ESCOLANGO IS NOW LABOR UNDERSECRETARY
By Vic V. VIZCOCHO, Jr.
LAWYER Randy B. Escolango has taken his oath this morning as Undersecretary of the Dept. of Labor & Employment (DOLE) before Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III.
His appointment was signed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte last February 22, 2022 to fill in the permanent vacancy created by the mandatory retirement of USec. Philip A. Paredes last February 3.
“I am deeply honored and thankful to be entrusted with a very important office in the Dept. of Labor & Employment,” Escolango told Subic Bay News, “It is another avenue where I can make myself productive in helping people feel and experience the government’s sincere care and concern for their welfare and well being.”
He said it is but proper for the administration “to place the country’s labor sector among its top priorities, striking a fair and mutually acceptable balance of interest with the business sector.”
A Deputy Commissioner of the Insurance Commission (IC) since 2017 where he also headed the Legal Services Group, Escolango was Deputy Administrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and had a stint as Officer-in-Charge of the said Government Owned and Controlled Corp. (GOCC) before moving to the IC.
“In between, he managed to serve as a professor at the local Columban College where he first enrolled to take up AB English in 1993 before completing his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science as a Dean’s Lister from the New Era University. Earning his Master’s in Public Management in 2010, he went on to become a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration in 2014.”
Still not through with his appetite for education, Escolango is currently enrolled for a bachelor’s degree in Accountancy at Far Eastern University where he previously earned his Bachelor of Laws Degree in 2001, the same year he passed the Bar Examinations.
His various engagements in and out of government service was not a deterrent to USec. Escolango to serve as an officer of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) where he is currently a Rear Admiral. He is also president of the New Era University Alumni Association, Inc., member of the International Bar Association, Certified Treasury Professional, Accredited Financial Analyst, Professor of Law on Insurance and other Commercial Laws, and Lecturer in Mandatory Continuing Legal Education for Lawyers (MCLE). He also writes a regular column for the national newspaper The Manila Times.
USec. Escolango, 45, is married to Michelle Cortez-Escolango, a Pharmacist and businesswoman with whom he has four children, namely, Ranchelle, Marielle, Randy Jr. and Mirand.
Among his favorite dictums, USec. Escolango always puts emphasis on kindness and helping others. “Kindness and helping others will return to you when you least expect it, and maybe when you need it,” he counsels his family, friends, and anyone else who care to listen. (VVV)
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