. ▁ ▁A cade me ▁Conf es or ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁Business ▁Administration ▁and ▁International ▁Studies ▁at ▁Mi ri am ▁College ▁( former ly ▁Mary kn oll ), ▁and ▁professor ▁of ▁Public ▁Policy ▁and ▁Administration ▁at ▁the ▁Development ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁granted ▁fellow ships ▁by ▁the ▁I LO ▁for ▁Research ▁Policy ▁and ▁Program ▁Pl anning ; ▁Working ▁Cond itions ▁and ▁En for cement ▁of ▁Labor ▁Stand ards ; ▁Work ▁Organ ization , ▁Job ▁Sat isf action ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Dem ocracy . ▁ ▁Government ▁service ▁Conf es or ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Filip ino ▁and ▁Asian ▁woman ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Chair person ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Labour ▁Organ ization ▁( I LO ) ▁G over ning ▁Body ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁chair person ▁of ▁a ▁panel ▁of ▁seven ▁exper ts ▁to ▁the ▁J oint ▁Cong r essional ▁Commission ▁to ▁am end ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Labor ▁Code ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁I LO ▁Dec laration ▁exper ts - ad vis ers ▁to ▁the ▁I LO ▁G over ning ▁Body . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁vice - ch air person ▁of ▁the ▁I LO ▁Ass ess ment ▁Team ▁sent ▁to ▁My an mar ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁country ’ s ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁Ab ol ition ▁of ▁For ced ▁Labour . ▁She ▁continues ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁UN ▁network ▁of