DR. VIRGEL BINGHAY
Former Corporate Labor Relations Manager – San Miguel Corp. Professor & Director – Center for Industry Productivity and Competitiveness University of the Philippines (U.P. SOLAIR)
- International lecturer (Australia, Canada, Japan, Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, etc.)
- Invited to present papers in Canada and Peru
- Author of a number of books and his articles are published in some of the journals and conference proceedings.
- Issue Editor of the “Philippine Journal of Labor and Industrial Relations”
- Member of different professional organizations including the International Industrial Relations Association (IIRA); and Industrial Relations Association of Academics in Australia; New Zealand (IRAANZ); and ILO Association of the Philippines; etc.
- Expert in corporate planning, organization development, human resource management, industrial relations and quality management.
- Before joining the University of the Philippines, he was connected with the private sector and a government agency – including his stint with San Miguel Corporation as Corporate Labor Relations Manager.
- Recipient of various awards, recognitions and grants including the “2006 HR Leadership Award” (from the World HRD Congress Global HR Excellence Awards, held in Mumbai, India).
- Accredited Voluntary Arbitrator of the Department of Labor & Employment
- Took various courses at the following learning institutions: Wharton School at d University of Pensylvania, Yale University, Michigan University, University of California-Irvine, University of Amsterdam, and Tokyo Kenshu Center, Japan
- Board Member of ASEAN Human Development Organization
- Accredited Voluntary Arbitrator of d Department of Labor & Employment
- Has appeared in various TV shows as resource persons on topics related to anthropology, sociology, industrial relations, human resource management, and general management.