PASTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, & PRINCIPALS’ CONFERENCE PAPCON 2024 CONQUERING MORE MOUNTAINS

Rev. Hooge, Executive Director of School of Tomorrow®, Philippines, and his wife, Lora, grew up as children of missionary families in the Philippines. He was taken to the Philippines in 1948 by his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Frank Hooge. He finished his Junior High at Faith Academy in Manila but completed his High School at Phoenix Christian High School in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1962 both he and Lora enrolled at the Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri and soon it became evident that the Lord was directing their lives together. In February 1967 they were approved as missionaries of the Baptist Bible Fellowship and were in the Philippines by December of that same year. They started Cavite Bible Baptist Academy in 1978 using the Accelerated Christian Education® (A.C.E.®) program – giving birth to what is now School of Tomorrow®, Philippines. He is also the president of BLESS®, Inc.

Pastor Erich, who took up Visual Communication at the University of the Philippines, began his journey in the education ministry when he was appointed the Pastor-Administrator of Jesus’ Flock Academy in 1987. His involvement with School of Tomorrow®, Philippines deepened when he was asked to be a part of the staff of the National Student Conventions and later with the Junior Student Conventions. He later became a regular member of the Educators’ Convention team as a speaker. He continues to serve as the Associate Pastor of Jesus’ Flock and the Administrator of JFA. He is married to Miriam Cuizon and they have two children, John Michael and Maegan Abiel. He now serves as the Deputy Director of School of Tomorrow®, Philippines.

ATTY. JOSEPH NOEL M. ESTRADA obtained his degree in Political Science at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran in 1999 where he graduated with honors. He is also recently chosen as one of the 400 outstanding alumni of Letran or 400 Grandes Figuras for 2022, joining the list of distinguished alumni for living up to Letran's core values, its mission and vision, and tradition of excellence and being exemplary in all aspects of the human person.

In 2019, he completed an executive program on “Transforming Higher Education Leaders Through Effective Policy Reforms” at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, an institution well known for educating and training the next generation of Asian policy-makers and leaders.

He earned his Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law, and admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2005.

Atty. Estrada was recently appointed and currently serves as the Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Second Congressional Commission on Education or "EDCOM II. Pursuant to RA 11899, the EDCOM II is created to review, assess, and evaluate the state of Philippine education and recommend innovative and targeted policy reforms.

Prior to his appointment, he served as the Managing Director of the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), a group that has more than 2,000 member private educational institutions in the country.

He is also the founding partner of the Estrada & Aquino Law, Co.. and acknowledged as the legal luminary in education law who immerse and help shape the legal and policy environment in education.

He regularly writes op-ed articles on education at The Manila Times, where he also serves as the newspaper’s corporate secretary.

Atty. Estrada is the author of the bestseller, "The Education Act: A Compendium of Philippine Education Law, Jurisprudence, Practices, Policies, & Regulations" in 2019 published by Rex Book Store.

He has recently released his third book entitled, "Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers: Notes, Cases, and Discussions on the Legal and Ethical Boundaries on the Teaching Profession" 2023 Edition Published by Rex Education.

PASTOR GERRY R. ATOK has been a faithful advocate of the A.C.E. School of Tomorrow system of education for many years. He discovered his calling to start a Christian school while taking up Pastoral Theology in Cebu Baptist Bible College from 1984-1987. By 1998, while pastoring Berean Bible Baptist Church, Pastor Gerry and his wife started Berean Christian School of Kabakan Cotabato Inc.

In order to reinforce his role as an administrator, he pursued a degree in education at the Oxfordian Colleges in 2016, finished his Masters in Christian Education at FEAST International by 2017, and completed his Doctorate in Christian Education at Hope International Theological Seminary & Colleges, Inc. in 2019.

PASTOR CARLO M. DIÑO has a heart for faith-based advocacy work with over 15 years of experience. He has also been involved in Christian Broadcasting as the Director for Corporate Planning & Domestic Broadcast at the Far East Broadcasting Company (Philippines) from 2006-2015. PASTOR Diño was also part of the Center for Community Transformation (CCT) as the Director for OFW ministry from 2017-2018.

Currently, Pastor Carlo M. Diño is the Program Director of Bawat Isa Mahalaga (B1M) - a movement of citizens and groups of citizens, whose mission is to pursue transformation of the Filipino nation. It believes transformation will take place if more Filipinos will think and act on the basis of their biblical identity as having been each “created in the image of God” (bawat isa mahalaga at bawat Pilipino mahalaga), and will earnestly exercise their constitutional authority as the Sovereign Filipino People in order to establish a “just and humane society” (Preamble, Constitution).