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He was also a professorial lecturer at the School of Government of Ateneo de Manila University and at the Department of Political Science of De La Salle University, teaching graduate students on public policy and the Philippine development experience. He has also published "Population, Poverty, and Politics" (2001), and "Alternative Political Campaign Strategies" for the Friedrich Nauman Stiftung-Philippines in 2005.
He served as Chairman of the Committee on Ecology and Vice Chairman of the Committees on Science and Technology, Human Rights, and Foreign Relations of the House of Representatives.
He is the principal author of many environmental laws in the Philippines, including the groundbreaking Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Solid Waste Management Act, and the Biodiversity Protection Act.
The Clean Air Act of 1999 received various awards and citations, including the Oscar Escobar Environmental Award and the Citizens' Movement Against Pollution Award, both in 2002.
He has represented the Philippines in numerous international forums, including the United Nations Special Assembly on HIV/AIDS and the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development, where he served as the Deputy Secretary General.
From 1998 to 2001, he served as the national chairperson of the Kabataang Liberal ng Pilipinas, the youth arm of the Liberal Party (Philippines), where he is now Secretary General.
He was project director of the Bukidnon Integrated Network of Home Industries, Inc. (BINHI), a non-governmental organization involved in Grameen banking, in 1995.
A staunch believer in education as a great equalizer, Acosta co-founded the Northern Bukidnon Community College, which caters primarily to Lumad (indigenous) students and scholars. He is also an active member of the Partnership for clean Air, Philippines, and the Founding Director of E-LEAD (Center for Ecological Governance, Leadership and Development).
He similarly attended the special programs on Leaders in Development Program (1999) and Environmental Economics (2002) at the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University.
In 2004, Acosta was recognized as the first Filipino World Fellow of Yale University.
Academic life, research, consultancy, and advocacy
Acosta started as a staff researcher in the Committee on International Economic Policy of Representative Ramon Bagatsing in 1989.
In 2011, he was part of the Philippine delegation to the 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, which aimed to establish a new global treaty to limit carbon emissions.
In 2009, Acosta was selected to run under Benigno Aquino III for the Philippine Senate in the Philippine general election, 2010 along with Sonia Roco, General Danilo Lim, Martin Bautista, Alex Lacson, fellow Bukidnon Congressman Teofisto Guingona III, Muslim peace advocate Yasmin Busran-Lao, former senator Serge Osmena, Muntilupa Congressman Ruffy Biazon, former senator Ralph Recto, Akbayan congresswoman Risa Hontiveros and former senator Franklin Drilon.
Acosta recently served as Lead Convenor of The Philippine Climate Change Imperative, an initiative that aims to engage the private sector in drawing up a proposal that will address the issues of climate change. He was project director of the Bukidnon Integrated Network of Home Industries, Inc. (BINHI), a non-governmental organization involved in Grameen banking, in 1995.
A staunch believer in education as a great equalizer, Acosta co-founded the Northern Bukidnon Community College, which caters primarily to Lumad (indigenous) students and scholars.
Acosta is also featured in the recently released book Profiles encourage: Ordinary Filipinos making an extraordinary difference (Anvil Publishing) along with others who have made significant contributions in Philippine society.
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He eventually lost.He first ran and won as a provincial board member of Bukidnon from 1995 to 1998.
He is also at present the Secretary General of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats.
In 2009 he was selected to run under Noynoy Aquino for the senate in the 2010 elections along with Sonia Roco, General Danny Lim, Martin Bautista, Alex Lacson, fellow Bukidnon Congressman TG Guingona, Muslim peace advocate Yasmin Lao, former senator Serge Osmena, Muntilupa Congressman Ruffy Biazon, former senator Ralph Recto, Akbayan congresswoman Risa Hontiveros and former senator Frank Drilon.
He was also a professorial lecturer at the School of Government of Ateneo de Manila University and at the Department of Political Science of De La Salle University, teaching graduate students on public policy and the Philippine development experience. He is also a member of the Board of the Cagayan de Oro College.
Acosta taught as professor and academic consultant in Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan, University of the Philippines Diliman and the Bukidnon State University from 1992 to 1998.
Acosta recently served as Lead Convenor of The Philippine Climate Change Imperative, an initiative that aims to engage the private sector in drawing up a proposal that will address the issues of climate change.
Political life
Acosta first ran and won as a provincial board member of Bukidnon from 1995 to 1998. He is a former member of the Philippine House of Representatives, representing the first district of the province of Bukidnon from 1998 to 2007.
Early life
Acosta was born on May 14, 1966 in Phillips, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.
Acosta studied at Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School in Phillips, Bukidnon, graduating valedictorian in 1979.
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Acosta was born on May 14, 1966 in Phillips, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.
Acosta studied at Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School in Phillips, Bukidnon, graduating valedictorian in 1979. Currently, Acosta is a core professor of the Executive Education and Lifelong Learning Center (EXCELL) of the Asian Institute of Management.
He eventually lost.
In May 2011 -- in which the one-year ban on losing political candidates ended, there have been reports that he will be appointed to head the DENR.
Authorship
Acosta has authored various articles on politics, leadership and governance, development, education, and the environment, and has published widely in various magazines and national dailies.
He ran and won a seat as Representative of the First District of Bukidnon province in Northern Mindanao for three consecutive terms from 1998 to 2007.
He studied in Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan during high school, graduating first honors in 1981.
Acosta earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of the Philippines in 1986, and attended the UP College of Law but did not graduate.
Acosta obtained a Master of Arts in Public Affairs With Distinction (International Relations and Political Studies concentration) from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1987.
He co-authored a book entitled "The Philippine Political Culture (View from Inside the Halls of Power)" in 2001. They have a son, Inigo Juan, born on February 11, 1996. He similarly attended the special programs on Leaders in Development Program (1999) and Environmental Economics (2002) at the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University.
In 2004, Acosta was recognized as the first Filipino World Fellow of Yale University.
Academic life, research, consultancy, and advocacy
Acosta started as a staff researcher in the Committee on International Economic Policy of Representative Ramon Bagatsing in 1989.
He ran and won a seat as Representative of the First District of Bukidnon province in Northern Mindanao for three consecutive terms from 1998 to 2007.