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Biographical Notes

Ian June L. Garces, Ph.D.

Team Leader

Dr. Ian June Garces is currently an AssociateProfessor at the Department of Mathematics,

Ateneo de Manila University. He finished his

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics at Mindanao

State University in Marawi City, as Magna Cum

Laude. He was granted a straight program to the

Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics degree at

the Ateneo de Manila University as a DOST

scholar. He was the leader and head coach of the

Phil ippine Team to the International

Mathematical Olympiad for three years, the

convenor of the Math Learning Area Team of the

K to 12 Program of the Department of Education,

and one of the test developers of the Metrobank-

MTAP-DepEd Math Challenge. He has published

articles and research papers in integration

theory, graph theory, mathematics education,

mathematical recreation, and mathematical

Olympiad. He is also the Team Leader of the

Grade 11 Precalculus Learning Manual

commissioned by the Department of Education.

Jerico B. Bacani, Ph.D.

Writer

Dr. Jerico B. Bacani is currently the Department

Chairman of the Department of Mathematics and

Computer Science at University of the

Phil ippines Baguio, and the Regional

Coordinator of the Philippine Mathematical

Olympiad. He finished his doctorate degree at

Karl-Franzens Universitt Graz in Austria,through the Austrias Science and Technology

Grant for Southeast Asia. He finished hismasters degree in Mathematics at UP Baguio as

a CHED scholar, and his bachelors degree in

Mathematics at UP Diliman as a DOST SEI

scholar. Besides publishing numerous academic

articles both locally and internationally, he also

wrote learning resources for Grade 7 students,

and teaching modules for Grade 11 Mathematics

teachers.

Richard B. Eden, Ph.D.

Writer

Dr. Richard Eden is currently an AssistantProfessor at the Ateneo de Manila University,

where he has been teaching Probability and

Calculus at the undergraduate and graduate

levels. He finished his bachelors degree in

Mathematics at Ateneo de Manila, finishing Cum

Laude; and his masters degree and doctorate

degree in Mathematics at Purdue University in

Indiana, USA. He also presented papers at

Purdue University, University of Kansas, and

Duke University - focusing on Statistics,

Malliavin Calculus, Stochastic Analysis, and

Probability. As a teacher, he was also involved in

various Mathematics competitions, such as the

International Mathematical Olympiad, and the

Philippine Mathematical Olympiad.

Glenn Rey A. Estrada

Writer

Mr. Glenn Rey Estrada has been teaching

Mathematics at the Leyte Normal University

(LNU) for 10 years now. He finished his mastersof Mathematics at the University of San Carlos

as a CHED scholar. He finished Cum Laude with

a degree of Elementary Education and Bachelor

in Secondary Education major in Mathematics at

the LNU. Mr. Estrada is a member of

international and national Mathematics

organization such as the Asian Qualitative

Research Association, Mathematical Society of

the Philippines, and the Philippine Council of

Mathematics Teacher Educators. An upholder of

the K to 12 education, Mr. Estrada has also

served as Trainer in several teacher trainings on

K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum.

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Flordeliza F. Francisco, Ph.D.

Writer

Dr. Flordeliza Francisco is a current member of

the CHED Technical Panel for General

Education and the DepEd Mathematics Group of

Consultants for K to 12. She has been teachingAdvanced Calculus , Real Analysis , Finite

Mathematics, and related courses at the Ateneo

de Manila University for 26 years. She completed

her doctorate degree in Mathematics and

bachelors degree in Mathematics both at the

Ateneo. Dr. Francisco is also member of the

Philippine Council of Mathematics Teacher

Educators. She co-authored and edited books on

Mathematics, including Precalculus (Ateneo

Press) and Math Challenge Questions (Anvil

Publications).

Mark-Anthony J. Vidallo

Writer

Mr. Mark-Anthony Vidallo is a Mathematics

teacher and trainer at the Makati Science High

School. He graduated magna cum laude with a

degree in Secondary Education major in

Mathematics at the University of Makati and is

pursuing graduate studies at the Philippine

Normal University. He received citationsincluding the MTAP Exemplary Secondary

Mathematics Teacher Award and won first place

at the 1st Casio-DepEd NCR Mathematics

Teachers Olympics. Mr. Vidallo co-authored

textbooks on Calculus, Analytic Geometry, and

Math Ed magazines for junior high school. He is

a Trainer for Math competitions such as the

Philippine Math Olympiad, Metrobank-MTAP-

DepEd Math Challenge, and Australian

Mathematics Competition.

Maria Alva Q. Aberin, Ph.D.

Technical Editor

Dr. Maria Alva Aberin is an Assistant Professor

at the Ateneo de Manila University where she

has been teaching undergraduate and graduate

Mathematics courses for over 15 years. She has

also served as National Trainer for a number of

teacher trainings initiated by the DepEd. Dr.

Aberin was Vice President of the National Board

of Directors for the Philippine Council of

Mathematics Teacher Educators from 2015 to

2016. She completed her doctorate degree in

Mathematics Education, her masters and

bachelors degrees in Mathematics at theUniversity of the Philippines Diliman.

Reginaldo M. Marcelo, Ph.D.

Technical Editor

Dr. Reginaldo Marcelo is currently a member of

the CHED Technical Panel for Science and

Mathematics. He is Assistant Professor at the

Ateneo de Manila University, where he has been

teaching for 31 years. He finished his doctorate

degree in Mathematics at the Sophia University

through a scholarship from the Japans Ministry

of Education and his masters degree in

Mathematics at the University of the Philippines

Diliman. He graduated with a degree in

Mathematics at the Ateneo under a scholarship

grant from the Department of Science and

Technology. Dr. Marcelo is a member of the

Mathematical Society of the Philippines and the

Southeast Asian Mathematics Society, and co-

authored and edited publications such as

Precalculusand College Algebra textbooks.

Naomi L. Tupas

Copyreader

Ms. Naomi Tupas holds various technical writing

and editing positions for both private and public

institutions. She is the technical writer at the

provincial government of Camarines Sur, an

editor at Operation Blessing Foundation

Philippines Inc., a copywriter at Coastal Training

Technologies, Inc., and the editor-in-chief for theMarketing Communication Office at the De La

Salle University Manila. She is currently taking

her Master of Arts in Language Education at the

University of the Philippines Diliman, and she

finished her degree in Bachelor of Arts in

English, major in Creative Writing at the same

university.