<P><FONT color=#33711E><STRONG>Victorino Manalo</STRONG></FONT></P>
Former Director
Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines
Victorino Manalo has just ended his term as the Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila in the Philippines and is currently managing the contemporary arts programme of the museum. He has worked with the Museum since 2001 and during that time has pioneered an Arts and Community Development programme in Bohol province; Developed programmes in Cultural Tourism, Crafts Revitalization, Youth Cultural Education and Creative Industries Development; and Managed the National Contemporary Arts Museum.
Prior to joining the Museum, Victorino was the President of the Tahanan Shop, Inc. (1995-2001). During this time Victorino managed linkages with crafts producers throughout Southeast Asia. From 1999 to 2002, Victorino was a Commissioner with the Philippines National Commission to UNESCO. During this period he organized and designed workshops in the Philippines to promote the UNESCO World Heritage in Young Hands Education Kit and facilitated the UNESCO Arts in Heritage Education Workshop held in Vigan in 2001.
Victorino graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1982 with a B.A. in Humanities and in 1985 received his M.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University. Victorino is also an award-winning short story and essay writer, with Awards from Free Press Literary Awards and Don Carlos Palanca Awards for Literature.