• Birthplace : Manila, Philipppines
• Birth Date : November 17, 1928 Died : July 5, 1998

• College : University of the Philippines (Batch 1950)
• Course : Philisophy
• Post Graduate (Masteral) : UP (1954), Economics from Princeton University (1958)
• Post Graduate (Doctorate) : Ph.D. Economics from Priceton University

• Distinguished Economics Professor and Dean of the University of the Philippines School of Economics
• Wrote "On Independence: Postulates Concerning Choice" in International Economic Review
• Best known for advancing the theory of lexicographic preferences; Wrote "A Note on Lexicographical Preferences" in Econometrica magazine

1. 1987 - National Scientist
2. 1963 - Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM)

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