10 Facts About Lourdes Quisumbing

Lourdes Quisumbing served as the Philippines' Secretary of Education, Culture, and Sports from 1986 to 1989, under the presidency of Corazon Aquino.

Lourdes Quisumbing has held teaching and administrative positions at various schools, and was President of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities.

Lourdes Quisumbing was recommended to President Aquino for the post of Secretary of Education, Culture, and Sports by Justice Cecilia Munoz-Palma.

Munoz-Palma had served as a trustee of Maryknoll College where Lourdes Quisumbing was president, and Aquino contacted Lourdes Quisumbing after hearing her recommendation.

Lourdes Quisumbing made numerous statements regarding the need for accreditation and for more alignment between educational and national goals.

Lourdes Quisumbing resigned as Secretary in December 1989, following the 1989 Philippine coup attempt, and was replaced by Isidro Carino.

Lourdes Quisumbing is permanent representative to UNESCO for the Philippine government.

Lourdes Quisumbing was the founder and first President of the UNESCO-Asia Pacific Network for International Education and Values Education, and was a former Secretary-General of the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines.

Lourdes Quisumbing was chairperson emerita on the Board of Trustees for Miriam College.

Lourdes Quisumbing died on 14 October 2017 at the age of 96.