Ricardo Gloria

Ricardo Gloria
Secretary of Science and Technology
In office
June 30, 1992 โ€“ July 6, 1994
PresidentFidel Ramos
Preceded byCeferino Follosco
Succeeded byWilliam Padolina
Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports
In office
July 1994 โ€“ January 1998
PresidentFidel Ramos
Preceded byArmand Fabella
Succeeded byErlinda Pefianco
Personal details
BornRicardo Tumanda Gloria
(1940-04-03)April 3, 1940
Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental, Philippine Commonwelath
DiedAugust 13, 2006(2006-08-13) (aged 66)
Quezon City, Philippines

Ricardo Tumanda Gloria is a Filipino government official who served as Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology of the Philippines then Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.

Early life and education

Gloria was born on April 3, 1940, in Oroquieta in Misamis Occidental.[1] He was a University of Southern Mindanao alumnus.[2]

Career

He served as Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology from June 30, 1992, to July 6, 1994.[3] Gloria also served as Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports from July 1994 to January 1998.[4]

Gloria approved the establishment of Montessori Schools[5] and the Science and Technology Park. In 1994, the Science and Technology Scholarship Act passed, helping students in science and technology fields.[1]

In 2006, Gloria along with other officials of the Fund Assistance for Private Education (FAPE) was accused of plunder of FAPE funds from 1994 to 1998. He was FAPE chairman during that period.[6]

Death

Gloria died August 13, 2006, at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City, from diabetes complications.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Celestial, Dunn Alfredo A. (August 1, 2014). "The DOST Secretary". www.dost.gov.ph. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  2. ^ "๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—  ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐——: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ, ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ". Mindanao Tech. July 20, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2026 โ€“ via Facebook. One of the pioneers who helped bring this vision to life was Ricardo Tumanda Gloria, CHED's first chairpersonโ€”and an alumnus of the University of Southern Mindanao (USM).
  3. ^ Parnala, Adam (August 21, 2022). "LIST: All the DOST Secretaries in the Philippines". NoypiGeeks. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  4. ^ a b Araneta, Sandy. "Former education chief Gloria dies". Philstar.com. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  5. ^ Soliven, Preciosa S. "The Montessori movement in the Philippines". Philstar.com. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  6. ^ Araneta, Sandy. "DepEd files plunder case vs former education chief, other officials". Philstar.com. Retrieved February 28, 2026.