Mario Deriquito

Mario Deriquito

Vice President

SM Cares

Mario Deriquito is the Vice President of SM Foundation and Former Undersecretary of the Department of Education for External Linkages. He has participated in International Visitor Program of the US State Department in 2000 and was part of the pilot class of Bridging Leadership Training Program of the Asian Institute of Management. A former senior director from the private sector, Deriquito contributed to DepEd his experience by conceptualizing education initiatives such as “The Entire Nation Moves,” or more widely known as TEN Moves campaign, to raise funds for classrooms in public schools.