Despite being on his first assignment to Region 2, RDC 2 Secretary and NEDA Assistant Regional Director Victor B. Ubaldo is not entirely a ‘foreigner’ in the region. He was actually born in Basco, Batanes during his father’s reassignment in the island province as part of his government service duties.

ARD Ubaldo is an Agricultural Engineer by profession who joined the NEDA Regional Office 5 in 1988 upon his graduation from UP Los Baños. He is a recipient of two graduate degrees: Master of Science in Rural Resources and Environmental Policy from the University of London and a Master in National Security Administration from the National Defense College of the Philippines.

As Chief Economic Development Specialist in NEDA Region 5, ARD Ubaldo transferred to the NEDA Regional Office 3 in 1999, which finally brought him nearer to his family’s native hometown of Pangasinan. At NRO 3, he also served as OIC-ARD up until his appointment as full-fledged ARD for NEDA Region 2.#