The Vice Mayor
Hon. Josefina G. Belmonte-Alimurung
Quezon City Vice Mayor
July 1, 2010 to present
The youngest of four children of three-term Quezon City Mayor and now Speaker of the House of Representatives Feliciano Belmonte, Jr., Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte has always had the heart for public service. Her advocacy primarily focuses on women empowerment, promotion of children’s development and social entrepreneurship.
She heads the Social Development Committee of the Quezon City Development Council. She also chaired the Quezon City Ladies Foundation, moving women leaders in Quezon City to come up with meaningful social programs for the women and children in Quezon City.
Believing that entrepreneurship is key to financial freedom, she founded Husay Pinay, an organization that promotes entrepreneurship among women and homemakers. She also headed the Ilaw ng Bayan Foundation, an NGO that provides support to various marginalized sectors in the community.
She founded the Quezon City Performing Arts Foundation, a pool or world-class talents performing and winning competitions all over the world. Through her foundation, she gives young people from the poorest communities, opportunity to uplift themselves through the performing arts.
Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte has solid academic preparation for government leadership. She has a masters degree in Public Administration and Development from the University of Birmingham. She also ranked as Best of the Bureaucracy in the Civil Service Career Eligibility Examination.
Being an archeologist by profession, the vice mayor champions promotion of culture and artistic development. She heads the conceptualization and design of the proposed Quezon City Museum which will soon rise at the Quezon Memorial Circle. Her extensive experience in archeology and museum studies in London enables her to think of dynamic and creative ideas for cultural development in Quezon City.
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Career Background
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Archeoventures Philippines (2002 to 2005) |
Founder |
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Archeological, Cultural, Environmental Consultancy, Inc. (2001 to 2005) |
Participated in archeological excavations all over the Philippines |
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University of the Philippines Archeological Studies Program (1997) |
Masters Degree Lecturer |
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Museum of Mankind, London (1995) |
Assistant to the Curator of Southeast Asian ethnography |
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National Commission for Culture and the Arts (1994) |
Assistant to the Executive Director |
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Caritas Manila (1993 to 1994) |
Communications and campaign officer |
Academic Background
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2008 to present |
MA in Public Administration and Development, University of Birmingham |
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1998 to 2000 |
MPhil Archeology, University College, London (Recipient of an overseas research student award) |
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1995 to 1996 |
MA Archeology, University College, London (graduated with distinction) |
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1994 to 1995 |
MA Museum Studies, University of Leicester (graduated with distinction) |
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1988 to 1992 |
BA Social Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University |
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1984 to 1988 |
Poveda Learning Center |
Academic Background
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2008 to present |
Head, Content and Program Committee, Quezon City Museum |
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2007 to present |
Ilaw ng Bayan Foundation |
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2005 to present |
Member, Committee on Culture, UNESCO Philippines |
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2002 to present |
Quezon City Ladies Foundation, Inc. |
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2001 to present |
Quezon City Performing Arts Foundation |
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2001 to present |
Member, Board of Trustees, Nayong Pilipino Foundation |
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2001 to present |
Quezon City Parks Development Foundation, Inc. |
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2001 to present |
Metro Manila Mayors’ Spouses Foundation, Inc. |
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2008 to 2010 |
City Development Council NGO representing women/ children |
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2005 to 2007 |
Co-president, Stanford Business School Spouses Foundation |
