Romulo Neri

Romulo Neri
Neri on August 2012
11th Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority Concurrently Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning
In office February 16, 2006 – August 16, 2007
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Augusto Santos (acting)
Succeeded by	Augusto Santos (acting)
In office December 13, 2002 – July 14, 2005
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Dante Canlas
Succeeded by	Augusto Santos (acting)
Secretary of Budget and Management
In office July 19, 2005 – February 5, 2006
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Mario Relampagos (OIC)
Succeeded by	Rolando Andaya Jr.
Chairperson of the Philippine Commission on Higher Education
In office 2007–2008
President	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Carlito Puno Jr.
Succeeded by	Emmanuel Angeles
Personal details
Born	(1950-02-01) February 1, 1950 (age 74)
Nationality	Filipino
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles University of the Philippines Diliman
Occupation	Economist, NEDA Director General

Romulo Neri (born 1 February 1950) is a Filipino educator and public servant. He held several high-ranking government positions such as Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning and concurrently Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), acting Secretary of Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education and President of Social Security System under former President Gloria Arroyo. He is also involved in the controversial NBN–ZTE scandal involving corruption in the Philippine National Broadband Network project.^[1][2]