Friday 11 January 2013

2013 Elections: Profile of Dr. Janena A. "Honey" Tito



DR. JANENA A. “HONEY” TITO
for City Councilor in General Santos City

Educational Background:

Bachelor of Science in Education, NDDC, General Santos City, 1963
Master of Arts in Educational Administration (Acad.), NDMU, Koronadal City, 1974
Master of Arts in Health Education, PNC, Manila, 1978
Doctor of Philosophy in Development Administration, USEP, Davao City, 2006

Positions Held:


  • Public School Teacher, General Santos City Division, 1962 - 1976
  • District Coordinator in Non-Formal and Community Education, General Santos West District, 1973 – 1980
  • High School Faculty, MSU – General Santos City, 1977 – 1980
  • Assistant Director for Student Affairs, MSU – General Santos City, 1979 – 1980
  • Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, MSU – General Santos City, 1981 – 1988
  • Assistant Professor in College of Education, MSU – General Santos City, 1987 – 1989
  • Regional Peace Commissioner, Regional Consultative Commission Representing First District of South Cotabato, March 26, 1988
  • Assistant Regional Coordinator in Education, Culture, and SPORTS, ARMM, 1990 – 1991
  • Acting Secretary, DECS, ARMM, 1992 -1993
  • Board Member, MSU Board of Regents (R.A. 6734), 1991 – 1993
  • College Dean, Mindanao Polytechnic College, General Santos City, 1997 – 2002
  • Vice President for Academic Affairs, Mindanao Polytechnic College, General Santos City,  2002 – 2003
  • Affiliate Fellow, Mindanao Center for Policy Studies, USEP, Davao City, February 11, 2006
  • Research Director, Brokenshire College SOCSKSARGEN, General Santos City, 2007 – 2008
  • College Dean, Department of Education,Brokenshire College SOCSKSARGEN, General Santos City 2009 – 2011
  • Guest Lecturer, MSU Graduate School, General Santos City, 2011 – Present


Scholarships/Grants:


  • PPSTA Scholar (Adult and Community Education), Cebu State Normal University, Cebu City, 1973
  • BPS – PNC Scholar (MA – Health Education), Philippine Normal College, Manila, 1974 – 1975
  • MSU Fellowship Grantee, Philippine Normal College, Manila, 1977
  • DAP Interagency Program for Executive Development for Region XI, Davao City,  October 1 – 28, 1979
  • EDPITAF Fellowship Grantee, Institutional Management Course, SEAMEO SEARC Innotech, Quezon City, April – May, 1993


Awards and Achievements:


  • Constitution to Peace Building in Mindanao, NDDC Alumni Association, 1988
  • Outstanding Woman Leadership, Soroptimist International, General Santos City, 1990
  • Head of Delegation representing General Santos City to Women’s Forum of People’s Association for Friendship, Shanton City, Guandong, People’s Republic of China, 1990
  • Philippine Delegate, Regional Conference on Special Education for Children with Special Needs Sponsored by UNESCO, New Delhi, India, November 1991
  • Delegate, National Congress on Education, Congressional Commission on Education, Congress of the Philippines, Manila, November 29 – 30, 1991
  • Participated in Peace Building and Development in Mindanao:
  • Resource Speaker in the Series of Symposia on SPCPD: It’s Implication to Peace and Development of Mindanao, 1977
  • Resource Speaker: “The Mindanao Conflict”, Training Center, Lahug, Cebu City, 1999
  • Presenter: Government of Republic of the Philippines (GRP) Position if the Peace Negotiation Process under the auspices of Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPACC) covering Davao City, Cotabato City, Bacalod City, Baguio City, Palawan, Manila, February – March 2010
  • Contribution to the Conceptualization of the “Kalilangan Festival” (her brainchild during the Golden Anniversary of General Santos) that pave its official adoption as the carrier of the Annual Commemoration of the Founding Anniversary of General Santos, February 24, 2011


Published Works:


  • Paper on “Royal Sultanate of Maguindanao” published 1999 by Center for Southeast Asia Studies, Kyoto University, Japan
  • Comparative Development Administration of Maritime Educational Institution in Selected Countries, Published 2006 by Mindanao Center for Policy Studies, USEP, Davao City