino III.^[1] He is currently the Vice President and Head of the Integrated Corporate Communications of First Philippine Holdings Corporation, First Gen Corporation and Energy Development Corporation.

Early life and career

Ricky Carandang was born on September 2, 1967, in Manila, Philippines. He is the son of former St. Luke's College of Medicine President and Dean Dr. Brigido Carandang, Jr. and clinical 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 stockbroker for Pryce Securities, HG Asia Securities, and Kim Eng Securities.

Media

Before venturing into public service, Carandang he is the first radio anchor of DZAR Angel Radyo in 1993. While in 2000, 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 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 (November 15, 2010). "Ricky Carandang resigns from ABS-CBN". abs-cbnnews.com. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
^ Carandang resigns; Customs chief named. Rappler. December 12, 2013.

External links

Appearances on C-SPAN

Cabinet of President Benigno Aquino III (2010–2016)

Cabinet
Executive Secretary	Paquito Ochoa Jr. (2010–2016)
Secretary of Agrarian Reform	Virgilio de los Reyes (2010–2016)
Secretary of Agriculture	Proceso Alcala (2010–2016)
Secretary of Budget and Management	Florencio Abad (2010–2016)
Secretary of Education	Armin Luistro (2010–2016)
Secretary of Energy	Jose Rene Almendras (2010–2012) Jericho Petilla (2012–2015) Zenaida Monsada (2015–2016)
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources	Ramon Paje (2010–2016)
Secretary of Finance	Cesar Purisima (2010–2016)
Secretary of Foreign Affairs	Alberto Romulo (2010–2011) Albert del Rosario (2011–2016) Jose Rene Almendras (2016)
Secretary of Health	Enrique Ona (2010–2014) Janette Garin (2014–2016)
Secretary of Interior and Local Government	Benigno Aquino III (2010) Jesse Robredo (2010–2012) Paquito Ochoa Jr. (2012) Manuel Roxas II (2012–2015) Mel Senen Sarmiento (2015–2016)
Secretary of Justice	Leila de Lima (2010–2015) Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa (2015–2016) Emmanuel Caparas (2016)
Secretary of Labor and Employment	Rosalinda Baldoz (2010–2016)
Secretary of National Defense	Voltaire Gazmin (2010–2016)
Secretary of Public Works and Highways	Rogelio Singson (2010–2016)
Secretary of Science and Technology	Mario Montejo (2010–2016)
Secretary of Social Welfare and Development	Dinky Soliman (2010–2016)
Secretary of Tourism	Alberto Lim (2010–2011) Ramon Jimenez Jr. (2011–2016)
Secretary of Trade and Industry	Gregory Domingo (2010–2015) Adrian Cristobal Jr. (2015–2016)
Secretary of Transportation and Communications	Jose de Jesus (2010–2011) Manuel Roxas II (2011–2012) Joseph Emilio Abaya (2012–2016)

Cabinet-level
Vice President	Jejomar Binay (2010–2016)
Presidential Management Staff Director-General	Julia Abad (2010–2016)
Presidential Adviser on National Security	Cesar Garcia (2010–2016)
Chief of staff of the Armed Forces	Ricardo David (2010–2011) Eduardo Oban Jr. (2011) Jessie Dellosa (December 12,2011–January 17, 2013) Emmanuel T. Bautista (2013–2014) Gregorio Pio Catapang (2014–2015) Hernando Iriberri (2015–2016) Glorioso Miranda (acting) (2016)
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process	Teresita Deles (2010–2016)
Presidential Spokesperson	Edwin Lacierda (2010–2016)
Secretary of Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning	Ricky Carandang (2010–2013) Manuel L. Quezon III (2014–2016)
Secretary of Presidential Communications Operations	Herminio Coloma, Jr. (2010–2016)
National Economic and Development Authority	Cayetano Paderanga Jr. (2010–2012) Arsenio Balisacan (2012–2016) Emmanuel Esguerra (2016)
Secretary to the Cabinet	Jose Rene Almendras (2012–2016)