Overview
Regional Director Bruce Augusto Colao, CESO V, is a dedicated and seasoned public servant, with three decades of service to his credit from the Local Government Unit (LGU) to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Career in public service
- 1992Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman
Began public sector journey as Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman.
- 1995 to 2007Sangguniang Bayan Member and Municipal Vice Mayor
Served as three-term Sangguniang Bayan Member and later as Municipal Vice Mayor.
- 2011Local Government Operations Officer VIII
Appointed by the President in the DILG as Local Government Operations Officer VIII (Provincial Director).
- 2012CESO V
President conferred rank of CESO V in the Career Executive Service (CES).
- Provincial Director assignmentsProvincial Director, Lanao del Norte, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, and Camiguin
Tour of duty as Provincial Director in the provinces of Lanao del Norte, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, and Camiguin — assignments marked by integrity, commitment, and performance.
- February 2025Regional Director, DILG Region 10
Appointed as Regional Director by the President.
Awards and recognition
His efforts have earned national recognition, including:
- Presidential Gawad Kampeon ng Kabataang Pilipino (Outstanding Legislator for Youth Development) in 2005 conferred by the Office of the President through the National Youth Commission (NYC) and the National Movement of Young Legislators (NMYL)
- CapDev ACE Dangal ng Kagawaran Award of the DILG in 2022
- Finalist for the Presidential Gawad Career Executive Service (CES) Awards in 2024
Education
He holds a Master’s Degree in Public Management, a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and English, and a Diploma in Developmental Management from the Asia Institute of Management (AIM) as a scholar of the Ford Foundation and the Eugenio Lopez Foundation. He is also a Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Fellow, having studied the works of political parties and the Federal System of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Teaching and mentoring
Beyond the walls of government, he has been a mentor and educator.
He has taught at the Graduate Schools of the Bukidnon State University (BukSu), the Iligan Medical Center College (IMCC) and the University of Science and Technology of the Philippines (USTP).
He also lectured at the Ateneo de Cagayan – Xavier University through the Governance and Leadership Institute (XU-GLI) and has been a guest lecturer of the Philippine Councilors League – Legislative Academy (PCL-LA) and at the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) Main and DAP sa Mindanao.
He is a certified Coach and certified Assessment Center (AC) Assessor at the Local Government Academy (LGA) and at times acted as Module Coordinator for the LGA’s Apprenticeship Program. He also serves the Career Executive Service (CES) community as a deputized and certified Career Executive Service Eligibility (CESE) Validator of the Career Executive Service Board (CESB).