About Cielito Habito
Born 1953. Cielito Habito is a Filipino economist and journalist.
Cielito Flores Habito (born 20 April 1953 in Cabuyao, Laguna)
He is one of the 1991 Ten Outstanding Young Men Awardees for Economics.
Early life and education Habito was born on 20 April 1953 in Cabuyao, Laguna. He studied at the Maquiling School in Los Baños for grade school, then at the Philippine Science High School for secondary education. He attended the University of the Philippines Los Baños for his tertiary education, earning a degree in agriculture, major in agricultural economics and graduating summa cum laude.
Columnist He writes a weekly column entitled No Free Lunch
In 2012, Habito and the Inquirer published a book featuring a selection of his previous articles for the newspaper.
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Who is Cielito Habito?
Filipino journalist and economist
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Cielito Habito was born on 20 April 1953 in Cabuyao.
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Cielito Habito is an economist and journalist.
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